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Wild about Warmouth!

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This group is for anglers that enjoy the "big mouth" of the sunfish family!

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Okefenokee " Purch" Warmouth

Greetings All,As a boy born in the shadows of the Okefenokee I spent many hours skulling a cypress bateau through the swamp as my Grandpa fished the cypress for "Purch" ( Warmouth ), "Green Trout" (…Continue

Started by oldduckcoat Mar 25, 2015.

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I have been in SC for 2 years now and this year I have been able to fish as much as I like to...well almost. Brim have been the most consistant catch for me. I think I have found a great lil honey…Continue

Started by Brian Jones. Last reply by David, aka, "McScruff" Aug 27, 2014.

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Comment by Tony Livingston on March 22, 2014 at 7:15pm: Mark, please post the results of your feeding efforts. I have no idea if Warmouth's will take pelleted feed or not, but I'm certainly curious.

Comment by Mark Williams on March 22, 2014 at 6:56pm: I'm gonna go to the feed store and see what they have for fish food. Today we figured out there's a new nest of moccasins around this particular pond. We saw 3 today within 20 minutes less than a foot long, so I'm gonna have to deal with that problem. Also catching really large golden shiners on bread balls.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 22, 2014 at 10:47am: Welcome Mark.....hopefully you can get some useful information from this group and share some with us perhaps.......

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 22, 2014 at 7:20am: Ps balance your slender light floats so 1-2" of their tips remain above the surface. Warmouth are fairly aggressive feeders, but a float with little resistance always helps.
Then, start removing the small to mid sized fish. This selective culling will reduce competition for the available food and leave room for the remaining fish to reach maximum size.
(Consider feeding a few pounds of cheap dry dog food, too. Since you don't own the property, you don't want to go too far down this path. But feeding helps overall.)

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 22, 2014 at 7:08am: How about that - bad economic decisions lead to better fishing!
Mix in thin light floats with your artificials. Use them to drift worms, crickets or small grass shrimp about a foot above the weeds.
Also keep in mind that this time of year, the weather plays a big role in how fish respond. It is variable, the barometer is not often stable and the water temps fluctuate. This makes consistency hard to achieve, particularly from a shore bound position.

Comment by Mark Williams on March 21, 2014 at 9:14pm: I just found this sight while searching for info on warmouth. There is a subdivision that was built across from me when the housing market crashed, no houses built but five ponds built. I have found one that is full of warmouth but I'm having a hard time catching them consistently. On average most are around 8 inches and FAT. There are no stumps or trees around just grass bottom. I've caught them on crank baits and beetle spins.20140317_184107.jpg

Comment by James Micheal Landrum on July 31, 2013 at 8:10pm: Thanks Jeffrey ! Hope I can get in the river tomorrow to make a few cast around the Cypress Stumps and hang one of the big boys!!!