Fellsmere Smash Fest - 3/31/19

[@nathanfonner9558]

I found your channel a couple weeks ago and I love your fishing style and how joyful you are tight lines

[@OldLadyAngler]

Oh, thanks so much. I really enjoy making the fishing videos and it makes me happy to know so many folks are also enjoying them. Tight lines!

[@FFHTV]

Congrats on the upgrade Tracy! You deserve an (A+++) with a giant gold star for effort! 😊👍

[@OldLadyAngler]

haha! Thanks John!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Another great vid. Im exhausted from the KBFNC and hope to see you there next year!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Chad. I bet you all are beat! Looked like a great time though! I was so happy to see Greg B in top 3. As you know... I idolize that man! haha! Doing my best get that QUAL!

[@duanemccarron9549]

Nice catchin'! All the Gambler baits in Copperfield color are great. Ugly Otter, Burner Worm, Big EZ . . . etc. Can't beat em!

[@OldLadyAngler]

I just ordered more copperfield since I used 'em all yesterday. That scent is pretty awesome too. Stays smelly for a very L O N G time. Thanks for watching.

[@peewee6377]

FFOTD was nice! Cheese still just don't sound right. LOL. Wow, gator mating season. We don't have that in middle Nash-Vegas!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Pee Wee where are you in Mid TN?

[@peewee6377]

Nash-Vegas. And I can call it that truthfully, not a transplant. Lol.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Pee Wee I live in Hendersonville. We need to fish sometime.

[@peewee6377]

I'll be below Old Hick dam at 6am walleye fishing in the morning!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Pee Wee.... Yeah... I hate "cheese". Whiskey just has a ring to it. haha. You lucky dawg.... get to fish with Chad!

[@johnnyb5521]

Your top 11. Great fishing Ola. I know you tried your best Now onto April🎣👍👊🍀

[@OldLadyAngler]

Yes indeed! Day 1 of 30! Here we go!

[@countrygirlfishing]

Getting them in one after another !!! Awesome !!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

My favorite kind of fishing day!!

[@rbishop12399]

good day out fishing , a whole lot of bass caught ... good work!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Days like this are so much fun. Even with the LONG paddle distance.

[@stryker2764]

Hi ... I just came across your channel and I'm just WOWED! Not very many of us older retired women fishers out here! I'm also retired and took up fly fishing as my next life! I'm so excited to have found your channel and I'm gonna sit me down with a bowl of popcorn and watch every single one of your videos! Great job sister!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Hahaha!!! I LOVE IT!! You're right... we're few and far between. That's why I love sharing my fishing adventures! Welcome to the channel and I hope you enjoy the videos. What part of the country are fishing in?

[@stryker2764]

@@OldLadyAngler My name is Ann btw... I live in Western Canada close to the Rocky Mountains! I fish all over, when you have time check out my fishing blog site at: damselflychronicles.com/ I'm having "An Old Lady Angler" marathon this evening!! Tight Lines! :)

[@OldLadyAngler]

oh I'll definitely check out the blog! Thanks so much for sharing. Tight lines Ann!

[@louisweckesser1704]

Awesome day of fishing Ola congrats on moving up this month it starts all over good luck ,keep on keeping on, you definitely caught some beautiful fish

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thank you Louis! Yes it does start over... and over.... and over etc! haha

[@tbaz1990]

Yes ma’am. You were kill it out there. Such great content 👌👌

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks so much!! Had a FUN day!!

[@1539Mickey]

Hi T. Congrats on the up-grades. That was a big move up on the last day. Looks like the Hydrilla is growing fast at Fellsmere. You will need snow shoes to walk on the weeds by next month. Thanks, Mickey

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Mickey. Yep! You're so right. It'll look like a field pretty soon.

[@brendapapaya6087]

Nice upgrade, get em' next month!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thank you! Yep... planning my next trip!

[@bigboombassin1459]

Got some awesome fish! The water was like glass!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Yes it was. Super flat until about 1300 and then it started kicking up. But I was already on my way to West Canal by then!!

[@TheNorthFloridaAngler]

Good action OLA! Looked like you caught some nice ones! Great video!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Always good action down south!!! Thanks CC.

[@ryanwhittaker7784]

I can’t believe you found water that clear me and my buddy went Sunday and it was just tough!!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

I definitely had to work for those fish. I paddled over 9.5 miles to get there and back.

[@JohnKlopp]

Epic day of bass fishing! 👍

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks John. That fishery doesn't disappoint!

