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Bass Fishing

Flats Patterns For Clarks Hill April Bass

Springtime is just a beautiful time ti be in the Peach State. The dogwoods are blooming, the turkeys are gobbling an< on Clarks Hill the blueback-herring spawn is just days away. What this translate; into for the bass angler is that big, aggressive largemouth bass will be following these delectable little baitfish to the spawning…

Lake Jackson Bang-O-Lure Bustin’ Bass

With a twitch of the rod tip, the long, skinny plug darts and wiggles seductively on the surface. The next twitch, a bit sharper, makes the tiny prop at the back of the plug gurgle and the propeller sends water flying back over the front of the lure. For the angler on the other end…

Lake Juliette Record Striped Bass

His job may have taken him to Tennessee, but Tim Adrien, formerly of Macon, still makes it back to Lake Juliette several times a year in search of trophy stripers. On March 23, 2000, all the miles driven and long hours of fishing paid off for Tim in the form of a 40-lb., 8-oz., striper…

Lake Eufaula Record Largemouth

The long-standing record for the heaviest largemouth bass ever caught from Lake Eufaula is a 16 1/2-lb. bass. John B. Giles reeled in the Eufaula bass on March 12, 1980. John’s bass is also one of the biggest ever recorded from Georgia, ranking in the Top-15 on GON’s official records of the heaviest largemouth caught…

Lake Chatuge Spooning Spots

Cameraman Eric Thornton had just focused the camera on me and Rick Wright as we stood in the front of Rick’s boat on Lake Chatuge to film an opening for the GON-TV segment on jigging spoons for bass. We both held fishing rods, and our spoons dangled 40 feet beneath the boat as I began:…

Drop A Spoon For January Carters Lake Bass

Buddy Callahan says that bass fishing for Carters Lake spotted bass is a “challenge.” A lot of other fishermen who have spent time trying to catch a bass on this lake use much stronger language to describe the fishing. Bass fishing on this deep, clear-water lake is often cussed — even by the locals. The…

Herring Spawn Topwater Bass On Clarks Hill

GON editor Brad Gill joins Augusta’s Tim Rupert for a day of topwater fishing for Clarks Hill bass. The trip took place on June 9, 1999 as most of the largemouth bass were in a postspawn mode, but the blueback herring spawn was just getting started. Tim and Brad fished a Sammy and buzzbait for…

South Georgia Small Lakes, Giant Bass

Dale and Blaine Burley of Woods-N-Water show GON editor Brad Gill how they catch trophy largemouth bass during the dog days of summer on small, trophy-managed, catch-and-release lakes in south Georgia. This episode originally aired in July, 1999 nationally on The Outdoor Channel and on dozens of local Georgia television stations. GON Videos Page

Summer Bass On Lake Weiss With Aaron Otting

“I’ve fished all over the United States and in Mexico, but Lake Weiss is the best bass lake that I know of.” Aaron Otting of Cartersville ought to know a good bass lake when he fishes one. During the 36 years that he was in the sporting goods business and the owner of Sportsman’s Supply…

Flint River Shoal Bass

You’ve probably heard about the Flint River shoal bass that have been helping bass tournament fishermen win money on Lake Seminole in recent years. The same fish also inhabit the Flint above Lake Blackshear, in the region of the state between Macon and Columbus. They inhabit rocky currents, they have a reputation as a tough…