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Fishing
Hundreds of miles from the nearest rapid waters of north Georgia lies a stretch of the Flint River reminiscent of anything but south Georgia. Tall river banks and steep clay and rock walls tower high above some of the fastest-moving water south of the gnat line. When one thinks of south Georgia fishing, what normally…
Bass fishermen love October. Cool days and the disappearance of skiers and pleasure boaters make fishing fun again. Plus, many sportsmen are now spending time in the woods. This time of year we can actually be the first to fish a hole after sunrise. And best of all, the bass are responding to the cooling…
No matter how tough the fishing gets, someone always catches bass. September is a tough month for most bass fishermen, but tournament weigh-ins still produce big catches. Weiss Lake is a good example. You can have some great catches this month by learning some of the lake’s secrets. Weiss is like two lakes in one.…
One of the most exciting things in bass fishing is watching a largemouth slam a topwater bait. The anticipation of the strike keeps you on edge during the retrieve, and it is almost impossible not to flinch when the spray erupts around the moving bait as the bass hits. The only thing that beats it…
SinclaMichael Reid loves the shallow bass bite on Sinclair this time of year.August bass fishing usually means dredging the depths for bass trying to escape the hot temperatures. Dragging a Carolina rig or fighting a big crankbait is often the way to catch them. Lake Sinclair offers a shallow alternative, with bass feeding around grassbeds,…
Georgia may soon have to share one of its most coveted claims to fame — the world-record largemouth bass. The details are sketchy, because no one at GON speaks Japanese, but from what we could glean from The International Game Fish Association (IGFA), Internet forums and the Associated Press, a flashy Deps pro-staff angler from Japan, Manabu…
Hunting down a good string of bass can be a frustrating proposition in the heat of summer. It takes knowledge, patience and a good deal of luck to locate bass. However, persistence generally pays off if you have the knowledge to locate fish and know what to offer them. On Lake Allatoona, experts agree your…
Good things often come in small packages, and that is true of bass fishing in the Macon area. Even in the hot summer, Lake Tobesofkee provides excellent bass fishing. You have to avoid the pleasure boaters, like on all lakes, but the payoff on a trip here this month can be surprising. Tobesofkee is a…
Many anglers will save their nickels and dimes all year for the chance to sight fish for tailing redfish or bonefish on flats in saltwater. It’s a complete rush to find fish feeding in water so shallow their backs are exposed. What’s more, both of these species are challenging to catch, can grow to some…
Mark Cornwell, of Lawrenceville, made his final stop in the 2009 Skeeter Eliminator Series a good one — finishing his season as Eliminator Champion and collecting $5,480 in the 32-man, heads-up fishing tournament. Mark’s victory has him rubbing elbows with past champions Mark Massey, Butch Pitts and Aaron Batson. Fishing topwater baits and drop-shot finesse…
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