Largemouth Bass Fishing Lake Okeechobee with Doa Lures

Welcome to this episode of Addictive Fishing y'all. We're fishing Lake Okeechobee for my very first time. We got Captain Butch Butler with us and we're going to be showing you some bass today y'all been asking for a bass show so here we go I might switch over to the bait caster here a little bit later and show you but y'all stay tuned, we're gonna catch some fish on lake o today. Gah that looks good up in there. There's a good one. Alright! I guess that's the way to open it up. Throw a cast out and catch a good fish. I'm gonna turn you around. Let me get mine in here and I'll come over and catch him for you. Touch my first Lake Okeechobee bass. >>Appreciate it there brother. >>Well there you go folks my very first Lake Okeechobee bass that I get to touch but Captain Butch caught it. Is that about your average size? >>Yeah that's about average. >>Gah their eyes are black, look how black their eyes are. I know you guys out there have been asking for a bass show so here we are in lake Okeechobee and we're catching bass. They sure are dark down here huh? >>Yes they are, it's because the color of the water. The water is really dark and you could put that fish in some really clean water and he would turn back white and green in about twenty minutes. >>Kind of like our snook huh? Cool beans. Mr. bass. That's a pretty one, what is he about two and a half three pounds? >>Yeah he's about two and a half pounds. >>I could go for one of those. Well good job there Captain Butch. >>Thank you. >>I'm gonna get re rigged and catch me one how about that? >>Awesome. >>Oh there's a hit. >>You'll fell him. Then just slowly reel down until you get all your slack out and frickin' cross his eyes. >>You ever drag them across the lily pads and have them just explode on them? Oh theres a good alligator. >>Oh that is a good one. He might stretch your drag out for you. >>He could, do you do any gator hunts? >>Yes I do occasionally. >>Ooh. >>You get whacked? >>Felt like it Yeah I got whacked. Couldn't tell if it was a piece of grass or not but like you said grass don't pull back. Hey that's bigger than any one we caught on Lake X the other day. Last time I was bass fishing. >>He swallowed it didn't he? >>Yeah I think we can get it. Oh yeah. Little bass. Lake Okeechobee. >>Pretty fish. Oh I got to get a new worm. >>Welcome back folks, we're still in Lake Okeechobee, I know it looks a lot different than what we were in earlier but the wind has picked up on us a little bit so all we're doing is drifting over and throwing the lure formally known as the airhead. It's the five inch swim bait by DOA Just basically pulling it across the top and y'all have seen on the website where I trim the tail like this and what it does when you're pulling it across the top it just makes that little [flutter sound] that sound that drives them nuts and hopefully underneath these lily pads- You ought to see this water it's crystal clear but you say you always look for three types of vegetation when you're in the area? >>Yup lily pads, needle grass, cat tails and this just has some of it all right here. >>Well let's see if there's one over here somewhere. Hey and I didn't backlash. [Laughing] There he is! Come on get that head up! He's still on. He's still on. [Funny laugh] I always wondered why you need sixty five pound test when you're out here bass fishing. >>Now you got it, that was a good fish. >>That wasn't a bad fish huh? >>Whew, looks like something we'd use for bait in saltwater but- Hey it's bass fishing and it's all fun. That's a pretty fish. Look how black their eye balls are. That's amazing. >>That one spanked that one hard too didn't he? >>See ya dude. >>Uh oh, what does it mean when your bobber is under the surface? >>Usually means- >>Something is attached to it? >>You hope so anyway and not a cat tail. >>Non cat tail. >>Non cat tail? Looks to be a pretty good fish. >>Well you never know. When you've been doing this as long as I have. >>Oh that's looking like a good one. Looking like what we came to Okeechobee for anyway. [Laughs] Welcome back folks. We've changed positions and we're doing something that he does what did you say ninety-five percent of the time? >>Yeah. >>And that's shiner fish. That's the reason you come to Lake Okeechobee right there. Right? >>That's right. >>Nice fish. And he- I can get to him. Look the reason they call them large mouth bass [Laugh] There he goes. >>Thank you Blair. >>Yes sir, Lake Okeechobee right there. Nice little bass. What would he go about? >>About four pounds. >>About four pounds? Gah I'd like to see