2023 Florida bowfishing season start -- TILAPIA are here!!!

HUGE tilapia are already bedding. little early but the water is warm .
Rodman Dam is relatively clear ... fun ---
after a year off due to major surgeries, LINDA is back with a vengeance!!!

[@aimlowbowfishing6497]

So happy to see yall bowfishing again.

[@jeffoesterling6745]

Us too!

[@MrYz250fman]

Glad to see you guys at it again

[@jeffoesterling6745]

It was a bad year for wife ,,, but she's back, going strong --- look for more 2023 videos thanks for watching

[@brandonwilliams1720]

Awesome video! I'm out here now trying to find the beds

[@jeffoesterling6745]

Clear water makes it fun but challenging, have fun

[@user-rm4wh4zp7c]

Hey guys, my wife and I have been getting into bowfishing over the last couple of years and your videos have been a huge help to us in finding places to go. I was wondering if you had any tips for going after needle nose gar on the St. Johns and Crescent Lake? March and April seem to be the best time to go because of the spawn, but are there any specific areas or habitats you are looking for when you go after them.

[@jeffoesterling6745]

first: thanks for watching !!!! needle nose gar are the most FUN. They do start spawning in March & April, generally based on water temperature. Issues with Crescent Lake and St Johns River over the last couple of years .... the water is DARK, chocolate . since we bowfish in the daytime, it makes visibility and generally WIND an issue. Crescent Lake is huge but in the past, we have got a lot of big ones,,,,, hunt the edges in shallow water ... the St Johns River, same issue, DARK, we generally try at low tide in canals and smaller side channels due to the color of the water. Since we don't fish at night, we don't know if visibility is better with lights or worse. Good Luck

[@user-rm4wh4zp7c]

@@jeffoesterling6745 10-4, thanks for the reply! Have you ever had any luck going for needle nose out at Rodman? The water there has been clear the last couple of years at least. The Tilapia have been really good there this year as well.

[@jeffoesterling6745]

@@user-rm4wh4zp7c not so much for nnose. Have seen and gotten some but not many. Yes, We're hitting rodman almost every week, only semi clear water we have found this year. There was a bowfishing tournament there on 3/11, since then, everything is hard to find. It's been cold overnight though so we're hoping it will get better. We've only seen 3 nnose the last two weeks there. Was out wed with some family at rodman and they managed to get 4 FL gar but it was WINDY and the water was only 68. Saw nothing in the river. Good luck and maybe see you there !!