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Rick Burns of Madison and Jacob Wills of Loganville took it to a field of 21 jonboat teams, claiming their first championship victory at the Oct. 11 “Bcrods.com J-BAIT” tournament at Lake Varner. Their winning stringer weighed 18-lbs., 9-ozs. “It felt like winning the Bassmaster Classic,” said Rick. “We had five good fish by 10…
Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that Chris Clark, Executive Director of the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA), is his recommended choice to succeed Noel Holcomb as Commissioner of DNR when Holcomb retires in April 2009. Commissioner Holcomb announced to the Board of Natural Resources his retirement plans at the September meeting of the DNR Board.…
The knowledge base in Georgia’s hunting and fishing community took a serious hit when editor Brad Bailey decided to retire and make this his final issue with GON. Hired during the launch of GON, Brad has been with the company since 1987, and during his 22 years, no outdoor writer in Georgia has fished with…
The big topwater bait sputtered its way across the surface as Rick Tilson dragged it over the top of the grass and through the lily pads on its path back to the boat. Just as it came over a large pad in about 4 feet of water, there was a splash as a bass made…
If you are like me, a public-land junkie, the opening of a new wildlife management area near your hometown is a red-letter day. For folks in and around Statesboro, get ready… it’s a red-letter day! Welcome to Georgia’s newest public hunting area, Oliver Bridge Wildlife Management Area. Oliver Bridge WMA is located in the southeastern…
Already dreaming about the explosive topwater strikes you had during the summer and wishing bass were still hitting on top? That excitement is not necessarily over for the year. Head down to Lake Seminole where bass are blowing up on frogs around the hydrilla and will be on that pattern most of November. Seminole is…
The number of bowhunters traveling from Georgia to the Midwest is amazing. Although the bucks there are certainly impressive, it’s not just the size of the bucks and the numbers of them. Georgia has great bucks too, but the bucks in Iowa and Illinois are a lot more killable. It’s a matter of terrain that…
During the four-month period of February to May 2008, Drew Gregory fished a handful of Georgia rivers several times. He caught dozens of bass, some spotted and largemouth, but mainly shoal bass. He wasn’t catching the little 1-pounders, he was hauling in the bigger river bass. During those river fishing trips this past spring, he caught…
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…
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