[@JohnKlopp]

@@OldLadyAngler I'll have to try it out next time I make it down there. 🎣🎣🎣

[@TheFishingMommy]

Congrats on the nice move up! 👍🏼

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thank you thank you!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Good job Tracy! I love the Gambler Big EZ and EZ swimmer too. Got one rigged on one of my rods at all times. I see ya had the Copperfield color to begin with, that's my favorite along with "Red Ear". ( It's actually more green & yellowish, with red flakes I think. ) On good days when they are tearin' up the Big EZ, I do the same thing: run out, and switch to the EZ Swimmer. Some days they don't want either, but when they do, either size is a fish magnet. I like a lot of Gambler's soft plastics. That garlic ( and whatever else ) scent stays with em too. I've gone 2 weeks or more w/o fishing, with a used Big EZ still rigged, and once my truck is loaded to go the next time, the scent of that garlic still fills the cab of my truck. I can't ever recall a bass dropping one either. I had a Gambler Mega Daddy Craw as a trailer on my grass jig one day & got distracted with something. A nice bass had picked up my heavy jig & swam way off with it by the time I got my attention back to it. But it's funny how some days they won't touch em. I guess that's why we call it fishing instead of catching.

[@OldLadyAngler]

Yes you are correct. Copperfield was the color. Good eye. And YES that scent is strong and long lasting. Great bait for sure. I love that you can slow roll it and it still kicks that tail like crazy. I think that has to drive the Bass crazy!! They were just slamming it. I was a little bit worried that once I downsized to the EZ Swimmer, the fish would downsize too but that wasn't the case. Still caught some nice ones. Thanks for watching! When is your next trip to the stick marsh?

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@OldLadyAngler I could spot that Copperfield easy with your high quality camera's. I like slow rollin em too, but have you ever tried surface buzzing em right over AND along a long edge of that topped out slop? Most of my bigger bass on the Big EZ hit when I did that, fish weighing 7 to 8 lbs. I'll cast it way back onto that topped out grass, and as soon as it comes to the edge, bam. Or over a hole. I also like to swim it right on the top really tight against a long edge of that topped out grass. If they don't want it on top, I start slow rolling it & dropping it into holes of course. You be ready, because the Big EZ really is a big fish bait. That's why I've always got one rigged ( but I'm using 6 to 8 rods ) , even if I find out they just don't want it on any particular day. It never leaves that rod, I just pick up something else. You do know about keeping the nose of the bait NOT screwed all the way on, right? With the nose backed off a tad on that screw, the whole bait really comes alive. Darn thing wiggles all over like an over-excited puppy dog. Mom is still in therapy, but doing very well. Should be coming home any day now. I visit & bring her everything she needs daily. I'm HOPING to maybe get out fishing this Thursday........that is, if I still remember how. ( I think I've said that before.....lol. )

[@OldLadyAngler]

I got slammed a couple of times while zipping it over the grass but couldn't hook up. But yeah, I definitely saw that they like it that way. I did not realize about not screwing the nose in. I usually start off with it barely screwed in, and as the nose wollers out, I have to screw it in a little more. Those things just have fantastic action. Glad to hear that Mom will be home soon. Hope you can get that fishing trip in.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@OldLadyAngler You should be good to go on getting the right action then, the way you're doing it. Using those screw locks that are a little too small ( been there, done that ) will cause the nose to wallow out prematurely too. I learned that the hard way. They just don't get "enough bite" on the soft plastic. Are ya letting the fish have the bait a couple seconds before setting the hook? Like I was saying, I never recall a bass dropping a Gambler soft plastic. Not for me anyway. I've lost fish like anybody during the hookset or during the fight......but they never dropped it as I hesitated on purpose, before setting the hook. ( Except for that time I was fiddling with something else & left my grass jig soaking on the bottom, that I mentioned earlier. That darn fish nearly pulled all my line off the reel.......and it was a 1/2 oz jig. The fish didn't swallow it either. Just kept it in its mouth till I hooked & boated it. ) Thanks for the well wishes!!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

@@howabouthetruth2157 some of the missed fish could be gar too. They're all over out there and they're really good at not getting hooked. And I think you're right... the screw locks could be bigger. Maybe I'll get a bigger size lock and put them on. What size hook do you use with the big ez?

[@kkoonce1372]

Damn Lady that was fun to watch! Keep slayin'! "Just a little turd.." 🤣 "upgrade city!" Nonstop action! I finally upped my PB to 5.01 this week. Some day I'll grow up to be like you!

