Ruined from NJ bass fishing (bass fished in FL)

[Chrisper4694]

Went fishing down in Florida while i was on vacation with my wife in orlando. my buddy Morris Campbell, from Fishidy.com, who is a guide down there, picked me up from my hotel and brought me to stick marsh for the absolute sickest bass fishing i could ever imagine. we landed 38 bass averaging a bit smaller than some of the ones i'll picture here and many over 20", the biggest going 26" 7lbs 13oz! here's the fish porn, if anyone wants details feel free to ask.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/599cfed366b01a0a7c300f46_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/599f14d066b01b073c478437_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/59a0a7b866b01a054c3d7102_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/59a22a7466b01a073c8668a6_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/59a45d0566b01a073c301fc8_800

oh and here's some regular sized pike and bass that i caught after returning to NJ haha.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/59b1c8d166b01a00f8ed9876_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/59af5f8c66b01a00f8b24354_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/59ac252e66b01b0794ba4651_800

[logs22]

Congrats on the (extremely) productive trip to FL. My in laws live near Orlando so I get down there regularly and have never had anywhere near the success you had fishing for LMbs. What lures/bait were producing for you? I know those Florida Largemouth love shiners and more than once I have been told by guys at bait shops in the area that live shiners are the way to go but I have never been a bait guy and have stubbornly refused to heed the locals advice. With that said, if most of your fish were caught using live bait maybe it's time I re-evaluate my anti-bait position when I am in Florida over the holidays....

[Rich196]

How in the heck do you go back to these crappy over fished lakes in NJ after that? .....WOW

[AndyS]

Ahhhhh Fahloridah !!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Phenom Bass fishing in the Florida swamps and marshlands! Born and raised in Vero beach! I wouldn't move back down there if someone else paid the bill! Lol! Is this 7+lb beast a BASSMASTER PB? It's a friggin beaut for sure! Congrats on winning the Classic!!! Lol! Amazing!!!!:D

[NJSquatch]

Son!

[antgogz]

GrEat job man......my in laws have a house in tampa and i really need to get a guide to bring me to a bad ass bass spot. Awesome fish you caught. What type of swim bait was that where you are holding the nj bass?

[Riz]

awesome fish.

[Mikey topaz]

Bassmaster chris!

[Chrisper4694]

Congrats on the (extremely) productive trip to FL. My in laws live near Orlando so I get down there regularly and have never had anywhere near the success you had fishing for LMbs. What lures/bait were producing for you? I know those Florida Largemouth love shiners and more than once I have been told by guys at bait shops in the area that live shiners are the way to go but I have never been a bait guy and have stubbornly refused to heed the locals advice. With that said, if most of your fish were caught using live bait maybe it's time I re-evaluate my anti-bait position when I am in Florida over the holidays....

Left the lure in the mouth for the one pic. 12" saltwater hogey jerkbait. That lure got the second and third biggest fish. The biggest one was on a golden shiner. Im not a bait guy either but we kind of used the shiner as a finese lure on a drop shot rig, just instead of a plastic, it was a shiner. Still fished one rod and felt the hit and everything. Go to stick marsh, bring golden shiners, and if you want a guide id highly recommend Capt. Morris Campbell!

[Chrisper4694]

GrEat job man......my in laws have a house in tampa and i really need to get a guide to bring me to a bad ass bass spot. Awesome fish you caught. What type of swim bait was that where you are holding the nj bass?

A big 6" mega swammer trying for pike...the bass loved it, the pike loved nothing that day.

[icebadger]

great report chris glad to hear you had a good time in the stick marshes down there very nice bass indeed. cool pics of the pike as well, thanks for posting:cool:

[cantthink0f0ne]

That is just unreal! Will definitely be planning a Florida freshwater fishing trip in the future. Amazing!!

[Jigman13]

Lol... now you're ruined. 95% of the bass you catch up here will now be disappointments hahha! Those are some true hawgs

[O'Connor]

Come on out to So-Cal, it may ruin Florida bass fishing:D. They get some absolute monsters out here. Biggest bass in the country