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Originally Posted by Schmitth
I can’t say that I’ve spent much time fishing in the past. I have a relative coming down next month and he expressed an interest in fishing some of the local ponds. He asked about using minnows. Is this the best type of bait/lure to use for the ponds here in The Villages? Where is the best place to fish? He lives out of state. Is a fishing license required (68 years old)?
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The answer to your question you're really asking, which is "What's the best type of bait to use?", depends entirely on what species of fish you're trying to catch.
If it's bass he's interested in, there's nothing better than a wild golden shiner--that's caviar to bass!
Worms & nightcrawler are also good, but if it's bluegill & crappie he's after, heck, bread on a small hook works just fine.
I have no idea how good the fishing is in the retention ponds in & around TV, but I'm guessing not so great. There's a park near downtown Leesburg that has a nice dock that you can fish off of...I don't know how good the fishing is there, either, (it's likely over-fished) but you're guaranteed to have lots of turtles swim up to you looking for handouts!