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Lake St. John
Posted on 4/30/16 at 12:02 am
Posted on 4/30/16 at 12:02 am
Heading up there next week for a bachelor party. Not real familiar with fishing oxbows, be prepared to tear them up or be prepared to get tore up?
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Posted on 4/30/16 at 7:27 am to Citica8
Pretty sure the #1 rule on Lake St. John and most all oxbows is
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to get tore up
Posted on 4/30/16 at 8:23 am to Citica8
Bring noodles for catfish if y'all plan on frying fish one night
Posted on 4/30/16 at 8:50 am to Citica8
YoYo's are will catch all you want on that lake. Bream are biting there as well.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 8:54 am to Citica8
Start fishing 1-2 hours before daylight to catch some stripers by the under water lights.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 9:57 am to Citica8
Beautiful lake. So few people, like going back in time. Bass fishing tough as nails. Crankbait around all the piers, deep diver, KVD2.5 shad color is good and bandit 200 series bream color works. Too water all the trees for 1hour from barely daylight. Bream and catfish can be done anyplace. Literally. Carolina worms on bottom.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 10:06 am to Citica8
The Dock, baw. I can't catch shite on that lake, except a buzz. 
Posted on 4/30/16 at 10:16 am to Citica8
Bring plenty of silver rattle traps and troll from the boat launch South for 3/4 of a mile off the boat docks in the 20-35 ft depth for constant big hybrid striped bass action.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 10:42 am to Citica8
I haven't been to St. John lately, but the shad spawn should be going on. You should be able to catch a few busting shad first thing in the morning. Might have some luck on a Carolina rig later in the morning or a med diving crankbait. If your fishing docks be sure to fish the whole dock thoroughly. Oxbow's can be tuff to fish just keep grinding along is the best thing I can tell you. You might not catch anything for two hours then find a brush pile and pick up 5 or 6 right quick.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 2:04 pm to Citica8
watch out for dem gators
Posted on 5/8/16 at 9:56 am to Citica8
Gorgeous lake, terrible fishing.
Had a great time but would not go back as a fishing destination.
ETA pics
Had a great time but would not go back as a fishing destination.
ETA pics
This post was edited on 5/8/16 at 10:05 am
Posted on 5/10/16 at 12:19 pm to Citica8
Went there as a teenager 4 times in the early 90's. First time we went, we must have hit the lake just right. Dad, brother and I caught 45 largemouth one day bouncing a chartreuse crankbait off cypress knees. Went back 3 more times because of that trip. Caught maybe a dozen bass total combined on those other 3 trips.
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