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Bass Fishing
The second month of the kayak bass fishing tournament season has wound down. All four state championship qualifying clubs have kicked off their seasons, and things are heating up across Georgia. Before the calendar turns to the furious action of April, let’s recap all the great March action from the state’s tournament trails. East Central…
I enjoy college kids. They look at the world through a whole different set of eyes than I do, and when it comes to bass fishing, they are a good reminder that old tricks aren’t always the best tricks when it comes to catching fish. Clayton Childs, 21, of Bishop, recently graduated from college, but…
After 20 years in the outdoor industry, it still amazes me that when someone has a great hunting or fishing accomplishment, the immediate thought is that they were cheating or doing something illegal. I got a call this morning from David Freeman, general manager of Boating Atlanta. David is also the tournament director for…
We competed at Lake Blackshear on March 9. Blackshear was muddy, with water temperatures in high 50s and climbing into the low 60s as the day went on. During practice we fished north of the train bridge, and my partner fished south of the bridge. The main pattern we found included fishing docks with finesse…
It has been said that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” and I stand firmly in my conviction that a bass is no different. To eat and to not be eaten is the top priority of every bass’s daily agenda. Just like a Maine lobster is a delicacy to each of…
When Brian Lee, of Covington, announced to me as day was breaking on Feb. 7 that we’d be running up the rivers that feed into Lake Jackson to look for a bass bite, I was thrilled. I wasn’t sure if there was a bite going on, but I didn’t care at the moment. I was…
Rocks, ramps and hard clay dropping into deep water—West Point spotted bass and largemouth are feeding on those kinds of places in late February and March. These prespawn bass will hit a variety of baits as the water warms and the fish move farther back into creeks and coves. Prespawn at West Point is a…
Brother and sister Carter and Lee Rose Koza, of Marietta, won two different high school bass tournaments on Lake Seminole in February. The first tournament was Feb. 9 at the FLW High School Open, where they competed with 41 other boats and weighed in 23-lbs., 2-ozs. for the victory. “The fish were definitely in prespawn mode,” said Carter,…
B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, will host the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier, Feb. 14-17. The event is the second of nine regular-season Elite Series bass tournaments and is the first time for the Elite Series to visit the fishery. The tournament pits 75 of the top bass anglers in the world against one…
Fish Lake Allatoona in February, and you can expect to catch lots of spotted bass and the occasional largemouth feeding on gravel flats and bluff banks. Tournament limits at Allatoona consistently weigh 13 pounds these days, with some taking 18 pounds to win. Please don’t call Allatoona “The Dead Sea.” Allatoona is a 12,000-acre U.S.…