Posts by Brad Gill
Zebco 33s & Custom Jigs For Lake Lanier Spawning Crappie
Larry Cross, of Buford, was feeling down right puny on the Friday I met him. Nauseous, headache, feverish, he had all the symptoms that would eventually put him in the bed for the entire weekend. “Man, I’m ready to go fishing,” was one of the first things he said when I met him at his…
Read MoreSpinnerbaits, Jigs & Plastics Catch April Oconee Bass
Last April, Mike Harris of Watkinsville was fishing an R&R tournament at Lake Oconee with his 16-year-old step-son, Travis Mulkey. “It was the third tournament he ever fished; he’d didn’t catch a keeper in the first two,” said Mike. On a windless morning, less than 30 minutes into fishing, the team had made a run…
Read MoreSome Big-time Fun… Small-Scale Rabbit Races
I spend just about every Saturday in December, January and February with good friends. We meet at daylight, finish coffee and biscuits, cut-up for a minute or two and then get down to serious business: rabbit hunting. I’m blessed to hunt with Aubrey Holcombe, aka Daddy Rabbit. We’re both very lucky to have access to…
Read MoreLate Winter Jackson Bass With Mike Cleveland
Mike Cleveland of Monticello has two dreams — one, he wants to be a full-timer on the FLW Tour bass-tournament trail, and two, he wants to compete in the Bassmaster Classic. I believe he’ll meet both these goals, and he’ll probably do it sooner than later. Competitive bass anglers from Georgia know the name Mike…
Read MoreSight Fishing For Sinclair Bass In January
I like deep-diving crankbaits and hard-thumping Colorado blades on spinnerbaits. So… when I got wind that my latest GON fishing assignment would include a lesson on how to catch Sinclair largemouths on a drop-shot rig, I found myself looking more forward to the company than the means we’d be using to sling fish in the…
Read MoreCatch Clarks Hill Largemouth Bass With Ditch Blades & Mop Jigs
Last May, B.A.S.S. anglers Davy Hite and Kevin VanDam were talking after the day-two weigh-in of Bassmaster’s Elite Series tournament on Clarks Hill. Davy had weighed-in back-to-back 20-lb. sacks, and all Kevin had after day two was a pair of 10-lb. bags. Kevin wanted to know just what in the heck Davy was throwing to…
Read MoreWhen Bucks Go Tough: Late Season Hunting Strategies
November in the Georgia deer woods almost looked like the start of a new era; big-bodied, heavy-racked bucks almost seemed to come out of the woodwork. Some deer-cooler operators and hunters have reported a great rut with lots of deer on the move. November may help cushion 2006 as one of the best years…
Read MoreBucks On The Fly
For some the homework is over. Hunters have placed lock-ons and ladders in August, while others will rely on permanent stands that have yielded success in the past. Stands sit empty collecting colorful leaves as hunters wait to hunt the rut. When the time is right, some hunters spend an entire week in the woods…
Read MoreSeptember Welcomes Back Oconee’s Deep-Crankin’ Bite
Even Oconee’s best crankin’ fishermen were shaking their heads in August. It was just too darn hot for good concentrations of fish to hold in water shallow enough that they could be caught cranking. “When I’m cranking, I like the fish about 15 to 18 feet deep,” said Shawn Malcom. “I feel like the fish…
Read MoreTeam Cleary Warms Up On Jackson’s Summer Bass
HD Marine tournament anglers beware… there’s a young ball of fire headed your way for the 2007 tournament season. His name is Ben Cleary. He’s 16 years old, and during his summer vacation he has been warming up his bass-fishing skills on Lake Jackson, where he lives. Besides living on a lake where he can…
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