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Fluke A Must-Have Lure For Big Lazer Creek Bass

Sam Taylor, of Box Springs, knows something about catching bass and big bass in particular. GON keeps records of the biggest Georgia largemouth bass of all time. To even make it onto GON’s Georgia’s Biggest Bass of All Time list, a bass must have a certified weight of 14 pounds. Sam Taylor’s name is on that…

Hugh Gillis PFA Loaded With Bedding Bream In May

In its infancy, the Hugh M. Gillis Public Fishing Area (PFA) in Laurens County was favorably compared to its neighboring PFA in Dodge County, but as it entered its third year of operation in 2006, Gillis PFA showed definite signs of making a name for itself. If you’re looking for a fat mess of fine-eating…

Paradise PFA Fishing Reports – May 2006

Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes have dropped six to 12 inches below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Visibility in Lake Patrick is 24 inches. Bass: Fair. Bass in the 3-lb. range have been caught in Patrick and Horseshoe 3 using Texas-rigged plastic worms and spinnerbaits fishing just off the edge of the…

Back In Black Shoals For April Bass

Have you heard that new song? It starts out kind of slow… the beat like water gently lapping the front of a jon boat, the melody set to the gentle hum of a trolling motor. But the chorus? Definitely more upbeat with the swish of rods cutting through the air on hook-sets, the grunts of…

Black Shoals Shellcrackers On The Bed

Tim Vaughn’s float, split-shot and gob of worms on a No. 4 hook arced through the air and plopped down on the surface of Black Shoals Lake. After a moment, the weight of the split-shot righted the stick-float, which bobbed on the surface. We were ready for a shellcracker to hit. On April 18, I…