THE BASS COLLEGE

chalk up yet another top-5 finish for Tom Mann, Jr. of Buford, Ga., whoclaimed the fifth spot with a four-day total of 58-5 worth $9,000.

This week Mann fished the Big Grassy and King’s Bar area for hiscatches. Both VMC and Sufix were instrumental to his success. Healternated between blind-casting using 17-pound Sufix fluorocarbon andsight-fishing when he came across beds with better fish.

"Fishing Lake Okeechobee in January when the weather is warm is notthat big of a secret," Mann offered. "Look around the lake until youfind shallow areas with mixed vegetation with shells, light spots andbeds on the bottom; use a Texas-rig with a 5/0 VMC offset hook, cast itout there and have a ball. It’s some of the finest fishing you can do."

The OKe sounds like its makin a come :cool:back

Cold again but the bass are biting on Okeechobee this morning 3/3/10

cool I use to love flippin Hyacinths in the monkey box. USED TO BE NOTHING BETTER IN FLA

nice looking bass