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Micron WA (Water-Activated) is the latest addition to the AkzoNobel’s Interlux industry leading Micron Technology product range. It is a showcase antifouling paint that offers longlasting, multi-seasonal protection in a waterbased formulation. Micron WA combines powerful antifouling performance while reducing impact on the environment, leaving a smooth, clean hull. It is easy to apply with low odor that makes application and clean up easy. This paint is ideal for cruise, power and sailboats and suitable for all waters. Using a novel paint technology called Water Activated Matrix, Micron WA delivers a crisp, vibrant color and uniform appearance to provide a striking, attractive finish, while at the same time efficiently delivering powerful antifouling performance. More information is available at: https://interlux.com/en/us/boat-paint/antifouling/micron-wa
The Vortex lubrication system for marine trailers is designed with towing in mind. Vortex on your trailer axles mean years of service without the hassle of replacing the grease. A great feature that comes with the Vortex is the 100,000-mile or 5-year limited warranty. And, if you are a trailer owner that likes to work on the trailer in the off-season, the Vortex threaded cap screw on/off cap makes it easier than ever to check the bearings. You never have to use a hammer to remove or install the cap. We fill the Vortex hub with Lucas Oil Products Marine Grease, a superior bearing grease that has high heat qualities and is water resistant… even in saltwater! Vortex is available from select OEM trailer manufacturers pre-installed on your new trailer with disc brakes or idler hubs. Vortex hubs can be purchased from marine dealers and marine parts suppliers to replace the old hubs on your trailer. Vortex replacement hub kits are available pre-greased, pre-assembled in clear clamshell packaging, perfect for taking with you in your truck or boat as a spare hub. Depend on quality Dexter Vortex hubs for your trailering experiences.
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If you own a boat, you know the stress of ParkIt360 Force 10K backing your trailered pride and joy into a tight space. With this in mind, we took it upon ourselves to take Parkit360’s Force 10K electric trailer dolly for a test spin. Right off the bat, we were impressed. Assembly was easy, and by connecting the trailer’s power harness to the Force, we were able to control the trailer’s brakes with the Smart Brake Control System, which provides control and safety on a steep grade. Also, the Bosch-designed electric motor supplied more than enough power to maneuver with little to no effort on the part of the user. The heavy-duty 4”-wide tires maintained traction on concrete as well as gravel and even in wet grass when loaded. The Force dolly proved its functionality regardless of terrain, and that could come in super handy for those parking boats, campers or anything else with a trailer ball where the concrete ends. But the most striking feature of the Force electric trailer dolly was how easy it made maneuvering the boat. With precise and easy-to-use controls, all the stress was taken out of navigating tight corners and turns in forward and reverse. We put the boat into spots we wouldn’t even attempt using a truck. Built of quality materials, powder-coated and compact enough to fit in the trunk of an SUV, Parkit360’s electric trailer dollies are a great tool for anyone who pulls a trailer.
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With its Gen II Standard and Xtreme jackplates, SeaStar Solutions brings to market improved jackplates that handle up to 300 and 400 hp outboards, respectively, and are easier to install and adjust and stand up better to the marine environment. To handle heavier loads, advanced composite bushings allow for smoother movement of the hydraulic rams when the jackplate is raised or lowered, making SeaStar a superior performing jackplate at all speeds and loads. Both the Seastar Standard and Xtreme are available with 4”, 6”, 8”, 10” and 12” setbacks. Redesigned engine brackets allow mounting of shallow-water anchors on both models without the use of adapter plates. Redesigned engine brackets also improve access to the mounting bolts. Side access has been introduced to make it easier to get a wrench on engine mounting bolts while clearance to access transom mounting bolts has also been opened up, making it easier for one person to install the plate. Installing a SeaStar Jackplate with SeaStar’s ProTap system allows for precise, standardized height adjustment. Key to the ProTap system is the SmartStick sensor, which can easily be installed along the side of the plate. While adding strength and improving access, the new design uses less material for weight reduction of 15 percent over the originals. Thicker MilSpec anodizing of the aluminum frame and lift and effective sacrificial anode mounting points provide improved protection against corrosion.
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“At some point, I guess Dad decided, ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,’” Barrett said. In June of 2014, Barrett and Mike set out to build what became the first Mag Bay Yacht. Working with hull designs by Michael Peters, one of the most respected designers in the industry, they started work to produce a high-quality 33’ center console that is the embodiment of elegance and function. It took almost a year to get everything the way they wanted it before the first Mag Bay hit the water in 2015. Since then, a lot of travel, hard work, attention to detail and customer support have brought recognition to Mag Bay Yachts for what it is. The Mag Bay 33’ is a high-end, expensive center console, and customers expect and receive the best. Early success allowed Mag Bay to reassemble much of the experienced crew from Cabo, who they consider family. One of those employees changed Barrett’s diapers nearly 30 years ago. They are the same employees who presented Mike with a plaque that hangs in the shop and reads: “I will always build the very best boat—at a profit if I can, at a loss if I must—but I will always build the best.” Barrett said that’s the philosophy for every Mag Bay that leaves the shop. “We’ve always tried to build the highest quality boat on the water,” he said. “We’ve always prided ourselves on using the absolute best products. If there’s not anything out there that’s up to par, we’ll make it. Being a family boatbuilder, it’s not about numbers for us. It’s about building the absolute best boat.” In the near future, the family at Mag Bay Yachts has plans to go back to its Cabo roots in designing a new 42’ inboard express. It’ll be exciting to see what they produce. For more information on Mag Bay Yachts, see their website at www. magbayyachts.com.
