We
crossed one small lake, went through a cypress tree lined channel, crossed
another lake and then went to the north end of Butler Lake.
The lakes are surrounded by expensive homes
(mansions) owned by celebrities like Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson and Shaquille
O’Neal. It seems strange to have such a
contrast between the elaborate properties and the marsh edged bass lake. One place that we saw from the water is the
largest home in North America at 90,000 sq ft.
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We
used spin casting rods and live bait (shiners) that cost $20 a dozen. The guide hooked the bait on for us and then
we were on our own to catch the fish.
Here’s how it works. You throw
your line out and troll slowly along with the shiner on the hook. When the shiner starts wiggling around, you
know that it is trying to avoid a bass so you wait until the bass starts to
swallow the shiner, then you slowly point the tip of your rod towards the fish
and then give it a mighty yank to set the hook.
You reel in like crazy until you get the largemouth bass to the boat.
We
had a slow start as the water was very calm but things picked up and we caught
some bass and a pickerel at the north end of the lake. We moved to the south end and had a feeding
frenzy when we were both catching fish quite frequently. The fish averaged between 4 and 5 pounds and
we took a couple of photos of the bigger ones that we caught.
Partway
through the morning, I caught a huge bass that was about 9 lbs. and the guide
said that it was one of the largest fish he’d seen in that lake. I got it all the way to the boat and just as
he was about to pull it out of the water, it slipped off the hook and swam
away. Now I have a true story about the
monster fish that got away.
We
fished from sunrise to about 1:30 p.m. and caught and released a total of 16
fish. Not bad for half a day on the
water. It was an amazing experience that
we’ll never forget.
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