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Bass Fishing
A 17-lb., 2-oz. largemouth has been caught and released by angler Gary Wasson in California’s Kaweah Lake. If the giant bucketmouth had been caught in Georgia waters, and been officially weighed, it would have ranked No. 7 on GON‘s Georgia’s Biggest Bass of All-Time list. The release of the giant bass was captured on video and can be…
As bass fishermen, we all have a picture of the perfect lake engraved in our minds. For some anglers, the perfect bass lake is dotted with cypress trees with sprawling roots and draped with Spanish moss. Others bass anglers prefer fields of stumps and fallen timber. And, of course there’s the crowd who loves to…
If you want to see some big spots before your eyes, grab your favorite baits and head to Lake Russell this month. Keep it simple with a jig, underspin, shaky head and crankbait, and concentrate on fishing rocks and clay to catch some quality spotted bass in March. Russell is our newest Corps of Engineers…
Boating accidents can be deadly, evidenced by the latest horrific crash on Lake Allatoona on Thursday, Feb. 2. Two boats and three unidentified boaters, reported to all be older-aged men, were in “fishing boats,” according to authorities. All three were thrown from the boats. One angler was confirmed dead, and one was rescued and taken to a…
What do an 11-lb. largemouth bass from a major reservoir caught by a tournament angler, a personal best largemouth of 7 pounds caught from a south Georgia river and a 3-lb. largemouth caught from a pond by a beginning angler have in common? They are trophy bass! Each angler has to define what a trophy…
If you like fishing crankbaits in shallow water for largemouth and spots, Lake Jackson should be on your radar for February fishing. For many years, Jackson was the lake for anglers to fish if they wanted to catch a bragging-sized largemouth in the winter. Those 7-lb. largemouth aren’t as common as they used to be—maybe…
The GoPro video of two University of Florida college tournament anglers being thrown from their bass boat on Lake Seminole has gone viral. The two young men were competing in the 2017 YETI FLW College Fishing tournament on Jan. 14 when they were flung out of their boat while running at 60 mph toward their first fishing…
Fall fishing can be fun and productive, but this year the climate has been throwing us some curves with unusually dry and warm weather. Much of Georgia has been in a serious drought, and the middle Georgia area is 13 inches down from normal rainfall. We probably won’t make up that rainfall anytime soon. In fact,…
Milder weather and big bass can cure the December fishing doldrums for any angler. Head south to Lake Seminole this month for some really good December bass fishing. Seminole has been very good the past few years, and big bass are feeding heavily this month. Largemouth in the 4- to 5-lb. range are common, and…
Sinclair, Lanier, Blackshear, West Point… we could go on and on about how blessed we are in Georgia to have some of the finest bass-fishing reservoirs in the country. That said, if big time big lake bass fishing is all you care to do, this particular article isn’t for you. If you want to learn…