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Bass Fishing
When Parker Denny and Reggie Lott Jr. launched their boat this past Saturday at Tired Creek Lake in Grady County for the GA/FLA Club Classic bass fishing tournament, a nearly 30-lb. bag of bass was the last thing on their mind. “It’s been a long tough season for us,” said Reggie. “We had several tournaments…
Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series will be hosting the first-ever Bass Anglers Sportsman Society Kayak State Championship ever held in the state of Georgia on Lake Sinclair on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. For this year and this year only, the tournament is an open tournament with no qualification necessary other than being a Georgia B.A.S.S.…
When Hank Parker backed his boat in Clarks Hill Lake for the 1976 National Bass Association Tournament, he had no idea the lasting effect the event would have on his career. After an impressive come-from-behind victory at Clarks Hill, Hank managed to win the next two tournaments in a row and the season championship that…
Logan Fisher and Will Hart spent hundreds of hours on Lake Hartwell during the past five-plus months of shutdowns and social distancing, and they proved the time spent was anything but a diversion. Fisher and Hart, who live in Danielsville, won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series event at Lake Hartwell presented by…
Carters Lake is arguably Georgia’s prettiest reservoir, with undeveloped shorelines, steep hills surrounding the pristine water, rocky shorelines and clear, deep water. But more important for anglers than the beauty are the spotted bass swimming in Carters. As we transition into September, the Carters Lake bass feed more heavily as the water cools, and they…
When Garrett Mullis, of Lakeland, put his feet into the Alapaha River to do some wade fishing with his friends on Saturday, Aug. 22, he had no idea of the good fortune that lay in store for him. “Really the plan was just to spend the afternoon catching some bream with crickets. We had caught…
The country’s best college anglers will resume their quest for a national championship title and Bassmaster Classic berth on Lake Hartwell when the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops competes Aug. 27-29. According to Bassmaster Elite Series angler Jason Williamson, of Wagener, S.C., Lake Hartwell will produce plenty of action for the…
Anglers who have fished the FLW Toyota Series and Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine in the Southeast any length of time know the name Kip Carter, of Mansfield. For years, Carter has pocketed plenty of checks from both leagues with a career total of 50 top 10s. In 2008, he sought to…
You might think it’s too hot to go fishing, or that this time of year thunderstorms may run you off the lake. But the largemouth and spotted bass at West Point are feeding both shallow and deep. Anglers can catch quality largemouth on topwater around shallow wood and grass, and both species can be patterned…
The Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at Lake St. Clair presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors and the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior Series, both originally scheduled for Aug. 8, will instead be held on Lake Hartwell Aug. 30, 2020. Guidelines in the state of Michigan issued on July 9 limit the size…