01-10-2010, 10:00 AM
Ok it&#39;s Florida and while my friends in Tennessee are freezing I&#39;m gonna do some bassin&#39; and enjoy the warm weather.<br />Just the perks for being here this harsh time of the year<br /> emoRolleyes emoDance <br />HA!! Got in the water after almost slipping and falling while getting in the boat because of the FROST on the deck! At 7:00 AM it is 31 degrees after a freeze warning the night before. emoCrazy <br />Ok so I&#39;m all layered up with the warm clothes I packed for cold weather emergencies such as this.<br />The day would warm up to 42 degrees by the time I quit at 11:00. emoBooHoo <br /><br />Any way, I shot a fishing dock with no success and got out to the main lake and started fishing for gulls.<br />Everywhere I got a good long cast to the birds, I hooked up.<br />At 9:30 the birds quit and so did the bite.<br /><br />1/2 chrome trap and 1/4 blue chrome traps were the only thing working today. A lot of weed growth also made for an interesting day with some of my jerkbaits getting snagged in everything that could be in the water. Also there were many rowing teams practicing and their coaches are authorized to use gas engines out there so that really helped too.<br />I did end up with a 12, 2 13s, 2 14s, and 3 15s with a 16.5 that felt like a much bigger fish. Many fish came unbuttoned, but that&#39;s crankin&#39; for ya.<br />These Turkey Lake bass are VERY fiesty and fight extremely hard.<br />I took 1 pic with my frozen camera(surprised it worked at all) and then fished the rest of my morning.<br />I got 2 reservations next weekend for me and the wife so I am hoping for better weather emoWorthy<br />Stay warm and if I have any more news, I will post it emoAngler emoCool