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Rene J. Hesse Certified Casting InstructorFederation of Fly Fishers & Atlanta Fly Fishing and Camping Meetup Organizer Have you tried to make casts with a Wooly Bugger, Dumbbell Eyed or weighted fly and have the end of the leader ‘kick over’ and swing around at the end of the cast? Have you noticed being accurate with a weighted fly is often difficult? What causes that fly that is traveling towards the target to suddenly go off to the side for no apparent reason? Have you come up with the reasons in your mind yet? Here is thing that usually caused this to happen: the leader. Check it out next time you tie on a weighted fly. The leader construction can be quite the science, but here is a simple way to combat the kick. When you have a heavy leader to turn over the loop with the heavy fly, it will often carry all of the energy to the fly without much energy dissipation. That energy shocks the end of the leader and kicks off to the
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side. If you see the kick and can’t correct it by applying less power to the cast, try this. Adjust the length and or the diameter of the tippet. Here are two ways to make the adjustments. If you need to stay with the heavier leader, i.e. a 0X, for a bigger fish, try adding another 18 inches of the 0X. Transferring the energy over a longer distance may be the answer. If that didn’t work, the other option is to take the 0X and add a length of 1X or 2X to reduce the mass profile of the line and reduce the energy transfer through dissipation. To put is simply, if you are getting a kick at the end of your cast, try reducing the power application of the cast. If that doesn’t do it, add a foot or two of leader. You will be surprised how easy it is to fix the kick. The joy of casting will return, and so will your accuracy.
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Big Fish, Small Fish It seems that fly fishermen go through three phases in their lifetime on the trout rivers and streams the world over. When you begin, it’s all about quantity, and with this high number of fish caught, it usually translates to lots of action throughout your time on the water, not to mention substantial bragging rights. After some time, the practice of catching lots of average sized fish gets a bit monotonous. This is the next phase where quality becomes more important, and trophy huge sized fish is now the fascination. This challenge to catch “the big one” or “the
smarter fish” goes back to bragging rights again, but bigger is better for many anglers midway through their fishing career. The third phase is what we call the “full circle”, whereas the seasoned angler has likely caught his lifelong best monster trophy fish which satisfied his or her ego, and you are back to happily catching numbers once again. This full circle is fitting, as usually at this later phase of fishing you’re hopefully mentoring the next generation who is new to the sport and happily catching numbers with your friends or family members.
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By Capt. Wayne Moore USCG www.oconeeonthefly.com It’s getting close to the best time of year on Lake Oconee for the fly fisherman from late June through late October! The pump back bite, when Georgia Power pumps water up from Lake Sinclair (usually from 6:00 am to 9:00 AM) creates a lot of surface activity because the shad are pushed upwards to the surface. I start these trips with surface flies, then switch to Clousers (a sinking fly), then put down the fly rod and pick up a spinning reel to go after the monsters with a jigging spoon. I can’t wait! Hybrids – Oh my! Fly fishing lighted docks at night is on fire. I use Henry Cowen’s Something Else fly for this on the 8 weight Scott Rod with a 10-pound tapered leader. Last Tuesday evening I caught ten huge white bass off one dock in a little over an hour; last night, two hybrids both pushing 5 pounds and, believe it or not, a 5-pound catfish on a fly. Call me if you want to give this a try. You will not be disappointed. For conventional tackle, as we roll into June, the spoon bite will be turning on, and for those who can stand to lose them, the umbrella rig bite is killer. I love the spoon bite, almost straight down, no casting and BIG fish! Crappie – Long lining near Lick Creek is awesome in June, but just remember you must go deep and over timber. Jiffy jigs with lite wire hooks help, but be sure to use your electronics to calculate how far under the surface the timber is and how deep your jig is running. It’s common to use a double jig set up with a 1/16 on top and a 1/32 on the bottom. Fishing over brush piles with live minnows is a great summer pattern, but you must find the brush piles in deeper water. Largemouth Bass –Henry Cowen’s Something Else fly is excellent in clearer water this time of year. I fish it on an 8 weight, 9-foot Scott
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I had a gentleman on the water the other day who basically asked me in an around about way about stream reading. Although I’ve written in detail about this in the past, here’s what I told him while we were fishing. Trout streams have signs that tell us where the fish are most of the time and where it makes the most sense to make a cast. These signs are not like street signs but rather understanding how the water is flowing or understanding water hydraulics. Learning to read a stream isn’t hard, and it is the one skill you will acquire as you continue to learn about trout fishing. It is a process of making educated guesses and eliminating areas of the probable no trout zones. I cannot think of anyone wanting to fish in the no trout zones. I’d rather be at the house on the couch than fishing these areas. Shelter is high on the trout’s radar. Shelter is usually found in deep water, obstructions like large boulders or even submerged logs. These are the places they will run to hide if spooked by anglers, birds, otters or any other natural enemies. Trout do not grow old living in shallow water. They become a meal instead! Fast water conceals trout and makes them hard to see. Don’t spend your entire day fishing a deep pool. Sure, trout are probably hidden down deep in them, but spend time looking for trout in the seams by the fast water. These fast water currents are known as “Runs”. Usually a feeding trout will be in the seam watching for insects in the faster water. They will dart up into the current, take the insect, then go back to their lie in the seam. I wouldn’t spend too much time fishing those hardwhite water currents. A stream is more than just simply the trout’s habitat. It’s also the vehicle that feeds them. Most trout streams have features like rocks and boulders that deflect the current and allows back
