One of my favorite lakes to bass fish is Lake Okeechobee. If you can get down there when the bite is on, you can find yourself with a bunch of big bass just waiting to tear up your boat. And at times, it doesn’t even seem to matter what you’re throwing. When it’s on, it’s on.
This past weekend, my wife and fishing partner Missy and I had our final tournament of the season down on the north end of Okeechobee, out of Scott Driver Park. We always go down early and after dodging Tropical Storm Eta (hopefully our last taste of hurricane season), we got out on the water for some fishing prior to the tournament.
Thursday was windy, so we decided to stay in the river and visit some old spots. True to form, they produced. We had one just over 3 pounds and another over 5. We knew we had these spots in our back pocket, so we ventured out to the lake on…