The tackle is packed.. sort of

Just got an upgrade to the suitcase of a tackle bag I was using. No joke
it had wheels ask Harry!!.

My mother got together with my wife and she bought me an early Birthday
present( april 10 for those of you keeping track) for my upcoming trip to
Fla. A new tackle bag. Appropriately named the "Okeechobee fats" Holds 8
large utility boxes inside, two small ones, 1 on each side and another large
in the back. Has a neat little hard case attached to the bag for your
sunglasses and 2 more zippered pouches for tools,worms and such. Just
started transferring tackle and I still have room to add more, just don't
know how long I can carry it. It must weigh 45 pounds(rubber worms are
heavy) and I'm not done packing it yet. Organizing everything was fun as fun
can be when you can't fish and gives me an excuse to purchase some more
things. Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

If your like me and don't want to be caught out there without at least a
few of everything, this is the bag that holds everything..uhmm almost
everything.. as I type I realize my spinnerbait box will fit no where.
Unless of course i spend the 9 bucks on a falcon flat box that holds
spinnerbaits hmmmm decisions decisions.
24 more days until departure, 22 until I pick up heavy's beer... 29 until we
are all eating steak at the awards ceremony wishing heavy had more beer.....

Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

From: "alwayfishking"

Spinnerbaits for sure and plenty of your favorite soft plastics -- I suggest
worms, flukes,senkos,crawdads and lizards. All sizes and colors -- see the web
site for more details. Okeechobee Fats -- seen it, nice bag and I'm sure it
will top 70 pounds full. lol


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

alwayfishking wrote:
Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

Here Randy, I'll help them out with a post from Moe from January, copied
and pasted he

From: Moe Conway )
Subject: The Real Southern Classic
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Date: 2004-01-24 17:45:03 PST

Ok, sitting here in about 3 foot of snow and the wind chill around -25
with a
temp of 4 degrees, I said to myself -- Self what would the guys need to
know as
far as what tackle to bring to Lake Okeechobee?

At least 4 rigs -- with all the grass and weeds, plan on flipping and
pitching
at least some of the time. Spinner baits, spoons soft jerk baits worked
over,
around and through the grass are excellent choices. Some topwater,
rattle traps
and shallow running baits may be good producers depending on the
weather. Plan
on using a soft plastic bait a large portion of the time. Choose any
method you
like, they all will produce -- on top, texas, carolina rigged, whacky or
whatever your favorite is. Like finesse fishing? Bring a spinning outfit
with
10 pound test to fish the canals and Kissimee River with. Spool the rest of
your outfits with 14 pound test and up. The darker water in Okeechobee makes
spooking the fish with your line almost nonexistent so I like to use 20,
30 and
even 50 pound Power Pro or Fireline in the grass. Your choice but you
will need
heavier line in the tough stuff.

What Colors Moe? -- If you need to pair down, here are some color hints that
will usually work on Okeechobee.

Hard baits -- Chrome/Blue or Black, Gold, Silver and Firetiger. Bluegill and
threadfin shad abound in the lake and are the main forage of the bass.

Spinner Baits - White if you don't have white bring white. Chartreuse, black
and red also produce as does firetiger. Don't get me wrong, you can
catch them
on any color - this is just a general guide.

Spoons, 1/2 or 3/4 oz weedless Gold or Silver no need for anything else
here.

Soft Baits -- Bring Flukes -- Zoom watermelon, watermelon red, white are
3 good
choices. Gambler Flapping shads in the same colors. Trick worms in Junebug,
white, banana and bubblegum. Your favorite worms in black, junbug,red shad,
watermelon. cotton candy, fire and ice, blue/black, or any color you have
confidence in should do you. Bring some Komini or senkos in watermelon,
junbug
and redshad. Lizards and crawdad baits in blue/black, junbug and redshad.
Weights from 1/16 to 1 1/2 oz's depending on where you fish and wind
conditions.

I will try to put everyone that ask on fish, if you look for fish on
your own,
remember this -- clean water -- if the water is muddy you can catch some
fish
but you have to hit them in the nose. Okeechobee bass prefer cleaner
water to
feed in. By clean, I do not mean clear, just not muddy.

Hope this helps!!
--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okay, you are now officially banned from fishing with the Tin Boat King. My God man, that thing would sink my little 12 footer!
;}~ Doc
================================================== ===============

"alwayfishking" wrote in message ...
Just got an upgrade to the suitcase of a tackle bag I was using. No joke
it had wheels ask Harry!!.