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By Brian Lee leebrian16 @yahoo.com Water temperature: 70-74 degrees, lake level: full pool, clarity: stained/clear. The mayflies are starting to hatch in big numbers, so target those areas with fresh hatched bugs. Look for bream busting the water eating the bugs. Topwater and swim jigs will catch fish on the bugs in the mornings. Run and gun hitting as many fresh hatches to get as many quality bites. The bream should be done spawning, but you can still find some beds. If you come across a bream bed, chances are you’ll find a bass or two lurking nearby. Swim jigs through and around the beds will get quality bites. After the sun is high, you can flip docks or find any wood cover. Any soft plastics will work. A green pumpkin trick worm on a shaky head
is a top bait for fishing docks. As the day heats up, the bite will slow down, so just back off the points and slow down. Some quality spots and largemouth can be caught dragging a C-rig or any soft plastic. It’s getting that time of the year that the bass will slow down. Till next month, tight lines and remember to take a child fishing so they too can enjoy the outdoors.
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Forecast By: Steve Scott http://TeamLanier.wordpress.com/menu With water temperatures beginning to heat up in May, the stripers have moved from the backs and mid-creeks to the mouths of creeks foraging for bait on main lake points and in pockets, all with access to deeper water via ledges or traditional drop offs. They are positioning themselves close to the deeper cooler waters for the traditional June bite. June’s techniques would be bringing out our deep-water arsenal which consists of downlines and power reeling Ben Parker spoons. Our bait of choice for downlining is various sizes of gizzard shad from dollar bill size to mongos. Be sure to drop the bait to just above where you are marking fish in the clearings between the trees lines. If you drop the bait over the trees, be prepared
to act quickly as a hooked striper will head right for the trees and say goodbye to your catch. We are not ruling out blueback herring just yet, because in the cooler early mornings we can take advantage of pulling them higher up in the water column on weighted freelines 100 to 125 feet back between .5 to 1.0 mph. As the sun hits the water the stripers will head out to the deeper water. While we mention bait a lot, we really need to mention bait care. The type and quantity of bait you want to use determines the type and size of your bait tank. Your bait tank should be either round or have round-corners, but should not be square, as you want to have the bait constantly moving in one direction. You can determine the size of the bait tank for blueback herring by using the ratio of two bluebacks per gallon of water, times the number of gallons you can have in your bait tank. A twenty-gallon tank could only hold 40 blueback herring.
Another point to mention about bait care is the mixing of the different baits. You should use a separate bait tank for gizzard shad because they put out a tremendous amount of ammonia which can hurt blueback herring by contaminating the bait water. And lastly, you should be using some form of aeration with blueback herring like oxygen at a 1/32 setting on your regulator. Keep the lid of the bait tank partially open to allow the CO2 gases emitted to escape so that the bait can take the oxygen more freely. Tip of the month: You want lively bait, not bait that’s alive. Consider changing your bait frequently, especially with blueback herring. When you bring your line in to check for bait, replace it. Go to my website at TeamLanier.com for more tips. 404273-3481
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Forecast By: by Paul Tyre paultyrefishing@yahoo.com The temperatures are finally warming up, and Lake Seminole is on fire! We have been catching some big bass on a variety of lures, and as we come into June, I think it’s the best month to catch a personal best on Lake Seminole with topwater baits like frogs and buzzbaits. When fishing a buzzbait on Lake Seminole, fish the bait around the topped out hydrilla closest to the deep water that has baitfish present. A Strike King Pro Model Buzzbait in white has been a good one so far. This bait has a unique squeak to it that pulls the big bass in for explosive strikes. You want to have at least a 7’ medium heavy rod with a soft tip and braided line for getting the bass away from the cover. Frogs are great around lily pads and over the top of matted hydrilla and scum. I prefer the Strike King Popping Perch fished around and through the lily pad fields on the lake. Working the bait with a chugging sound and a pause between to give the bass time to find
the bait, is working well. When fishing frogs in the pads, use at least a 7’ heavy action rod with a soft tip and at least 65-pound braided line to get them out. The Hydrilla Gnats Bass Club is starting a Thursday Night Two Fish Bass Tournament at Wingate’s Lunker Lodge on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The entry fee is $20 per boat with 90% going back for prize money. The first week’s turnout was great! The bream and shellcracker have been bedding all around the lake. They’re bedding in shallow water and biting worms and crickets. Miss Jane, down at Wingate’s Lunker Lodge, has both in stock. She’s open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6am to 6pm and has her phone number on the door of the store for when she’s not there and you need something. She’ll come right away and get you what you need. The crappie have moved out to the edge of the grass lines and are being caught on minnows and jigs in 10 to 12 feet of water. Miss Jane has minnows too, and she might be willing to catch the blue-eyed ones for you.
