Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Right To Bear Arms – August 2003
Each September I drive to northern Wisconsin for a two-week fishing trip. I never leave home without a pistol, and I have a valid Georgia Firearms License. During that trip I go through several states and have worried about the legality of having a pistol with me. Many states have reciprocal agreements with Georgia and…
Read MoreJohnson’s Hot Spots For February Carters Lake Bass
To catch bass in Georgia in February usually means one of three things — hope for a warm spell, head south, or look for clear water and spotted bass. If you live in northwest Georgia, the first two are tough, but you have Carters Lake near you which has clear water and a great population…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry’s September Bass
Bartletts Ferry is one of the best lakes around for fishing deep structure in September. The lake is full of shallow points that border deep water, a prime place to find fall bass. If you like probing points for bass, Bartletts is the place. Also known as Lake Harding, Bartletts Ferry is an old lake on the Chattahoochee River along the Georgia/Alabama line with…
Read MoreSummer Bass On Lake Allatoona
Although Allatoona can be a very tough lake, it can also come alive late on an August afternoon. It can be tough to catch fish on Allatoona, but bass are feeding if you know where to go and what to use. Spend some time on the lake and you can have a decent catch for…
Read MoreCarters Spotted Bass May Transition
For the past 10 years anyone wanting a big spotted bass in Georgia headed to Carters Lake. Reports of 5-lb. plus spots from Carters were common. The hot fishing has cooled just a little, but the lake still produces a lot of quality spotted bass — and May is a great time to catch them. Carters…
Read MoreGuns In The News, One-Sided False Reporting
There’s a lot of good news about the right to bear arms that you will never see or hear from big media, because when it comes to gun and gun-control issues, television networks and big-city newspapers tend to lose their objectivity. Some outright censor the news and report only what they think will advance their…
Read MoreClarks Hill Bass On The Spawning Flats
Bass fishermen look forward to the month of April like toddlers wait for Christmas. Good things happen in April for fishermen, and Clarks Hill is just about the best lake in the state to take advantage of those good things. If you like catching bass in shallow water, now is the time and Clarks Hill…
Read MoreRaps, Rigs And Jigs For Tobesofkee March Bass
Tobesofkee is a small lake just outside Macon that can offer some great bass fishing this month. Although it gets extremely crowded with pleasure boaters in warmer weather, most of March belongs to the fishermen. The bass cooperate by quickly moving to shallow water as soon as the weather starts to warm and the days…
Read MoreFlats Fishing For Eufaula Bass
Lake Eufaula is famous for its shallow flats and big bass. February is a good month to find bass beginning to move out of the river and creek channels across the flats toward shallow water. Find the right spot and you can load your boat right now. The flats at Eufaula are extensive and shallow,…
Read MoreHartwell Bass Blowing Up Topwater In May
By the first of May, most of the big Hartwell bass have finished spawning and are waiting on the main-lake points for the blueback herring, which are just moving in to the gravel bars and sandy points for their spawn. May is one of the best times to catch a bunch of grown Hartwell bass, and…
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