Posts by Craig James
New Satilla Bowfin Record Less Than 2 Pounds Off State Record
On April 1, Brandon Corbitt, of Homerville, along with his son Levi, decided to make a late-morning trip to the Satilla River to try their luck at bass fishing. After making the drive to the Atkinson boat ramp and launching their boat, the pair of anglers headed down river with the midday sun directly overhead.…
Read MoreSatilla Bluegill Record Great Way To Celebrate 18th Birthday
When Gunner Thrift, of Raybon, made a trip to the Satilla River days before his 18th birthday, he had no idea what early birthday surprise the south Georgia river had in store for him. “On April 7, I was fishing with my dad and his friend on the Satilla down at Flat Woods Bluff. It’s…
Read MoreLittle Ocmulgee State Park Bass Fishing Summer Baits
Georgia is blessed to have a smorgasbord of state parks littered across the state in just about every possible direction. Little Ocmulgee State Park is such a place, located in south Georgia just outside of McRae-Helena. It has about everything you could expect from a top-notch weekend destination. Originally founded in the 1930s, this property…
Read MoreSouth GA River Bass Special
After one of the warmest early springs I can remember, a series of mini cold fronts have blanketed the state for the past couple of weeks. Currently, as I’m typing this, I can see the last bit of frost melting off the hood of my pickup truck in the backyard. But, on the TV in…
Read MoreFinesse Bassin’ From Start To Finish
You probably won’t ever read about Davey Allen in “Bassmaster” magazine, and you’re not going to see him on the next episode of Major League Fishing. Heck, he’s not even what you would label as a “big time” bass fisherman. But don’t let all that fool you. If you have fished small club and open…
Read MoreSatilla River Black Crappie Record Broken After Change In Fishing Plans
On Wednesday Jan. 11, Kary Davis, of Jesup, managed to set a new crappie record on the Satilla River while fishing with his good friend, Bobby White. “We originally wanted to go to the Altamaha, but it was running too high. It had been a few years since I’d fished the Satilla, and I had…
Read MoreLearning How To Cast
Rewind to the year 1995, on a sunny spring day, a younger… well much younger… version of myself was strutting out of a hardware store, proudly carrying a brand spanking new Quantum baitcasting combo. Now, that might not sound like that big a deal, but in my mind, I was headed straight to the Bassmaster…
Read More150-Inch Southeast Georgia Bow-Buck For The Record Books
On Oct. 5, 2022, Nathan Baldree, of Manor, spent the day bowhunting with his son Trevor in Brantley County. Little did he know, less than 24 hours later he would kill a south Georgia buck of a lifetime. “I was happy to get to be hunting with my son. The property we were on is…
Read MoreHart County 19-Point Buck Grosses In Mid 160s
On Dec. 9, Jeremy Barnes managed to take down a massive 19-point Hart County buck, but the road to success was anything but easy. “Me and my good buddy Kevin Jordan had been hunting the buck on a 30-acre Hart County property that Kevin’s boss owns that he was generous enough to let us hunt,…
Read MoreFirst Time Hunter Takes Big Antlers
When Josh Bray, of Cumming, headed to the Forsyth County woods with his youngest son, Judah, 6, on the afternoon of Nov. 13 he had no idea of the events that would soon unfold. “Judah is my youngest of five children, and he’s always trying to keep up with his siblings. He was bound and…
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