Forecast By: Dan Saknini, Lanier Crappie Angler’s Club. www.laniercrappieanglers.net Water temperatures are in the low seventies, with high sixties early in the mornings farther north. Fishing conditions are good. The fish are pulling out to deeper docks with structure. Keep in mind that the lake level is about 6” above full pool, so homeowners have moved docks in, and brush piles that are typically located inside the docks are now on the outside edges of the docks. It is an added bonus if you find a good sized brush pile outside the dock, especially if it is not in direct sunlight. In this case, stay thirty to forty feet away from the dock and cast
your jig to the other side of the brush. Jig it slowly over the brush toward the boat. You may want to experiment and let it fall a little into the brush. This time of the year, four pound high visibility line is very critical. One twenty fourth ounce soft body jigs and hair jigs are working well. Also, the bigger fish are moving onto stand-alone brush piles in the backs of creeks. Those brush piles are in twenty to twenty-five feet of water, topping out at ten to fifteen feet below the surface. As always, the more brush piles you hit and the more docks you fish, the better your chances of boating more fish. If a spot isn’t working, move on. Four to eight mid to large sized fish is about average per stop. So if your hits are yielding only smaller fish, move on to explore other docks or brush piles. Stay safe on the water and wear your life jacket!
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Water temps are in the 80’s over most of the lake. Water is very clear and a couple of feet down. Bass: Fair - Topwater baits such as Pop R’s, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be effective for shallow and aggressive fish, especially around bream beds. Also you can try fishing rip rap around bridges with spinnerbaits, small crankbaits, and shaky head rigs. Later in the month, some fish should start showing up on deeper brush piles and road beds as well as the water warms. Try deep crankbaits or Texas rigged Ol Monster worms. Some spotted bass are being caught by casting Spot Remover heads loaded with shaky tail worms or just dragging a Carolina-rigged Zoom finesse worm or mini lizard around sloping gravel banks. These tactics normally works very well for numbers. Linesides: Excellent - Spawned
out hybrids and stripes showed back up down lake in good numbers. Expect the downline bite on live bait to be awesome! Some fish starting surface schooling on the main lake and can be caught on small crankbaits, topwaters, pop-n-cork rigs and Storm Swim Shad lures. Crappie: Good - Spawned out fish will typically move out and hold on deeper brush and structure or under docks. Try dropshotting minnows or shooting docks for the best results. Night fishing is usually good in June. Bream: Good - Bedding usually takes place on the full moon cycles in June. Look for shallow cover in the backs of pockets. Sandy flats and stump beds tend to draw the fish like a magnet. Use live pink worms, crickets and small jigs for the best results. Catfish: Good - Live and cut baits (and worms of course) fished on bottom will catch cats all over the lake, as long as fairly deep water is nearby. Jug fishing is also fun and productive. To target flatheads, go to a larger bait like a 4-5 inch bream or large shiner and fish the same areas..
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by O’Neill Williams Until I was about 8-years old, all I had to use for fishing was a cane pole. I didn’t mind. It had black nylon line, a lead split sinker or two and a small simple straight shank hook. I kept it leaning up against the corner of the back porch next to the well. My cousin, Winifred, and I went fishing every day when we finished his chores. Anyway, I liked fishing with that cane pole. My cousin had one just like it. We would catch a bream or two, sometimes a little horneyhead, and maybe a catfish from the Tallulah River that ran out of Lake Burton, then through Lake Seed and Lake Rabun and before it formed Tallulah Lake. There was no bridge across the river in getting to the little dirt road to his house, so if the river was low enough and you were driving in the old pickup, you simply ‘forded’ across the rocky bottom. There was a ‘foot log’ with a walled up little platform full of big rocks in the middle of the river where the two logs joined. My cousin and his dad, Paul, had nailed a 2 x 6 on top of
the log to give it a flat surface to make the walk much easier. There was a water snake that lived in rocks. We looked for him when we walked the log. We’d walk along the railroad tracks that crossed in front of his house for about a mile, then over the railroad trestle that still stood above the river and fished in the deep hole under the tracks. Our bait was red wigglers and an occasional night crawler we dug up from the area around the barn. We’d put them in a Prince Albert tobacco can. I went there for couple of weeks every summer with my grandparents. They were both from the Clayton, Lakemont and Wiley, GA area, so the summer visits were a kind of a going home of sorts for them. For my cousin and me, it was playtime every day. Back to the cane pole. My cousin, Winifred, would keep it handy and did not use it until I returned the next year. It was just like I left it on the porch, in the same spot. Fast forward to age 10 and with a couple of more summers adding to our adventures. By that time, we’d already graduated to walking the four miles to Lake Rabun and fishing off the steep rocky outcroppings. There I
caught my first warmouth bream. It looked like an oversize bluegill with a big mouth. We took it home and cooked it as a supplement for suppertime. My great Aunt Cleo, Winifred’s mother, cooked on a wood stove. Enough about the cane pole. This story is about my Uncle Ben. In the fall, around the time of my birthday, when I turned 11, my Uncle Ben came by the house one afternoon. We lived in a little house in south DeKalb County, and he asked me if I would ride with him to downtown Atlanta and help him pick out a rod and reel. Wow, I was thrilled. We drove down to Sears and Roebuck on Ponce De Leon Avenue across from the old Atlanta Cracker’s ball park. When I was a senior in high school, I played baseball for the state championship in that old park and got a triple on my first at bat. That’s another story also. Back to the visit to Sears. We picked out a Ted Williams’ model Shakespeare open face reel, a matching rod, spooled it with braided nylon line, a little plastic Old Pal tackle box and even put a few hooks, a box of split sinkers, a red and white plastic clip-on float and one