[@OldLadyAngler]

It was a blast! Love days like that! That's a great PB! What did you catch it on?

[@kkoonce1372]

Old Lady Angler I caught it on an orange senko!

[@OlTommyBoy]

Glad you went the distance and found them OLA! My last Fellsmere trip was a love/hate experience. Mostly love...

[@OldLadyAngler]

Haha! Yeah same here. Last time I went, that wind kicked my tail! But yeah... it's almost always worth the effort!!

[@FishingWithFred]

Getting it done!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Yessir! Thanks for watching!

[@pamela8570]

Congrats Lady

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thank you

[@CarlosDelgado-oc1tu]

Nice content! I was there the day before this and the swimbait bite was on!

[@OldLadyAngler]

It's so much fun catching them on swim baits!

[@HOOKEMINTHEMOUTHKAYAKFISHING]

Way to stay consistent Ola !

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Charles

[@jessestanfield-brokencurlo1448]

Sweet!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Jesse!

[@onemorecast9902]

My Ola! How are you? That swimbait was killing it! Nice video. Its always fun fighting those bass out of the grass.

[@OldLadyAngler]

Yes it is... but I find that they become subdued once they're covered in grass. Then it's just a matter of picking through it to get the prize. Thanks for watching!

[@robertringier1232]

With as often as you fish and having access to Fellsmere, I wonder where those ahead of you in the tournament are fishing. Went to Lake Lucy in Clermont yesterday, three dinks and a gar. Should have made the schlep to Fellsmere. Wind forecast says wait till the end of the week.

[@OldLadyAngler]

I know and talk to several of them. They're fishing wherever the clear water happens to be on any given day. It seems like I'm there a lot but actually only 2 times in March, 4 times in February and 4 times in January. Several of those boys in the top 10 live in Palm Bay area so they can go out every day if they choose to. Much better odds of getting the big fish. Lucky!!! Soon the hydrilla will take over and less people will make the trip down there. That's when it takes A LOT more work to get to the fish. There are a few that fish Tenoroc on a regular basis too. Big fish there as well, but still 2 hours drive for me. I think we need a honey hole in our neck of the woods!

[@robertringier1232]

@@OldLadyAngler I'm looking for one.

[@ScottLiberty1110]

Love your video's, I ended up 30th Ola for March :(

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Scott. I appreciate the support. What state are fishing in?

[@eddierivera1494]

.... you little “Chinga” 🤣🤣🤣

[@OldLadyAngler]

Haha. Yeah. A little slip there. A friend of mine's grandmother had a habit of saying that all the time. Wears off on a person! haha.

[@panaybacalaoify]

Oh, I hate the sensation! when a bait is doing the job and I run out.

[@OldLadyAngler]

hahahaha. For sure! Just happy I had a bag of those 4 inch versions.

[@charlesrobertson2412]

✋🏻

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thanks Charles!

[@sealtite87]

When you going to throw the speed worm OLA?

[@OldLadyAngler]

Well it's like this.... why change lures when they're hitting what I'm throwing! haha. No need to change it up on this trip. But actually, I do throw it. I have one sitting in the console of my kayak with several other soft plastics that didn't get bit. I swap them around until I find what they're hitting. I throw it weightless.

[@sealtite87]

Ahh I gotcha. I throw it weightless too, I reel it on top so the tail gurgles and they crush it! Tight lines!

[@OldLadyAngler]

Exactly! I like to skim it across the tops of the lily pads too!

[@nathanholl9857]

so how did you end up doing for march?!

[@OldLadyAngler]

They haven't finalized the scoreboard yet. But I was still in 11th place this morning.

[@benwilkey2060]

What happened to “Whiskey?” Get complaints from the teetotaler crowd? 🤨😂

[@OldLadyAngler]

Lol. My new phone doesn't let me use whiskey. BOO

[@martinmellis4177]

OLA I'M IN INDIANA IS FELLSMERE THE STICK MARSH

[@OldLadyAngler]

No it's a separate reservoir. It is right next to the Stick Marsh though. The two water bodies share a levee.

[@BLACKRAIN390]

UM CHECK'N OUT YOUR VIDEO'S....YOU A VERY WISE FISH'N WOMAN 🤔

[@OldLadyAngler]

Thank you. I appreciate the support.

[@gomertube]

Swearing in Spanish now, eh?

[@OldLadyAngler]

That's an old habit I picked up 20 years ago. Surprised anyone caught that. Lol.