a ten pounder. >>We're going to get bigger. >>Go on and get out of here dude. And off he goes. Not a bad one there brother. You're having to show me how to do it here on Lake Okeechobee As you know, bass fishing isn't something I do everyday. >>We're going to change that. We'll see about that. Y'all stay tuned we'll be right back with some more Addictive Fishing and Captain Butch right here on Lake Okeechobee. Oh, my shiner is swimming. He's nervous- Oh big swirl, big swirl. >>Don't get in a hurry just feed him a little line when he takes it down. >>I'm gonna do it just like you did I'm gonna let it come out the other end of him. [Laughing] >>Welcome back folks. We've changed positions once again. We're fishing on the outside kind of what is this the outside rim now? >>Yeah it's the outside. The open lake is right here behind us. We're fishing a big floating vegetation mat and it's just water up under there as far as you can see. >>And we're doing what you absolutely love to do now? >>Yeah shiner fishing I love it. >> Shiner fishing. [Laughs] >>It's a great way to catch big ones. >>What did you say earlier you like to feed 'em rather than fool 'em? >>It's easier to feed them than fool them. [Laughing] >>Well when they are eating plastics, it's fun to catch them >>It's absolutely fun, all of it's fun. >>Oh! I'm under, I'm under. And it's a big bait. There she is! That feels like a good one there. Oh yeah! That's what I came to Lake Okeechobee for! >>Come on over on the other side. >>Ahh ha ha ha ha. Bass fishing! Folks I hope y'all are enjoying today's bass fishing show because I don't know when you're going to see another one. Cause this is a nice one! This is a nice one! ♪♪ Ugh, like little grouper. >>Oh ho ho, look at that fat pig. >>That's a good one there huh? >>That's probably the one that blew up on you a while ago. Look at that fat belly. Looks like a football. >>Full of roe huh? Look at that fish, what do you think on that one? >>What do you think on that one? >>That one is about six and a half. >>Six and a half, nice! >>Look at the belly on her. >>Nice! I always say when you can go bass fishing and you can catch bass it's fun! >>Look how short and compact she is. You can get your whole fist in there. >>Ugh The reason they call them large mouth- >>Don't let her whip ya bear. >>Next show you come up and see me at, you can measure my hand against yours and you can see just how big that mouth is on these fish. >>Look at that belly. >>So my next ***'s appearance that I do, y'all come see me. Show you how big that fish is. Gah, here you go Jimmy. ♪♪ ♪♪♪ And there she goes >>Awesome, good stuff right there. >>Well let's see if we can get that eight-pounder huh? >>I'm wanting you to get that eight-pounder bad. Bad, bad, bad. Bad, bad bad. >>Nice lively shiner now. >>Get right back up in that pocket in there they're starting to come out of there and we'll be ready for them. >>Come on fish! >>Oh no he did not. Watch me miss him now. >>No you ain't gonna miss that fish. >>Oh I don't know. >>Oh I like to see that rod bow over like that. >>You're right, I'm not going to miss him. Its a good one too. >>I can tell. You might have my line. ♪♪ Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah! >>Come on there you old hog. Ohh. >>Aw yeah! >>It's not as big as yours but I'll take it. I appreciate the effort out of it. >>Come on dude. There you go. How about that for another Okeechobee green- I don't even know what to call them. Lunker, Mogan? [Laughing] >>There's another one for Jimmy hows that? Well I'm gonna re rig. Y'all stay tuned we're gonna be right with Captain Butch from Lake Okeechobee on a nice cloudy day, which he says makes the bass eat a little better. And it's getting better by the day...or hour. >>Rig it right, by Wright and McGill. On today's Rig it Right segment I'm going to show you what Capt Butch and I were out there using on Lake Okeechobee for my very first time. Started out using the old classic. This is the five inch CAL Worm by DOA. It's got the right amount of salt content in it to make it sink so you can use it weightless One thing that makes it really unique too, is it has a little slot right there when you skin the bait back and catch fish after fish after fish on it, doesn't tear the bait up. Using sixty-five pound test Smackdown by Seaguar I'll never laugh at you guys again out there for using such heavy line. Those bass get down in that wire grass and now I know why you use such heavy line. Later on in the day, we switched to live bait and actually we were using a kahle hook by Trokar. Definitely getting the job done out there, he