Lazy Ike lure for bass fishing. I was so proud to be able to have a hand in such crucial choices, and was surely grinning ear to ear. Uncle Ben was all fixed up. He’d probably spent $15 all at once on fishing tackle and I was impressed beyond belief, never having witnessed such extravagance before. We parked in the driveway at my parent’s home. I piled out and ran into the house to show off all Uncle Ben had bought. After the description and viewing all the selections, Uncle Ben fell silent. He’d had the idea all along. Once all the fabulous purchase had been lined up neatly for all to see, he gave it to me. That was 64-years ago. Uncle Ben is gone now dying on my birthday 7 years ago, but here I am telling the story to you. Why? If that event is so marked in my memory and has for so long and meant so much to a little wideeyed fisherman, I shout it out again to encourage you to be an Uncle Ben to as many little boys and girls as you can. Take the challenge and follow his lead. Make a little boy or girl happy with an outfit to fish from the bank of a small pond or creek. Maybe they’ll write about it one day.
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Forecast by: Capt. Wes Carlton Georgia Lake Fishing 770-318-9777 www.georgialakefishing.com Water temperature: 72 degrees, lake level: full pool, clarity: clear. Bass: The bass bite has been great over the last few weeks. The warmer water temps have these fish feeding for several hours throughout the day. We have caught fish on everything from plastic worms to topwater Spooks. Most of the post-spawn fish seem to be feeding in 9 to 18 feet of water. Look for this bite to change quickly as the water is heating up fast. The underspin bite will soon pick up for the spotted bass. The largemouth swimbait bite will be an early morning bite as we roll into
mid-June. Trout: The brown trout have started schooling over the main lake channels. These fish have been chasing the small blue back herring schools up and down the lake the last few days. Sight fishing this time of year can produce some really big fish. My favorite casting lure is a Kastmaster spoon on light 6-pound line. We typically let the spoon sink for only a second or two and then work a jerk style retrieve back towards the boat. Just be prepared for that freight train bite. We have also caught some 5-pound spots with this technique. Look for the brown trout to start feeding early morning and later in the day over the next couple of weeks. The trolling bite should really be good as we head towards mid-June. Good luck!
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Local Lakes & Forecasts Covering Water Contributed By: Jay Striker www.jaystriker.com It may seem like eight hours is a long time to fish, and to some it may be. However, in competition bass fishing, eight hours can come and go in what seems like flash. One of the most productive techniques that I use during a competition is what bass anglers call “covering water”. There are times when fishing a tournament that you have to work a bit harder and more efficient, so covering water is one of those techniques that allows you to do both. Let’s dive into this very important practice and look at where to go, where to start, lure selection and time management. What does “covering water” mean? It means going from point A to point B efficiently and making the right cast that gives you the highest
percentage to catch fish while rapidly covering water. The key to this technique is to ensure you hit the hotspots around the targets, cover and structure which you are fishing. Where do you begin? For me, the process of covering water comes to the forefront when certain conditions have presented themselves. One of those situations is when I’m on a new body of water and I have not had the chance to put in a practice day. More importantly, and often the main reason, is having to cover water because the fish are not doing what they were doing the day before, meaning they have moved. Either one of these situations may have occurred. Lure selection: You just can’t put
any bait on when covering water. Knowing what type of baits to use actually depends on the situation. If I’m targeting fish in the 8-10 foot range, that means I need to pick baits that fit that range such and crankbaits that dive to that level and cover the areas that give me the best chance to catch fish. If during my search process I happen to catch a bass on a dock, then I’ll try and duplicate the effort on the same type docks so that I have eliminated all other docks that do not have the same pattern. Be sure to choose the baits that are natural and allow you to cover the water faster. This also goes for points, rip-rap, lay-downs or whatever the cover may be. Time management: Covering water can take a lot of time if you don’t know how to manage the time you have. You can’t cover every inch of water in an area that you only have 10 minutes to fish. How long I spend fishing an area really depends on if I think the fish are there, or if I see them on my electronics and believe I can catch them. There is an easy way to be sure that your time does not get away from you and
that is to set a timer. When it goes off, you can move to the next area so that you can be productive. Learning to cover water rapidly in a tournament gives you the ability to eliminate water faster and make you a much better decision maker on the water. Knowing when, why, what lures to use, and managing your time can be the key to turning a tough tournament into one that you can be glad you learned to “cover water”. By learning to use this technique, I believe that you can be more successful on the water. Please remember to check me out on social media under Jay Striker on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and You-Tube “On Deck with Jay Striker”
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Local Lakes & Forecasts fishing with children Dr. Andrew Cox June is the advent of the summer school vacation time period. Children are looking for activities to keep themselves busy. Fishing could be a good activity for them to engage during the summer months. I was reminded of this by my grandson, Jonathan. He resides in East Alabama and has been interested in fishing for about two to three years. This interest is certainly something that I want to encourage. He now asks me to go fishing. I try to expose him to a variety of waters and fish species. He has been fishing for trout in North Georgia and Tennessee, inshore saltwater for redfish and speckled trout, bass and panfish in local lakes and reservoirs. When taking a child or young person fishing, they are not going to approach it the same as an adult. Their attention span is going to be
much shorter, and they will require fish action to maintain their interest. Consider the following points when taking young people fishing: • Use fishing equipment appropriate for the child’s skill level and size. They may require starting out with spincast reels and shorter rods, then later graduating to open face spinning reels • Target fish that are easy to catch in order to maintain the child’s interest. • Shorten the fishing day; do not expect to spend the entire day from sun-up to sundown fishing with a child. Short time periods are in order to maintain interest. • Be prepared with drinks and snacks for use over the course of the fishing day. • Be prepared to take frequent bathroom breaks.
