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Fishing
If you look up the term “fishing addict” in the dictionary, you may notice a picture of Preston Harden in the margin. Preston loves to fish whether it is casting gold spoons for tailing redfish in the Louisiana bayous or flinging flies for trout in north Georgia or even hurling plugs for spotted bass on…
With lungs sputtering short, spastic breaths, hands trembling and his right heel drumming the ground like a sewing machine, Otis Hicks forced in a deep breath, attempting to gain control of his adrenaline-soused faculties. Less than 150 yards in front of him, standing broadside in the crosshairs, almost as magnificent as the man’s dreams, was…
My name is Glen Solomon. I am an addict. My addiction is hunting and the rush. I practice my habit on public land. The state of Georgia has many programs in which to help people with their addictions. The one I am a part of is the wildlife-management-area system. I’ve been hunting Georgia’s public lands…
It had just turned cool. A long-sleeve shirt was comfortable as Kevin Barwick and I motored down Little River headed toward a pocket that fills up with shad, and bass, this time of year. A deck full of rods strapped down revealed we’d be firing spinnerbaits and working an assortment of plastic lures as we…
For some guys, it’s all about the fishing. Ryan Lamb of Lilburn, at 18, has bass fishing in his blood. In November, there are few places he’d rather be than ripping a buzzbait across the surface of Black Shoals Reservoir waiting for a 5-pounder to blow up on the clattering, splashing bait. At 18, Ryan…
At last: The bag limit on wood ducks has been raised to three birds per day! In a state where wood ducks are No. 1 in the harvest, and where most hunters have only woodies to hunt in a beaver-pond swamp, that’s great news. “Historically, the No. 1 question we heard from duck hunters is…
In just its third year in existence, the Lowndes County 4-H senior-division archery team won the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational June 21 in Grand Island, Neb. Under the tutelage of Coach Dale Cribb, the high-school-aged team was led by Madison, Fla. archer Jantz Jenkins, who took top individual archer honors for the tournament to…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s and falling. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; stained in the backs of the creeks; muddy up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Largemouths and spots are in their fall transition, said guide Paul Parsons. He said to try small crankbaits like a Shad Rap or a 1/4-oz. Rat-L-Trap.…
Weiss: Level: 3.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s, low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great, according to Warren Barnes. “The largemouths are in the creeks and pockets following the schools of shad. I’m using War Eagle spinnerbaits and buzzbaits and varying the bait color depending on the water color. After the sun gets high,…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Special Notice: Tobesofkee will be drawn down 6 feet this winter so repairs can be made to docks and seawalls. The drawdown begins Dec. 5, and lasts until Jan. 31. Bass: Good, according to Clayton Batts. “The water temp is dropping, and the fish are starting…
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