Thompson's Fishing

Panfish Magnet.... A Closer Look Lets take a closer look at the panfish magnet. Its created by Leland Lures who also makes the trout magnet and the crappie magnet. The label says it all really... this is a panfish magnet meaning you can catch all types of panfish with this set because panfish are attracted to the grub like body and the variety of colors available in this kit.  Panfish Magnet You get 12 1/64oz size 8 hooks and 7 different color split-tail grub bodies. Panfish Magnet Split-Tail Grubs The colors you get are 10 bison, 10 bulldog, 10 bumble bee, 10 black/green, 10 mealworm, 10 purple haze, and 10 brown. Your going to want to use a ultra light rod with 2-4 lb test when using this kit that way you can cast better. I also like to use the EZ trout floats when using the panfish magnet. Make sure to adjust the float accordingly. E-Z Trout Floats Ive caught a lot of bluegills and warmouth using the panfish magnet. If you read some of my older posts you see that I state when I ...

 Its Teenie Its Tiny Its...The First Redear Sunfish I Ever Caught I just wanted to say... I caught my first Redear sunfish and look at how tiny.  Redear Sunfish Redear Sunfish I used red worms on a 1/64oz jig under a EZ float bobber. Check out my latest post HERE

My Ultra Light Set Up For Panfishing I love panfishing. Not only is it really fun but its simple and I like simple. I don't think you need to spend hundreds of dollars on a rod and reel unless you want to. BUT its not necessary. So my ultra light fishing set up consist of a Shakespeare micro series rod that I purchased from Walmart for about $23ish dollars including the two year warranty (always get the warranty its only a couple dollars).  Its a 2 piece 7' rod and I like it a lot it hasn't failed me yet lol. Shakespeare Micro Series Shakespeare Micro Series The reel that i'm using is a Kast King Brutus 2000 spinning reel which I really like it cast great and I got it on amazon on sale for $17 but i think there usually around $23 which isn't bad for the great quality. Kast King Brutus 2000 Spinning Reel The line i'm currently using it the SOS 4lb from Lelands lures love this line its mono and really strong. Ive seen people catch huge fish off this line its crazy...

 Oh My Bass! Is That An Owl? If you live in Central Florida you gotta check out Meads Botanical garden in Winter Park its free and a really awesome place to go. I went to have a picnic with my other half and to fish but.... there was an owl spotting. This was the second time i've seen an owl here and every time is awesome because lets face it owls are magical. Before I get too deep on the owl... BEHOLD a bass. Largemouth Bass at Meads Botanical Garden in Winter Park, Florida Okay now BEHOLD a sleeping owl..... Barred Owl at Meads Botanical Garden in Winter Park, Florida Now try not to freak out but this owl woke up and flew over and landed on a tree right next to me..... CRAZY... Not only did it fly in a tree right next to me it was starring me down hard because I was fishing lol. So I did what anyone would do.....I rigged my bass pole to a panfishing pole and caught two bluegill and tossed them to the owl one at a time and backed up and it flew down and collected its bounty lol MA...

 Catching Some Tilapias  At first I didn't know what I caught but after a google image search I was able to identify the fish as a tilapia. Actually a nile tilapia based on the markings. I caught them out of this tiny pond so it surprised me that they were even in there but they are invasive in Florida. That doesn't surprise me lol. Nile Tilapia Nile Tilapia Nile Tilapia The bait I used to catch these tilapia were red worms and a small bobber on an ultra light rod. Check out my latest post HERE

 Fishing To Clear Your Mind After a day of work there is nothing like going for a fishing session to clear your mind. I work from home so its nice to get out the house and so I took my bike to my favorite pond to catch some fish. Warmouth Bluegill This baby warmouth was hungry lol this creme crappie kit soft bait seemed too big for it but it still managed to take it Baby Warmouth This warmouth was a little chunker.... Warmouth Got to get them angles lol Warmouth Check out my latest post HERE

 We Got Kicked Out But I Caught A Giant  The first bass I caught I used a black and blue flake senko on a wacky rig setup Largemouth Bass The second bass I caught I used a watermelon seeded fluke and I caught a giant. He hit once and I missed him so I tossed it back into the same spot and he hit again and he fought hard ( I feel bad about the bloody lip) lol Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Once I got him onto the bank he broke my line lol Im so lucky I got him to land before that happen HA! Right after I retied my rig the security showed up and told us we had to go but man it was fun while it lasted.  Check out my latest post HERE