• Plan to go fishing only when the weather is good. Children will most likely not enjoy being outdoors when it is overly hot, cold, or raining. • Plan to use a variety of baits to include both artificial and live baits. Be prepared to tie knots, rig tackle, and bait hooks. You may also be required to make some casts for the child if they are unfamiliar with the equipment. • Do not expect the young person to cast perfectly. Prepare for line tangles and hooking up on shoreline and underwater obstructions. Try to pick open fishing locations to minimize tangles. • Expose young people to conservation and protecting the fishing locale. Do not litter and discard used fishing line, bait holders, drink and snack containers in trash receptacles or take it back home with you to be discarded properly. Take a small trash bag with you to collect your trash as well as some that may have been left behind by others. Make it a better place than you found it. • Be patient and flexible; the fishing experience is supposed to be fun. The child if inexperienced
with fishing is going to make mistakes. • If you catch a fish, consider handing off the rod and reel to the youngster allowing him or her to fight and land the fish. • If going on multiple trips with a child, visit different waters and target a variety of fish species. The child may develop an interest in a particular body of water. • Be safe. Watch the child carefully and use life preservers if necessary. Exposing young people to fishing can become a lifelong interest. The future of angling and the waters that we fish today will require future generations to show an interest and protect them. You may find that you have a new fishing partner. Author’s Note: Dr. Andrew Cox is a contributing writer to outdoor publications and newspapers. He is a member of the Georgia Outdoor Writer’s Association. He has been fishing the waters of Georgia, Alabama, and north Florida for over forty years. Dr. Cox financially supports his fishing habits as Professor Emeritus at Troy University, Phenix City, Alabama. He may be contacted at andrewtrout@aol.com.
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Local Lakes & Forecasts Lake NOTTELY STRIPER By: Shane Goebel Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service & The Angler Magazine Fishing Team www.bigolfish.com 828-361-2021, 1-844-4-ANGLER
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Summer is finally here. The weather is beautiful, the water is warmer, and the fish are going crazy. It’s the perfect time to hit the lake and catch some amazing fish! What’s the best way to do that? By booking a trip with North Georgia’s #1 striper guide service: Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service. Lake Nottely is unbelievable for summer striper fishing. There’s nothing like starting your day off with an explosion of stripers slamming all your rods. It’s not uncommon for us to boat 20-40 fish per trip out here on this serene North Georgia lake. Currently, Lake Nottely is at full pool. Water clarity is clear and slightly stained in the backs of creeks, and water temps are in the mid to upper 70s. Striper fishing remains excellent. The early-morning and evening bites are your best times to see action. In the earl-morning hours, we are still pulling planer boards and free lines with live blueback herring. Keep your free lines 100150 feet behind the boat, and stagger your baits behind the boards. As the sun comes up in the later morning
hours, start to focus on deeper water. Switch to downlines and add a little split shot to your free lines. Target creek mouths and points off the main channel. As the topwater bite has also been excellent, keep a Spook or a RedFin at the ready to snag those surface-busting fish. By mid-month, these fish will really start to school up, and we’ll switch to an all downline bite. Just remember to keep an eye on your electronics and watch for schools of stripers. Also remember to try to get the fish back into the water as quick as possible. June is a fantastic month for catching some monster stripers this North Georgia lake. Give Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service a call and let the area’s #1 rated guide service put you on some of Lake Nottely’s best trophy fish during the fishing trip of a lifetime. We are Blairsville, GA’s only full-time guide service, specializing in striped and hybrid bass. We also serve Lake Chatuge, Lake Hiwassee and Lake Blue Ridge. For all your live bait and tackle needs, check out Hughes General Store in Blairsville, GA. They carry everything you need for a successful day of fishing and the best live herring around. So, come fish with the pros for the opportunity to be featured in The Angler Magazine. Let us help you get your fish on!
