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Bass Fishing
After 20 years in the outdoor industry, it still amazes me that when someone has a great hunting or fishing accomplishment, the immediate thought is that they were cheating or doing something illegal. I got a call this morning from David Freeman, general manager of Boating Atlanta. David is also the tournament director for…
We competed at Lake Blackshear on March 9. Blackshear was muddy, with water temperatures in high 50s and climbing into the low 60s as the day went on. During practice we fished north of the train bridge, and my partner fished south of the bridge. The main pattern we found included fishing docks with finesse…
It has been said that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” and I stand firmly in my conviction that a bass is no different. To eat and to not be eaten is the top priority of every bass’s daily agenda. Just like a Maine lobster is a delicacy to each of…
When Brian Lee, of Covington, announced to me as day was breaking on Feb. 7 that we’d be running up the rivers that feed into Lake Jackson to look for a bass bite, I was thrilled. I wasn’t sure if there was a bite going on, but I didn’t care at the moment. I was…
Rocks, ramps and hard clay dropping into deep water—West Point spotted bass and largemouth are feeding on those kinds of places in late February and March. These prespawn bass will hit a variety of baits as the water warms and the fish move farther back into creeks and coves. Prespawn at West Point is a…
Brother and sister Carter and Lee Rose Koza, of Marietta, won two different high school bass tournaments on Lake Seminole in February. The first tournament was Feb. 9 at the FLW High School Open, where they competed with 41 other boats and weighed in 23-lbs., 2-ozs. for the victory. “The fish were definitely in prespawn mode,” said Carter,…
B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, will host the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Lanier, Feb. 14-17. The event is the second of nine regular-season Elite Series bass tournaments and is the first time for the Elite Series to visit the fishery. The tournament pits 75 of the top bass anglers in the world against one…
Fish Lake Allatoona in February, and you can expect to catch lots of spotted bass and the occasional largemouth feeding on gravel flats and bluff banks. Tournament limits at Allatoona consistently weigh 13 pounds these days, with some taking 18 pounds to win. Please don’t call Allatoona “The Dead Sea.” Allatoona is a 12,000-acre U.S.…
Brad Stalnaker rolled to a first-place finish in the Jan. 12 ABA tournament on Lake Oconee with almost a 4 1/2-lb. margin over second place. Brad had a five-bass limit that weighed 19.13 pounds. He earned $735 for first. Second place went to Kip Carver, who had 13.85 pounds. The tournament drew 35 anglers, including…
Practically every person who ever held a fishing rod spent some time in the back of the boat at some point. Even legendary anglers like Kevin VanDam, one of only two men to win four Bassmaster Classics, not to mention his numerous other titles and honors, began his illustrious career standing closer to the gasoline…