My mother got together with my wife and she bought me an early Birthday
present( april 10 for those of you keeping track) for my upcoming trip to
Fla. A new tackle bag. Appropriately named the "Okeechobee fats" Holds 8
large utility boxes inside, two small ones, 1 on each side and another large
in the back. Has a neat little hard case attached to the bag for your
sunglasses and 2 more zippered pouches for tools,worms and such. Just
started transferring tackle and I still have room to add more, just don't
know how long I can carry it. It must weigh 45 pounds(rubber worms are
heavy) and I'm not done packing it yet. Organizing everything was fun as fun
can be when you can't fish and gives me an excuse to purchase some more
things. Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

If your like me and don't want to be caught out there without at least a
few of everything, this is the bag that holds everything..uhmm almost
everything.. as I type I realize my spinnerbait box will fit no where.
Unless of course i spend the 9 bucks on a falcon flat box that holds
spinnerbaits hmmmm decisions decisions.
24 more days until departure, 22 until I pick up heavy's beer... 29 until we
are all eating steak at the awards ceremony wishing heavy had more beer.....

If it doesn't sink mine it won't sink yours.. I'm just not sure that it
won't sink mine ;-)

As far as tackle goes, I have an arsenal of the things Moe mentioned in just
about every color, except the bannana trick worms...hmm bananna trick worms
"Doc (The Tin Boat King)" wrote in message
...
Okay, you are now officially banned from fishing with the Tin Boat King.
My God man, that thing would sink my little 12 footer!
;}~ Doc
================================================== ===============

"alwayfishking" wrote in message
...
Just got an upgrade to the suitcase of a tackle bag I was using. No joke
it had wheels ask Harry!!.

My mother got together with my wife and she bought me an early Birthday
present( april 10 for those of you keeping track) for my upcoming trip to
Fla. A new tackle bag. Appropriately named the "Okeechobee fats" Holds 8
large utility boxes inside, two small ones, 1 on each side and another
large
in the back. Has a neat little hard case attached to the bag for your
sunglasses and 2 more zippered pouches for tools,worms and such. Just
started transferring tackle and I still have room to add more, just don't
know how long I can carry it. It must weigh 45 pounds(rubber worms are
heavy) and I'm not done packing it yet. Organizing everything was fun as
fun
can be when you can't fish and gives me an excuse to purchase some more
things. Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

If your like me and don't want to be caught out there without at least a
few of everything, this is the bag that holds everything..uhmm almost
everything.. as I type I realize my spinnerbait box will fit no where.
Unless of course i spend the 9 bucks on a falcon flat box that holds
spinnerbaits hmmmm decisions decisions.
24 more days until departure, 22 until I pick up heavy's beer... 29 until
we
are all eating steak at the awards ceremony wishing heavy had more
beer.....

Hehe don't tell em about the white Trick worms Moe, atta boy hehe

Warren ;-)

"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

From: "alwayfishking"

Spinnerbaits for sure and plenty of your favorite soft plastics -- I
suggest
worms, flukes,senkos,crawdads and lizards. All sizes and colors -- see the
web
site for more details. Okeechobee Fats -- seen it, nice bag and I'm sure
it
will top 70 pounds full. lol


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

You aren't planning on taking that on an airplane are you? Heck, if
tweezers and nail files are an "offensive weapon", what will they say about
a lure with 2 treble hooks on it -- let alone 20 or 30 of them?? grin

--
Marty S.
Baltimore, MD USA


"alwayfishking" wrote in message
...
Just got an upgrade to the suitcase of a tackle bag I was using. No joke
it had wheels ask Harry!!.

My mother got together with my wife and she bought me an early Birthday
present( april 10 for those of you keeping track) for my upcoming trip to
Fla. A new tackle bag. Appropriately named the "Okeechobee fats" Holds 8
large utility boxes inside, two small ones, 1 on each side and another
large
in the back. Has a neat little hard case attached to the bag for your
sunglasses and 2 more zippered pouches for tools,worms and such. Just
started transferring tackle and I still have room to add more, just don't
know how long I can carry it. It must weigh 45 pounds(rubber worms are
heavy) and I'm not done packing it yet. Organizing everything was fun as
fun
can be when you can't fish and gives me an excuse to purchase some more
things. Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

If your like me and don't want to be caught out there without at least a
few of everything, this is the bag that holds everything..uhmm almost
everything.. as I type I realize my spinnerbait box will fit no where.
Unless of course i spend the 9 bucks on a falcon flat box that holds
spinnerbaits hmmmm decisions decisions.
24 more days until departure, 22 until I pick up heavy's beer... 29 until
we
are all eating steak at the awards ceremony wishing heavy had more
beer.....