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Trap would be the bait of choice. A 3/8 ounce spinner bait in white with double willow leaf blades will work. Use in Lowrance Structure Scan technology to scout the areas before you fish. Even in 10 feet of water, this technology can scan 70 feet from right to left if you use left, right and down imaging at the same time. Fish this spinnerbait around any shallow water rocks. These fish are in less than 5 feet of water near the rocks. After the sun gets up, fish around docks and long points. Fishing a Carolina rigged worm in the watermelon seed or watermelon candy colors with a 24 inch leader along the bank will also catch fish.
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Ken Sturdivant ken@southernfishing.com Lake Sinclair is down 1.02 feet with the water stained and the temperature in the 70’s. Bass fishing is great. Go shallow as the bass roam the banks in shallow water all day both up and down lake. They are chasing small baitfish up into the shallows and the baits need to be very small. Casting small worms and topwater lures can get a strike. If this schooling activity lasts all day, it’s a good idea to use small lures. Buzzbaits can catch a lunker. Using the Zoom lizards on a light wire hook or a trick worm cast
into the shallows can be productive. Use the Lowrance Structure Scan technology to scout the areas before you fish. Even in 10 feet of water, this technology can scan 70 feet from right to left if you use left, right and down imaging at the same time. The mini lizards should be in a dark red color or pumpkin seed. All white Zoom trick worms with the tail dipped in a red dye works around the docks all day. Keep a #5 Shad Rap ready for any shallow schooling up on the banks. Move around a lot as these fish are doing the same. As the day progresses some of the upriver fish are still active on points and around docks. The bone and pearl colors in the Bill Norman Little N crankbaits are fair.
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Forecast by: Clay Cunningham www.catchingnotfishing.com 770-630-2673 Finally, we are getting some nice weather after several months of cold and wind here on Lanier. The water temperature is in the low 70s and climbing each day. The water has been very clear on the south end and slightly stained on the north end. Now that June is here, look for the stripers to progressively move deeper as the water temperature rises. At the beginning of the month, look for them to be 5 to 20 feet deep. You may still see some topwater action, so be sure to have a Sebile Magic Swimmer ready to cast. Day in and day out, it is hard to beat the Magic Swimmer. All the colors in the Magic Swimmer work. Early in the morning, the Magic Swimmer in white liner is hard to beat. A Storm Chug Bug in white or chrome and blue is also a good choice. Cast these
lures on 10 or 12-pound Trilene Big Game on a spinning rod. A good setup is a 7’ medium action Fenwick spinning rod paired with a Penn Conflict 3000 spinning reel. As the fish move deeper, look for the downline bite to take over. Spool up a Penn Squall Linecounter reel with 15-pound Trilene Big Game on a Shakespeare medium light action striper rod. Tie on a Capt. Mack 2 ounce swivel sinker, a four foot leader of 15-pound 100% Trilene Flourocarbon and a 1/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hook. Herring from the local tackle shops will be the key bait. Look for the stripers on your electronics before you drop baits. You can use traditional 2D sonar or down imaging to see these fish. Great electronics like the Humminbird units is a must. You can see your bait swim around the sinker. Overall, June is usually a great month on Lanier for stripers. The spawn will be over and the striper’s metabolism is wide open. See you on the water.
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Local Lakes & Forecasts June is Topwater Time on Lanier! Contributed By: Jim “Jimbo” Mathley www.jimboonlanier.com It is hard to beat the topwater bite in June on Lake Lanier. Spotted bass chasing a topwater bait in wolfpacks is about the most fun a human can have. In this month’s installment, we will review the different options to take advantage of the incredible topwater fishing on Lake Lanier in June. Location: In June, most of the spotted bass have completed the spawn, and have transitioned into replenish mode. We have had a late spring here in Georgia, and this may push back the best of topwater action until later in June. Post-spawn, many fish will be relating to key features at the mouths of the major creeks as well as main lake areas, and can be found on key structure such as long running points and humps. Locating these areas and the man-made cover that is often found on them (Example – brush piles) which will often concentrate the
fish will be important to your success. Please contact me directly if you are interested in purchasing Waypoints of these key brushpiles. Lures and Presentation: Let’s examine some of the techniques and lures that can be used to catch these fish. 1. Topwater – There are many bait choices in the topwater category – poppers, walkers, wakers, etc., and the preference of the fish will change day to day. Excellent topwater baits for Lake Lanier include: Lucky Craft Sammy, Heddon Zara Spook, Storm Chug-Bug, and a Cotton Cordell Redfin. These lures as well as all the rods and reels you will need to present them can be purchased at local tackle shops such as Hammond’s Fishing in Cumming, GA. Make sure to check out those G Loomis rods and Shimano reels - truly world class tackle!
