Posts by Brad Gill
Let The Quota Hunt Game Begin
An earlier-than-normal deadline for alligator quota hunts highlights the beginning of the 2019-2020 hunting season for those who play the quota-hunt lottery game. WRD began accepting applications for all their quota hunts this morning, and a July 15 deadline for alligator quota hunts means it’s time to begin making plans. “Because quota hunts allow a…
Read MoreFreshwater Drum Record Smashed On The Coosa River
Jenna Thomas, 22, of Rome, nearly doubled the Coosa River freshwater drum record on May 16. Her 10-lb., 13.6-oz. fish beat the previous record of 5-lbs., 11.3-ozs. When she broke the record, she was fishing with her friends, Brian Justice and Noah Guy. “We were fishing from the bank on some private land. We bank…
Read MoreParker Guy Named To Bassmasters High School All American Fishing Team
Parker Guy, a rising senior at Irwin County High School, was recently named one of 12 young anglers who made the 2019 Bassmaster High School All American Fishing Team. There were 400 nominations from 35 states submitted, and Parker was the only Georgia angler represented. Parker’s accolade came with a four-day trip to Texas where…
Read MoreGulf Stream Charter Trip
At 3 a.m. I was receiving my boat instructions to ensure a safe journey 65 miles east to the blue waters of the Gulf Stream. “Get comfortable. We have a four-hour ride,” said Capt. Ryan Howard. Ryan would be our captain aboard the 31-foot Crap Shoot, a Custom Carolina boat made by Clem Willis that…
Read MoreLake Jackson Photos Reveal Giant Slabs From 1971
The crappie fishing on Lake Jackson 48 years ago on Easter weekend may have been the best ever reported, anywhere in this state and at anytime! In fact, it’s very reasonable to speculate that during a four-day fishing trip from April 10-13, 1971, amongst a trio of brothers, at least one state-record crappie, maybe two,…
Read MoreOostanaula River Largemouth Sets Bar High As New Record
Kyle Flanagan, 23, of Calhoun, was fishing the upper stretch of the Oostanaula River outside of Resaca on April 27 when he boated a 7-lb., 5-oz. largemouth bass that will set the bar high for this small river in northwest Georgia. “The biggest bass I’ve caught from the river was a 3- or 4-lb. spot, and…
Read MoreMan Kills Gobbler Using Pink Barbie Bicycle
Randy Massie, of Cumming, did what not a lot of public-land turkey hunters have done. He swapped his man card for a pink Barbie bicycle and rode 2.9 miles into Dawson Forest WMA. But you know what that joker did? He rolled a gobbler less than five minutes after fly-down time. Props. Man card returned.…
Read MoreOconee River Record-Class Largemouth
Clayton Faircloth, of Milledgeville, submitted a video and photos of a largemouth he caught from the Oconee River that very well could have broken the river record had it been weighed on certified scales. The current Oconee River (below Sinclair dam) largemouth record weighs 10-lbs., 3.2-ozs. and was caught in 2017 by Tracey Jackson. On…
Read MoreConasauga River Blue Catfish Spits Up A Mammal
The new Conasauga River blue catfish record would have weighed considerably more it if had have kept a bird—and an unidentified mammal—in its stomach. While being held in a tank waiting to be weighed on certified scales, the catfish spit up several critters. Natasha Short, her husband Alan and their kids, Taylor and Destiny, decided…
Read MoreCrappie Club Hosts Clarks Hill Veterans Day
The third-annual Peach State Crappie Club (PSCC) Veterans Event was held March 16 on Clarks Hill as a way to show appreciation to those who have served our country in the armed forces. “We take them fishing, it’s a great day of fellowship and a way to thank them for their service to our country.…
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