How To Beat A Florida Cold Front 2024
Dwight Hottle reply :
Had a buddy from Atlanta come down for two days of fishing. Unfortunately for us both we were involved with a major cold front. Temps went down into the low forties each night. Anybody familiar with Florida bass fishing knows or have experienced tough, tough fishing after a cold front hits. Usually the bass shut down for days up to a week. The cold front started on Tuesday & we were fishing Wednesday & Thursday with dampened anticipation for the next two days. Day one really sucked because of water flow problems stirring up silt & plant debris. Day two started out cold & foggy but the water was clearing & still. We started catching fish right away. Long story short we had a really good day. My long time fishing buddy caught a new pb & I did as well. We had about 20 fish between 4-5 lbs. Two fish between 5-6lbs. Three fish between 6-7lbs. Dave's pb bass went 8lbs-8oz and my pb bass went 11lbs-2oz. What a day for a cold front! The magic baits were indigenous swimbaits.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
Wow nice! Always awesome to get a new pb!!!
00 mod reply :
Congrats on the new PB. Buddy!
Jeff
Alonerankin2 reply :
Great work! Is that code for golden shiners? Lol..
Nice pics...
MO_LMB reply :
On 12/13/2014 at 4:51 AM, Dwight Hottle said:
This pic showed up on my facebook feed today. Posted by HawTech. I was like "Hey, I've seen that guy before!"
Nice work Dwight
BassinLou reply :
Nice fish Dwight!! Where in FL were you fishing?
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 12/13/2014 at 5:27 AM, BassinLou said:Nice fish Dwight!! Where in FL were you fishing?
Lou I sent you a pm.
A-Jay reply :
Way To Go Dwight ~
You definitely earned and certainly deserve it my friend.
And please allow me to be the first to officially welcome you into the 11 club.
Congratulations
A-Jay
BammerBass reply :
Sheesh, I'll have whatever you are having, that's amazing!!!! Many people, myself included dont have a personal best over 3 lbs max, and yet you've landed a boat full of 4 lb and bigger fish..... well done.
geo g reply :
Dwight that is an amazing hawg! Congrats my friend, some people fish a life time and never touch a fish like that. What lake was it?
Catch and Grease reply :
Wow that's a pair of pigs right there! Great job!
BassObsessed reply :
Nice tankers! Congrats on your new PB.
whitwolf reply :
Nice work Dwight!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Man those are some Pigs Dwight! Congrats on that 11+
Captain Shane Procell reply :
Congratulations Dwight. I saw it on Hugh's Face Book page yesterday. I said that looks like Dwight 
everythingthatswims reply :
Real Prey makes a bait that looks like those "indigenous swimbaits" you are referring to 
But unfortunately, soft plastics do a pretty terrible job at getting nervous when a big fish is nearby, that's where the real McCoy sets itself apart.
South FLA reply :
Dwight, man what can I say you keep laying the smack down on the HAWGS, of brown and green types! Congrats, now lets try to beat the PB soon!
BammerBass reply :
That wasn't just beating the cold front, that was flat out conquering it.
Maico1 reply :
D what a sweet fish, congrats on your new PB for it is a dream come true....
buzzed bait reply :
nice fishing dwight!
roadwarrior reply :
WOW!
What a fish!
CONGRATULATIONS!
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
LOL, it was big when Jeff sent me a text and it looks even better blown up on my screen.
Congrats man!
Chris at Tech reply :
Next time this buddy of yours drives down from Atlanta, I'm stowing away in his trunk! Great fish!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Thanks for all the congratulations.
RoLo reply :
Albeit a humble man, Dwight is our resident 'Trophy Master'.
How's this for record-class stats?:
Largemouth Bass 11-lb 2-oz
Smallmouth Bass 7-lb 6-oz
Northern Pike 32-lb
Lake Trout 38-lb
Walleye 9-lb
In a word: 'Incredible'!
Roger
South FLA reply :
On 12/25/2014 at 9:26 AM, RoLo said:Albeit a humble man, Dwight is our resident 'Trophy Master'.
How's this for record-class stats?:
Largemouth Bass 11-lb 2-oz
Smallmouth Bass 7-lb 6-oz
Northern Pike 32-lb
Lake Trout 38-lb
Walleye 9-lb
In a word: 'Incredible'!
Roger
Dwight how about the Musky?
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 12/27/2014 at 8:13 AM, South FLA said:Dwight how about the Musky?
