Posts by Brad Gill
FCA Outdoors Hosts Virtual Bass Tournament
FCA Outdoors will host their first-ever Virtual Bass Tournament May 26-28. All private and public waters will be eligible for competition, and competing anglers must enter all fish through their cell phones using the free HOOK’D App “We understand that not everyone will have access to the biggest fish; so every night there will be…
Read MoreOconee Flathead Record Breaks 50 Pounds
On the afternoon of May 12, Chris McDaniel, of Morgan County, was busy setting up a brand new cell-phone, a direct result of catching a brand-new Lake Oconee flathead catfish record that weighed 51-lbs., 12-ozs. on certified scales. “I bent over to pick the fish up out of the water, and it went right out…
Read MoreOconee River Finally Gets Big Blue Cat Record
With last week’s release of GON’s Georgia Lake & River Records new benchmark fish weights, interest has been on the rise with several new record-class fish taken. The latest record to be caught and certified was an Oconee River blue catfish that was caught May 1 and weighed 33-lbs., 8-ozs. It was the first blue…
Read MoreCoyote Cull: May 2020 Entries
Round 1 of the 2020 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling in a big way as hunters and trappers step up to the plate to kill song dogs in an effort to save fawns and turkey poults. Listed below are all the entries of those who have found success and taken a photo with…
Read MoreMidnight Bite Produces Record West Point Flathead Catfish
Gene Schmitt, of LaGrange, probably has the coronavirus to thank for his name being placed in the West Point Lake records chart. He caught a 41-lb. flathead at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, an hour when he’d normally be in bed resting for work. “I’ve been out of work for almost two months now.…
Read MoreGeorgia Girl Fights Cancer, Rolls Three Turkeys
Even though an 8-year-old girl from Washington County is in the middle of a fight with cancer, she recently found time to show her 28-year-old brother how things are done when she rolled three turkeys with one shot. Not only has her older brother never checked this accomplishment off his bucket list, he’s never even…
Read MoreNew Benchmarks Set For GON Lake & River Records
As fishing season heats up, there’s been a flurry of interest from anglers looking to put their names on GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records list in the last week or so. As a result, GON recently initiated new benchmark systems so all anglers will know if they have a fish that can be considered…
Read MoreAllatoona Giant Blue Catfish Caught Near Sweetwater Campground
A giant blue catfish was caught with a rod and reel on Tuesday, April 28 by Seth Shoults, of Cartersville. It was released alive without an official weight on certified scales. “My hand-held scales max out at 60 pounds, and it bottomed it out,” said Seth. “I am guessing it was 63 to 65 pounds.…
Read MoreButts County Buck Aged At 10 1/2
Johanna Stapleton, of Griffin, was thrilled to recently learn that a Butts County buck she shot on Jan. 1 was aged at 10 1/2 years old. “I’m so proud of her,” said her husband, Brandon. “With her buck in the center of our collection, we get to spend some time every day appreciating him.” The…
Read MoreCook County Largemouth Just Misses GON’s Big Bass List
The last thing you expect to hear a proud daddy say after his 14-year-old stepson catches the largemouth of a lifetime is, “Bummer! Certified scales showed 12.86 pounds! Oh well, he was bummed but still a lifetime fish!” While Isaac Kennedy, 14, of Adel, and his stepdad Bubba Bailey, are obviously ecstatic with the accomplishment, a set of…
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