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Black Shoals Drop-Shot Bass

When it comes to fishing Black Shoals reservoir, David Ruark and Chris York are fishing fanatics. David, who lives in Crawford and works for Weyerhaeuser, and Chris, who lives in Griffin and works for Progressive Insurance, fish together on the High Voltage jonboat bass tournament trail. Their specialty is bass fishing on several of the…

Big Lazer Creek PFA: Big Bass Farm-Pond Style

If you don’t have access to a farm pond for bass fishing, you might consider trying Big Lazer Creek PFA. Mike Vosler of Riverdale is a small-lake, bass-fishing specialist, and Big Lazer Creek PFA in Talbot County is one of his favorites. The reason is simple: fishing the lake is like fishing a big farm…

A Boatload Of Bream At Lake Horton

The shellcracker on the end of Mike’s line was a blur of flashing gold and orange as it cut crisp “Z”s and spiraling “S”s through the clear water of Lake Horton. The ultralight rod bounced and whipped as the flashy-colored fish finally came splashing up to the boat and over the side — just as…

Lake Varner Summer Bassing

Two things struck me as strange as we cast to the rip-rap along the bridge that crosses Lake Varner. First, there were only three other boats on the 800-acre lake, and all were fishing for crappie. Second was the size of the fish that had just swirled and missed my Bang-O-Lure. A few casts later…

April Bass At Rocky Mountain PFA

Only minutes before, Steve Marchant had his first bite of the day, but the bass shook loose Steve’s crankbait about halfway to the boat. Now we were fishing a rockpile, the top of which was visible just below the surface of the water of Antioch Lake at Rocky Mountain PF A in Floyd County. Steve…