34lb musky back in the 70's. She went 50'' plus.
Dypsis reply :
Dwight you really are a heck of a fisherman. I really enjoy seeing all your pictures as well as reading about your trips. You know when the avatar changes it usually means good pigs things!
Turtle135 reply :
those are two awesome fish, well done!
A-Jay reply :
On 12/25/2014 at 9:26 AM, RoLo said:Albeit a humble man, Dwight is our resident 'Trophy Master'.
How's this for record-class stats?:
Largemouth Bass 11-lb 2-oz
Smallmouth Bass 7-lb 6-oz
Northern Pike 32-lb
Lake Trout 38-lb
Walleye 9-lb
In a word: 'Incredible'!
Roger
Roger that is Impressive for sure.
And although I know he would not say it here - I think Dwight's PB Walleye is in the 12 pound class.
The picture looks like an Alligator with no legs !
A-Jay
RoLo reply :
On 12/28/2014 at 12:06 AM, A-Jay said:Roger that is Impressive for sure.
And although I know he would not say it here - I think Dwight's PB Walleye is in the 12 pound class.
The picture it looks like an Alligator with no legs !
A-Jay
Yup, and that would underscore "humble" 
Roger
HoosierHawgs reply :
Nice fish! I once saw Randall Tharp kill em on a swim jig right after a cold front on Okeechobee like that.
Fishing Cowgirl reply :
Dwight, I hope you are registered in the Florida Trophy Catch program, those are some money fish, plus points for a Phoenix Boat. Awesome catch!!!!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Thanks. I did register the 11-2. I'm waiting for my goody package worth $150.00
Goose52 reply :
Holy cow - I missed this thread back in December. CONGRATS DWIGHT !!!!
Goose52 reply :
On 1/10/2015 at 6:04 AM, Dwight Hottle said:Thanks. I did register the 11-2. I'm waiting for my goody package worth $150.00
Dwight - did you get your goodies yet? Just wondering what kind of stuff is included.
HoosierHawgs reply :
Kinda a threw hack, but I'm gonna connect this to the recent tournament on Toho.. Think you could've beaten the pack fishing like this Dwight? I bet you could've!
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 1/20/2015 at 9:35 AM, Goose52 said:Dwight - did you get your goodies yet? Just wondering what kind of stuff is included.
Not yet. They said 4-6 weeks for processing the gift cards.
The FWC started a program with three categories.
Lunker Club 8.0-9.9 lbs Prizes $100 gift cards from Bass Pro Shops, Dick's and or Rapala
Trophy Club 10.0-12.9 lbs $150 gift cards
Hall -of-Fame Club greater than 13 lbs $200 gift card
Each entry is eligible for an annual bass boat give away
Here is the link for explanation & other gifts
https://www.trophycatchflorida.com/prizes.aspx
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 1/20/2015 at 9:44 AM, jakob1010 said:Kinda a threw hack, but I'm gonna connect this to the recent tournament on Toho.. Think you could've beaten the pack fishing like this Dwight? I bet you could've!
There are days when live bait definitely gives you an advantage.
Goose52 reply :
On 1/20/2015 at 10:11 PM, Dwight Hottle said:Not yet. They said 4-6 weeks for processing the gift cards.
Ah - gift cards - PERFECT - you get what you want and not a bunch of stuff you might not need.
On 1/20/2015 at 10:13 PM, Dwight Hottle said:There are days when live bait definitely gives you an advantage.
What a phenomenal day you guys had. I'm a native Floridian, grew up in South Florida, fished the 'Glades (this in the 1960s)...but my Dad and I never had that kind of day.
Such a wonderful fishery you're enjoying. To put it in perspective from my viewpoint some quick figures. In 2013, the local bass club here in TN, in 16 tournaments totaling over 2,000 angler-hours, only caught 19 LMB 3 pounds or heavier. That year, I caught 25 LMB 3 pounds or heavier, thus beating the bass club. You guys, in ONE DAY, caught more FOUR pound or heavier LMB than our 3 pound numbers for an entire YEAR. Just INCREDIBLE !
CONGRATS again... 
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Definitely looks like you guys beat that cold front!
phototex reply :
Very nice indeed - congratulations to you both!
SFL BassHunter reply :
On 12/13/2014 at 4:51 AM, Dwight Hottle said:
Wow, what a hawg! Congrats on your PB!!!
paul. reply :
ridiculously awesome.
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