Posts by Craig James
Grassy Pond: June Bass With Finesse Tackle
Another summer is upon us down in Georgia, and as you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet one of two things. Either you’re sitting in the air conditioning somewhere or you are wiping sweat from your brow in the heat. It’s hot in Georgia, and summer is just getting started. But the good news for…
Read MoreGeorgia State Park Trout
As I’m starting to type this story, we’ve officially had our first string of 90-degree days down here in south Georgia. Yes-sir it’s getting hot and in a hurry. If you’re looking to beat the heat, and wouldn’t mind a few nights in a tent, grab the poles, the kids and load up the truck.…
Read MoreWaycross Company Selling Shirts For Aaron Martens Family
When longtime GON subscriber Danny Bennett learned professional bass angler Aaron Martens was battling cancer, something stirred deep in his heart, and he knew he had to do something to help. Aaron has undergone two surgeries to remove brain tumors. Danny, who owns Huckleberry Apparel in Waycross, immediately picked up the phone and called friend…
Read MoreOkefenokee Swamp Warmouth With Basic Tackle
When I read Glen Solomon’s GON Okefenokee Swamp story last summer, I knew I had to try a plastic worm out on warmouth. Glen invited me to go with him on a couple of occasions, but we could never quite get our schedules to line up. I figured we would get the chance to make…
Read MoreFrying Okefenokee Swamp Mudfish
It’s been said when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well the same can be said for mudfish. When the Swamp gives you mudfish, make mudfish nuggets. Despite what many say, mudfish meat is very mild tasting and doesn’t require a bunch of exotic seasonings or cooking methods to make it edible. Try this, and…
Read MoreGiving Back
John D. Rockefeller was one of the wealthiest men to ever live. He amassed a fortune worth billions in today’s money, so it’s easy to see why his name sticks out on the pages of history books still today. What the history books don’t talk about very much though is the real legacy he left…
Read MoreOuch! Sinker Shoots Back, Lodges In Angler’s Eye
When Melinda Tanner, of Douglas, headed on an early April fishing trip, she was excited to get after some big bass in her pond located on her Broxton farm in Coffee County. Little did she know this would be a fishing trip she would never forget, and for all the wrong reasons. “The bass had…
Read MoreThis One’s For Mom
It was the summer of 1993… Man… just saying that reminds me I’m starting to get old. Anyway back to the story. It’s April, the sun is shining, and I’m in a jon boat hoping and praying to somehow catch my first bass. I’m armed with a Zebco 33 and a Creme plastic worm. I’m…
Read MoreThank You Lord For Mudfish
Based on the title of this story, I’m surprised and grateful for those who have stopped in to read it. Give me three minutes and it will come full circle… I promise. There is not a more hated and despised fish in Georgia’s waters to my knowledge than a bowfin. Ugly, nasty, slimy, are some…
Read MoreSeminole Bass Buried In The April Grass
One of the things I most enjoy about the writing business is having the opportunity to fish with anglers who are much more talented on the water than I am. This statement certainly applies to this story while I had the pleasure of working with Bowynn Brown, of Bainbridge. Bowynn is unlike my usual article…
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