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Bass Fishing
On Jan. 23, history was made on Lake Seminole as the Georgia High School Association held its first-ever bass tournament. The event drew an impressive 120 boats filled with two-man teams from every corner of the state as anglers battled for a chance to qualify for the state championship that will take place on May…
Fish rocks and docks for February Lake Oconee bass. That simple pattern will put fish in the boat all over the lake, and many different baits will catch them. Weather will play a part in how active bass will be, but you can catch fish under any conditions. Lake Oconee is a Georgia Power Co.…
Editor’s Note: GON is currently working on uploading all of our feature segments from GON-TV shows to our YouTube channel. The below article and video first aired in June 1999. It featured Lanier bass angler Jody Cordell, GON writer Brad Gill and GON-TV cameraman Joe Schlicht. It’s only the first of July and we’ve already…
Cold weather slows anglers and bass down this time of year, but Lake Hartwell bass will feed on rocks and wood cover in short pockets and on main creek banks and points throughout January. They will hit a variety of baits, and you can have a good day fishing if you dress for the weather.…
Many outdoorsmen dream of one day starting their own business that harnesses their unique vision and provides new and exciting products to their fellow hunters or anglers. Jack Lane didn’t wait to get started on that dream. Jack, 13, is the owner of Chattahoochee Worm Company, based in his hometown of Columbus. He started the…
One of the great things about the South is that winterizing a bass boat is less the norm and more an outlier for anglers who like to hunt a little too much. As the waters above Kentucky start to freeze over, the waters across the Southeast settle into the lower 50s and occasionally dip into…
Lake Jackson has changed a lot over the years, but December remains one of the best months to fish this Georgia Power lake that is not far from the southeast suburbs of Atlanta. This is the time of year when spotted bass and some good largemouth are stacking up on steeper banks and holding under…
Lake Lanier is one of the premier lakes in the country for catching numbers of quality spotted bass, and November is one of the best months of the year to fish Lanier. Spots are starting their move to the ditches, and they can be caught on brushpiles, bluff banks and in the ditches this month.…
Bartletts Ferry is often overlooked by fishermen heading to bigger lakes, but it is full of hungry spotted bass and largemouth. In October, expect to find these bass feeding in grassbeds, on seawalls and on bluff banks. You can catch them on topwater, jigs, crankbaits and other baits you like to throw. Located on the…