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Bass Fishing
From tempting spotted bass with topwater plugs on Allatoona and Lanier to chasing linesides on Oconee and Clarks Hill, I love about any type of fishing. But if I could choose my perfect day on the water, just show me a farm pond that’s home to a few bass, put me in a low-sided jonboat,…
Private pay-to-fish ponds come and go across the Georgia landscape, and many have disappeared over the years. However, Stuckey’s Pond in Wilkinson County near Irwinton and Jeffersonville has withstood the test of time and is still going strong. In fact, Chris Bailey, of Houston County, says Stuckey’s Pond is one the best places in Georgia to…
Sam Thomas, of Jefferson, recently caught a record-breaking largemouth from Lake Yonah that weighed 8-lbs., 2-ozs. On the morning of March 30, Sam was fishing a Peach State Jon Boat Anglers tournament on Lake Yonah. By daylight, he was in his boat at the top end of the lake, but the fishing was real slow. He waited…
Hartwell largemouth and spots have spawning on the mind in April, and you can catch both on predictable prespawn and postspawn patterns, as well as on the bed, this month. Then near the end of the month both species will be concentrating on the herring spawn and feeding heavily, an exciting time to fish Lake…
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…