Cox continues to rule at Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Lake Okeechobee has never really been known as a sight-fishing lake. Usually other techniques such as casting to reed clumps, flipping holes or reeling plastics over Kissimmee grass have been more productive methods of catching bass than actually seeing fish on beds and catching them.
Don’t tell John Cox of Debary, Fla., that, though. Because Cox, a self-proclaimed sight-fishing fanatic, is having a big time at the FLW Series Eastern event this week, catching visible bass off beds on the Big O.
In the last two days, Cox has weighed in the two biggest stringers of the tournament: 25-1 on day one and 22-14 on day two to take a large lead with 47-15.
“Pretty much all I’m doing is sight-fishing,” Cox said. “I’m not casting and reeling or flipping holes; I’m just trolling and looking, and when I see ...