If we fish together for practice Randy it sounds like we better have a
pontoon boat handy since I believe that I have one of the same monster
tackle bags as you do. Heck, at least mine came with straps so I can
wear it like a back-pack!!! I think mine even has a cooler built
right in!!!!

Heavy


"alwayfishking" wrote in message ...
If it doesn't sink mine it won't sink yours.. I'm just not sure that it
won't sink mine ;-)

As far as tackle goes, I have an arsenal of the things Moe mentioned in just
about every color, except the bannana trick worms...hmm bananna trick worms
"Doc (The Tin Boat King)" wrote in message
...
Okay, you are now officially banned from fishing with the Tin Boat King.
My God man, that thing would sink my little 12 footer!
;}~ Doc
================================================== ===============

"alwayfishking" wrote in message
...
Just got an upgrade to the suitcase of a tackle bag I was using. No joke
it had wheels ask Harry!!.

My mother got together with my wife and she bought me an early Birthday
present( april 10 for those of you keeping track) for my upcoming trip to
Fla. A new tackle bag. Appropriately named the "Okeechobee fats" Holds 8
large utility boxes inside, two small ones, 1 on each side and another
large
in the back. Has a neat little hard case attached to the bag for your
sunglasses and 2 more zippered pouches for tools,worms and such. Just
started transferring tackle and I still have room to add more, just don't
know how long I can carry it. It must weigh 45 pounds(rubber worms are
heavy) and I'm not done packing it yet. Organizing everything was fun as
fun
can be when you can't fish and gives me an excuse to purchase some more
things. Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

If your like me and don't want to be caught out there without at least a
few of everything, this is the bag that holds everything..uhmm almost
everything.. as I type I realize my spinnerbait box will fit no where.
Unless of course i spend the 9 bucks on a falcon flat box that holds
spinnerbaits hmmmm decisions decisions.
24 more days until departure, 22 until I pick up heavy's beer... 29 until
we
are all eating steak at the awards ceremony wishing heavy had more
beer.....

Funny you said that, right after 9/11 I had a business trip to Ohio and
while I was there I stopped at the Bass Pro shops and unfortunately had my
credit card with me. 300.00 bucks later i was out the door. Could not stop
thinking that when my bag went through the x-ray machine it would make every
alarm in there go off. But I was dead wrong they didn't even question it,
between the line and lures and hooks it had to look like a bomb. but not as
much as a wait a second. Go figure.
"Marty S." wrote in message
...
You aren't planning on taking that on an airplane are you? Heck, if
tweezers and nail files are an "offensive weapon", what will they say
about
a lure with 2 treble hooks on it -- let alone 20 or 30 of them?? grin

--
Marty S.
Baltimore, MD USA


"alwayfishking" wrote in message
...
Just got an upgrade to the suitcase of a tackle bag I was using. No
joke
it had wheels ask Harry!!.

My mother got together with my wife and she bought me an early Birthday
present( april 10 for those of you keeping track) for my upcoming trip
to
Fla. A new tackle bag. Appropriately named the "Okeechobee fats" Holds
8
large utility boxes inside, two small ones, 1 on each side and another
large
in the back. Has a neat little hard case attached to the bag for your
sunglasses and 2 more zippered pouches for tools,worms and such. Just
started transferring tackle and I still have room to add more, just
don't
know how long I can carry it. It must weigh 45 pounds(rubber worms are
heavy) and I'm not done packing it yet. Organizing everything was fun as
fun
can be when you can't fish and gives me an excuse to purchase some more
things. Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

If your like me and don't want to be caught out there without at least
a
few of everything, this is the bag that holds everything..uhmm almost
everything.. as I type I realize my spinnerbait box will fit no where.
Unless of course i spend the 9 bucks on a falcon flat box that holds
spinnerbaits hmmmm decisions decisions.
24 more days until departure, 22 until I pick up heavy's beer... 29
until
we
are all eating steak at the awards ceremony wishing heavy had more
beer.....

I think that as long as I have been fishing, that black and white trick
worms have been like having pliers with you, standard gear. It's those
junebug brushogs ya gotta keep in stock : ) dam was that out loud?
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Hehe don't tell em about the white Trick worms Moe, atta boy hehe

Warren ;-)

"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
Hey Moe or Doc...whats the one bait I should not show up to Okee
without??????????????/

From: "alwayfishking"

Spinnerbaits for sure and plenty of your favorite soft plastics -- I
suggest
worms, flukes,senkos,crawdads and lizards. All sizes and colors -- see
the
web
site for more details. Okeechobee Fats -- seen it, nice bag and I'm sure
it
will top 70 pounds full. lol


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index