Brad H wrote:
Hello to all, I am primarily a bass fisherman these days but I’ve done more than my share of offshore and river fishing in Fl. As the areas that I fish in are winding down and getting too hot for me to fish for the bass that I like to catch I have found myself playing with the Mayans cichlids. Just wondering if anyone else out there has been to. Pan fishing type fishing is usually not my cup of tea but I gotta say catching these Mayans cichlids on a really light tackle is one heck of a blast. I’m not comparing it to a mahi-mahi screaming your line out or anything but on ultralight tackle they are fun .They put up more of a fight than any bluegills I’ve ever caught and are they ever tasty.
Hello to all, I am primarily a bass fisherman thes... (
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Wow ! I bet that was fun ! Wish I had the chance to catch some of those , as my favorite type of freshwater target fish are Crappie & Rainbow Trout , Thank You for the Info & Photos !🤙👍
I have been using worms primarily, but I’ve messed around with a miniature rattle trap which actually works pretty good but it’s a pain to get them unhooked. But a little chartreuse Croppie jig seems to work as well. I normally am just an artificial lures fisherman but for these it’s just so fun on the ultralight and the worms work best. One thing I have found is using a balsa wood bobber and a worm and split shot and actually trying to keep the worm just on the bottom seems to catch a lot more fish you just have to pay attention to your bobber that’s laying on its side and watch for it to move or whatever. I caught lots more big ones that way. I also have found that using a 1/0 offset bass worm Cook works very well and they don’t swallow it and they’re easier to unhook. The Somewhat oversized hook does not seem to intimidate them.
Love worms but also do very well with small beetlespin on grub jigs.
Thanks
I thought they were aggressive enough to hit small lures, like crappie. Chartreuse beetle spin was a favorite for them.
I like worms bur I get bored sitting.
Still nothing like watching a bobber go under….
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