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I am taking my Son-in-law fishing to Lake Toho Fl. in two weeks, We will be fishing with artificial and just looking for tips and or techniques to give us the edge for that 10 pounder. Last year I fished Alligator Alley but that was smack in the middle of summer. Its Spawn time now.
I'll be down in March and i quarantee i'll be throwing Zoom Watermelon Flukes and Zoom Horny Toads in either White or Watermelon Candy. We work the Flukes fast to the point they are flipping out of the water once in a while. Use 7ft heavy rods and braid or you will be upset as the fish either break you off or bury themselves in the weeds and then slip off. The Toads we cast onto muck or through thick vegetation, shoot when i was there in December we were fishing open lilly pad fields with the Toads and doing well (see pic).
If you put in at the downtown ramp fish around Neptune Drive all the way past the houses and docks. This area has been good for years but it does change according to how thick the weeds are. Look for beds (if that's your thing)when your anywhere that is clear enough (1-3ft) to see the sandy spots, there could be dozens in an area. Redshad and Junebug are great colors for soft palstics. Other than that if you went down there totally blind on what to do you would catch fish at this time of year. Just pray no cold front come through! Good luck!
Bring the warm weather back with ya
Thanks for the info, I just bought a new 7 1/2' rod and spooled up with 65lb braid. I love flukes and Horny toads. My favorites! It was the same way down at alligator alley. Didnt matter what you threw as long as it was watermelon. We ran out of flukes so we tore the legs and tail off of watermelon lizards. It was all about the color. Thanks again. Ill bring home some warm weather also but I wont unpack it until April.LOL
I am heading down that week also with my dad. I went 2 years ago this same time and it was pretty good. We ended up fishing with shiners though because we couldn't hardly get any bites on artificial. It's kind of funny because yesterday I went and also bought horny toads and watermelon flukes!! If you would like we can exchange numbers and maybe share info while we are down there. Let me know.
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