Johns River, and lakes Orange and Lochloosa produced amazing fish and helped inspire his love of hunting big bass. During the 1970s and 1980s, Rodman Reservoir, the St. His grandfather was a Florida bass guide and Rush learned the ways of water and fish from him, as well as other top guides. And the way bass sometimes play cat-and-mouse with their prey is a fascinating show in itself.Ĭaptain Sean Rush represents the tradition of shiner fishing, while also bringing it up-to-date with equipment and techniques for habitats that are regularly shifting due to nature and human activity. All anglers love to watch a float wiggle, then plunge below the surface, whether what’s on the other end of the line is a crappie or a lunker bass. Shiner fishing has a long tradition there and has remained popular because it’s so effective.
I know because I’ve made the trip many times, and rarely come home disappointed. For anglers eager to head south in pursuit of lunkers, there’s no place like Florida during the winter months. “In the top Florida bass lakes, I’d bet over 80 percent of bass over 10 pounds are caught on live shiners,” says Captain Jamie Jackson, renowned guide on West Lake Tohopekaliga on the Kissimmee Chain.
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