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Fishing

Lake Worth Largemouth Goes 8 1/2 Pounds, Breaks Record

Lake Worth has a new lake-record largemouth, and it’s one that’s going to be hard to top. The angler, Keaton Smith, 16, of Poulan, caught the bass on March 25 just below Blackshear’s Warwick Dam. “We were actually fishing for shoal bass when he caught the largemouth,” said his dad, Monty. Monty said they have…

Lake Blue Ridge Spotted Bass Record Broken, Then Released

Local angler Brandon Wright recently raised the Lake Blue Ridge spotted bass record bar by 4 ounces, with a 6-lb., 8-oz. magnum spot he caught on Monday, April 28. He was fishing with his regular fishing partner, Kenton Kimsey. “With the lake coming up and warmer water temperatures, the fish are moving up shallow to…

The Jig And Minnow

Over the last few years, the jig-and-minnow technique has taken the bass fishing world by storm. Coupled with the latest forward-facing sonar (FFS), and this is an incredibly effective technique on just about any body of water. Since the release of FFS, social media has been riddled with conflicting opinions from anglers who either think…

Ocmulgee PFA: Big-Bass Paradise

The lure floated dreamily down into less than a foot of water, drops spraying the lake’s grassy edge. The cast appeared almost too good to be true; and as every bass fisherman has experienced—it was. Twenty feet back toward the boat, the line draped squarely over a partially submerged stump, sickly 3-foot limbs sprouting just…

Lake Eufaula Postspawn Bass

Largemouth bass staging on creek ledges… bass feeding on bedding bream… bass hunting for the tail-end of the shad spawn… and bass eating bream around mayfly hatches. The choices for bass fishing on Lake Eufaula during the postspawn period in May are wide and varied. Walter F. George Reservoir, Lake Eufaula to most fishermen, is…

Alabama’s Randy Howell Leads Hartwell Bassmaster Elite

Randy Howell did not know how his day would start, but he definitely knew where it would start. Capitalizing on a key practice discovery, the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Guntersville, Ala., made the most of his early plan and laid the foundation for a five-bass limit of 21-lbs., 11-ozs. that leads Day 1…

Ben Cleary Tops 700-Angler Field To Win Big Bass Tour Event On Lake Eufaula

Monticello’s Ben Cleary topped more than 700 anglers to win a new Nitro bass boat in the 3rd annual Minn Kota and Humminbird Owners Tournament, which took place from March 28-30, 2025 out of Lake Point State Park on Lake Eufaula. The event featured anglers from 27 states and Canada, awarding more than $230,000 in…

Lake Hartwell Herring Spawn Likely Key During Bassmaster Elite

Some might sit and stare, others might run and gun. That’s late April fishing on Lake Hartwell, and it’s what Tyler Campbell expects for the 2025 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. Competition days will be April 24-27 with daily takeoffs from Green Pond Landing at 7 a.m. ET and weigh-ins each day back at Green Pond…

Wilder Gets BFL Win On Oconee

  Boater Christopher Wilder, of Macon, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18-lbs., 11-ozs., Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Oconee. The tournament was the second event of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division. Wilder earned $6,641, including the lucrative Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for…

Carters Lake Bass On The April Spawn

Catch big Carters Lake spotted bass that are eating spawning shad early in the morning, and then target the spots on spawning banks after the sun gets up. That simple plan will offer you some fast action and possibly a personal best spotted bass if you make a trip to Carters in April. Carters Lake…

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