had it rigged up with a float so the baits didn't get down there underneath the wire grass. Using the seven-nine bait caster. Later on in the day switched over to the five-inch swim bait By DOA. Use a lot of these in saltwater and it was the inspiration for all the freshwater baits that DOA is making out there right now. If you're looking for the packaging. It's not the brown packaging, it's now green. Comes in a five and an eight inch for you guys who like using bigger worms out there on Lake Okeechobee. But if you ever get down there make sure you stay at Dockside Inn. It's right there in Fort Pierce Same place we have Mogan Mania every year. Great place to stay, you can go freshwater fishing or saltwater fishing right from there. Remember one thing though. Every season starts right here at ***'s >>Rig it right, by Wright and McGill. Oh look at that fish chasing that mullet. Man he had him skeetered. >>Skeetered? >>Skeetered [laughing] Well what's the weirdest thing you've ever caught out of here? >>Well I told you about the big turtle. I've caught otters, ospreys. >>And this time of year this is what getting ramped up to when it gets good or what? >>It should have already been cool by now and things should have been going off already but we still got almost eighty degree water temp. >>And what is it November eleventh. Today is Veteran's Day. My day. >>Yes it is. I appreciate your service and everyone else's. >>Thank you very much and thank you to all the active duty and retired people that are out there still today. Keeping us being able to do what we're doing right now. >>Oh you're in a deadly spot >>Aaaand... that might be gar or a catfish. ♪♪♪ Or a bass. Could be a bass. >>Could be, I mean that is what we're fishing for. [Laughing] >>Well come on now. Well Butch he's not the biggest one of the day but I think we're about running out of time on this fishing excursion that we're on. >>That's a pretty little fish right there. >>Like I've always heard, they're all good. Some are just better than the others. Can you clip this one, he's going to have to keep it. ♪♪ Yeah go ahead and clip it right there. ♪♪ And off he goes. Time for another shiner. ♪♪ >>So Butch you said you're originally from Florida huh? >>Yes sir. I've been here for fifty-five years. A fifty-five year veteran Florida native. >>Well I'm a fifth generation native myself. Something like that. >>You're a true Florida cracker just like me. >>You know in Miami they would call you a Flaw-rida native. >>Yeah well we try to stay away from there. Those New Yorkers >>The New Yorkers. Hey can you take me fishing in the wahtah? >>Where should I park my cah? [Laughing] >>Uh oh might be a gar. >>No it's not on top. >>Swimming out... ♪♪♪ I don't think it's a bass, nope. ♪♪ It might be though. If it is, it's the monster. Them gars usually jump don't they? >>It's either a cat fish or a good bass. ♪♪ >>Meow. >>A catfish hey we got dinner tonight huh? ♪♪ That's good eating right there isn't it? I don't think i'm going to swing him in the boat. [Laughs] >>Big old channel cat. >>You know that was our, well I guess you might have got that last shiner. Yeah this one is going to come home and go to dinner. >>I don't blame you. >>Watch him bite my finger here. Come on kitty cat. It's fifty pound test, I'll just lift him in. That would be a good eating catfish right there. ♪♪ I'm gonna leave him on the deck right there, but do you think that's one we can invite home? >>Yes sir that will be a great dinner for you tonight. Let me tell you, I have had a ball on Lake Okeechobee. >>I've enjoyed having you today. >>First time ever and I cannot believe- you can't see across this whole lake. It's twenty-seven miles across you said, thirty miles? >>It's absolutely massive. >>Unbelievable. If y'all ever get a chance to come fish Lake Okeechobee I don't think there is a better guide you can come with out here he's been doing it for thirty years. Captain Butch what's your website? >>My website is Okeechobee guide dot com. >>That's easy to remember huh? Okeechobee guide dot com. Don't forget it come fish with Captain Butch Butler. He will put you on the fish. He will do everything he can to put you on the fish too. Don't forget about the website Addictive Fishing dot com. That about wraps it up from Lake Okeechobee for the first time, we'll see you next week. ♪♪ >>Is it too hot for pork chops? >>Check out more footage from this show by logging onto Addictive Fishing dot com for outtakes and bloopers. ♪♪ >>Smells like a bass too. Miss! >>Ah I missed him! [Laughs] >>Oh gah dog it. >>Hey Butch did you get enough watahs? [Laughs]