I recently just moved from new jersey to Florida and finally was able to get out after saving up some money to buy a new rod and lures and stuff (i got like 2 lol). i have little experience with bass/snakehead/freshwater fishing but i wanted to try my hand at it since there are so many canals everywhere. i have a buzz plug that i was fishing most of the day because I heard snake head like top water and honestly, I’ve never caught one before so I was excited to try that out. i switched over to a spinner with a paddle tail a few times before loosing it to the weeds (literally my only one too) I noticed that the noise for the plug was getting the fishes attention a lot as I could see them. The water is very clear. I saw so many big fish (snake head,peacock bass, a few small mouth as well), but the canal is very narrow so there’s a very short window of reeling it in so every time I would throw the plug right in front of a fish it would scare them off. there are a few very shallow parts, where I honestly saw the most fish and then there are deeper parts as well as i loved further down the canal. i’m going to make a trip to Bass Pro soon so if anyone has some advice on what I should buy while there and how to fish this particular body of water that would be so appreciated.
Posted by scherrshiesty
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Throw a wacky worm rig weightless (don’t look deep there) I always catch a bass on that never fails Green pumpkin Yamamoto will do
Bobber, 1/4 Oz jig head, night crawler.
Stop casting right on top of the fish—you’re scaring them. For this narrow, weedy canal, your best bet is a weightless, weedless soft plastic jerkbait. Cast it past your target and use subtle twitches to work it through the strike zone without getting snagged. This finesse approach is far more effective in clear, pressured water than loud topwater plugs.
Just be mindful of the gators and crocodiles with a conttonmouth kicker. You should try some lures with bright colors and a realistic appearance.
I notice the sky looks all blue and lots of sunshine.. might come back on a day with some clouds and a little wind. Those bluebird high skies are tough fishing !
Take a top water frog, chuck it onto the other bank, reel it in.
Don’t use buzz baits, use weedless soft plastic frogs so you can drag it right across the edge of the lily pads and grass where the fish hang out.
Also keep in mind you dont need to go to bass pro shops and dump a shit load of money on lures, you can go to Walmart and get a frog for like $2
In lower water like this, time of day and water temp are going to matter. The point being, at noon the water temp is gonna be higher and fish are not gonna move around a lot. Surely not to chase lures.
Get out there early. Like 6am.
For snakeheads, get a chatter bait. Something that looks wounded. Get in their face with it if you can see them
Go at a different time of day, dusk or dawn preferred. Swap lures often to find a winner. Also, if you can see the fish, they can see you. You may have spooked them, especially with that loud presentation and their sightline.
Senko in green pumpkins. Texas rigged.