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For the second time in its 4-year history, the title of “Georgia State Kayak Bass Fishing Champion” is held by an angler from Rome. This year’s two-day event was hosted by Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers Oct. 12-13 on West Point Lake and the Chattahoochee River below the West Point dam. After two tough days of fishing, Jason…
Be warned, some of y’all ain’t gonna like this one, but what I’m gonna say needs to be said. What in the name of Fred Bear has happened to the hunting community? As I scroll through Facebook looking at deer pics enjoying everyone’s success, one trend is becoming more and more common, and it’s not a…
“Hunting is a contest that you must be present to win.” Wise words from Stacy Frazier, a local taxidermist in my hometown. As a matter of fact, being present is the only way to win. I went to check a trail camera the other day and discovered I had some pictures of a nice deer…
With the Georgia State Kayak Bass Championship coming up in less than a week, you can bet competitors are firmly focused on their planning—from pre-fishing to studying lake maps to reading old GON lake reports. This post is your one-stop for all the information on this year’s event. Before we get into all the good…
With half of the state championship clubs having finished their schedules in August, September was a quieter month on the tournament trail. Only East Central Georgia Kayak Anglers (ECGKA) and Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers (CKA) took to the water this month, as both clubs held their final events of their season. East Central Georgia Kayak Anglers…
As soon as I saw the photo, I knew two things. One, we were going to do a story on it. Two, I knew it would make some folks mad. I never thought it would make a few folks that mad. In 30-plus years of making GON magazines, this is something we come across most…
By Leo Coleman This year I drew my second-ever alligator tag. A Zone 4 tag was known to be a bit easier to get drawn, and I am fortunate to know some folks who allow access to hunt gators in the Zone. Pursuing gators in the dark is quite unlike any other hunting we’ve done.…
Call me behind the times, old fashioned, or out of the technology loop, but blogging really isn’t my thing. It feels good to get that off my chest. Now I will admit, at 33 I’m kind of an anomaly in the fact that I don’t own a home computer, my house doesn’t have a lick…
August is the homestretch of the 2019 season for the kayak bass fishing clubs here in Georgia. Two of the four clubs—Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers (CKA) and Peach State Kayak Anglers (PSKA)—wound down their season, while East Central Georgia Kayak Anglers (ECGKA) and Reel Krazy Kayak Tournament Fishing (RKKTF) will both finish up their seasons in…
This year, the sport of kayak bass fishing saw a ground-breaking partnership between Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) and Kayak Bass Fishing (KBF), resulting in the inaugural Dee Zee FLW/KBF Cup presented by YakAttack. This historic championship was held Aug. 9-10 in conjunction with the 2019 FLW Cup on Lake Ouachita in Arkansas. When all the…
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