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Tom Hamlin reports, “We are just a few warm days away before crappie heading to the shallows. At Sinclair, fish bright-colored jigs under popping cork about 2 1/2 feet deep. Target the backs of coves. Use a float that will stand up if your 1/32-oz. jig is off bottom. That’s the clue! If your cork…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below 340. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Most of the lake is stained to muddy. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “Big Ed at Lakeside Chevron reports that a recent tournament took 21 pounds and was won in Rocky Creek fishing chartreuse-and-white spinnerbaits in 2 feet of muddy water. The last ABA tournament was…
On the afternoon of Jan. 26, long-time buddies Brandon Pitts and Kenny Scott set out on Lake Sinclair in hopes of wrangling some big stripers. Finding gizzard shad of a suitable size for bait proved to be difficult, forcing the anglers to alter their game plan. Unbeknownst to them, it put them on a path…
Sinclair: Level: 1 foot below 340. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron who said the bass are biting. It took 23 pounds to win the most recent tournament, and big fish was over 9 pounds! Rumor has it the big bag was caught…
The Spalding County Sportsman Club held a tournament at Lake Sinclair on Sunday, Jan. 21. To say it was cold would be an understatement! The air temperture ranged from 18 degrees before warming only to 40 when anglers got off the water. The water temps were 43 to 45 degrees. Little River was very muddy,…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 below 340. Temp: Mid 50s and cooling off. Clarity: The lake is clear from just above Nancy Creek to the dam and stained in the rivers. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron who said the bass are still biting. A recent BASS tournament took 19 pounds to win, and…
The Spalding County Sportsman Club fished our tournament at Sinclair on Nov. 26 the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I started the day shallow around grass with a weightless Trick Worm and quickly hooked and fought a 3-lb. bass to the boat. I watched my worm come out of its mouth and go one way while it…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below 340 Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Some stain in the backs of some coves and some level of stain up Little River and up the Oconee. Clear water at the dam. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron who said to keep it simple. You have a lipless rattling…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below 340. Temp: 70s. Clarity: Clear from Little River Marina to the dam. The rivers are stained, as well as the backs of some creeks from recent rain. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron, who said the bass are still biting. It took 19 pounds to win a club…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The lake is clear at the dam and only a mild stain above Twin Bridges. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron, who said the fishing is still good. It took 21 pounds to win the Berry’s Fall Series tournament. There are only…
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