2. Swimbait – Swimbaits offer great versatility as they can be fished at any depth you wish. As far as the mechanical type swimbaits, my favorite is the brand new Sweet Herring from the Sweet Bait Company. Solid design along with laborious handcrafted work and acute attention to detail make this bait the top of its class. Vary your retrieve speed and depth with this bait until you find the retrieve for which the fish are searching. Look for these baits to be a big producer of monster spotted bass in June. 3. Super Spin from Super Fish – When the topwater/swimbait bite is tough, pick up your SuperSpin and go to work. Fish the bait over and around brush for your best success, especially when the sun is out. The sun will concentrate the fish in this type of cover and the SuperSpin offers the perfect solution for the finicky fish that won’t come up. 4. Worm and Jig – When the topwater/swimbait action slows, and you see fish in the brush on your Lowrance, try the worm and jig. I like the Picasso Shake Down heads and worm combinations. As far as jigs go, I prefer Chattahoochee Jigs. Explore different worm and jig sizes, shapes, textures, and colors when you are fishing. Something different presented appropriately can make a
big difference on certain days. Tackle: For topwater action, you should utilize either a medium to medium-heavy bait-casting or spin-casting outfit, rigged with 12 to 17-pound Seaguar monofilament line. Lighter poppers and smaller walking baits are often better presented on spinning gear which allows for easier casting of smaller baits. For swimbaits, I like to present the larger, heavier, mechanical type swimbaits on a heavy action rod that is at least 7 feet long, and I will utilize 20-pound test monofilament or Seaguar Fluorocarbon line. My big swimbait rod is a G-Loomis Swimbait Rod which is perfectly matched for these baits. G-Loomis also offers some outstanding topwater rods from which to choose. Check out the options at Gloomis.com. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy some of the best fishing on Lake Lanier during the month of June. I still have some dates available in late June, so call me or drop me a line to experience some of this incredible topwater action. See you on the water! Jimbo is a full-time, year-round spotted bass guide on Lake Lanier. For more information or to book your trip, contact Jimbo on Lanier! 770-542-7764. Jimbo’s website: www. jimboonlanier.com
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Local Lakes & Forecasts Brown Fish, Green Fish, Nice Fish, Mean Fish By: Ryan Kennedy YouTube: Ryan Kennedy Fishing Instagram: ryankfishing ryankfishing@gmail.com
Fishing on a diversified fishery brings moments of excitement along with utter disappointment. After recently fishing a Bassmaster College Series event on Cherokee Lake in Tennessee, the different habits of smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and spotted bass were made evident. When fishing in a tournament that offers a multitude of species eligible to be brought to weigh-in, a wide variety of strategies can be utilized to succeed. No matter where a tournament takes place, dock talk will always be around for the lingering ears of others. Big Fish Larry and Spinnerbait Sammy have always got plenty to say to you and the other anglers. In reality, there are endless possibilities to take advantage of in order to catch fish on any given lake, but a few will usually strike your fancy. Although one of your buddies may be catching heads flipping a jig in the shoreline brush, the next guy behind him is having success busting
smallmouths on a rocky ridge with a tube in twenty feet of water, and to top it all off, the next competitor over is catching spots on a jigging spoon on a mid-lake hump in forty feet of crystal clear water. “The Deal” is always going to be a little bit different for everybody. The same tactic that may get every spotted bass that bites in the boat may be an easy way for an acrobatic smallmouth to break your heart at the boat. Being diversified in your tactics for tackling these freshwater beasts is the best way to manage each one of these species at the end of a line. Without getting caught up in the dock chatter, follow your gut instinct to find your best plan of attack. Each and every rock, brush pile, log jam, tree, shoreline stretch, dock, and point is different than the others. Approaching every cast with an open mind and thinking like a fish is a surefire way to put more fish in the boat. Never getting locked down in one mindset allows
an angler to fish to the best of his or her abilities. With weather, winds, and water levels constantly changing, switching up the game plan on the fly can pay off big in the long run of a tournament or even on a day of fun fishing out on the water. Keep your head down, capitalize on
the flurries and grind out the droughts. There isn’t a fish around that can’t be caught one way or another. Trust your instincts and believe that every cast is THE ONE. In the meantime, get a game plan together, and keep that line tight with the drag screaming!
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Local Lakes & Forecasts Fall Children’s Fishing Classic, October 20, 2018 Blog: FallChildrensFishingClassic.wordpress.com
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Local Lakes & Forecasts Clarks Hill Striped Bass, Hybrids and Crappie by Capt Tony Shepherd and Capt Rocky Fulmer Little River Guide Service lrguideservice@gmail.com (706) 210-3474 The lake is currently at full pool for the first time in a while. There is an abundance of brush, grass and other cover that is now submerged and providing habitat for prey and predators alike. The herring spawn only recently kicked into high gear around the last week of April, but looks as if it will be ending soon. The herring staged in normal locations but stayed deeper due to cold nights. The majority of the stripers went ahead and carried out their false spawning activities and then returned to deeper water to recover. The majority of hybrids continued to follow the herring but will soon follow it to deeper water. Over the last few weeks, we have caught fish near the bank on shallow points and shoals only to find them 40 feet deep the next day when the shallows would not produce. There was a fairly consistent hybrid bite near the Thurmond dam and bait cove that was
mostly a low light event from 5am till dawn and again in the evening. Currently, the fish are in a transition stage, meaning some are shallow on the remaining herring, some are in the back of coves and pockets and some are holding on the deep edges of river channels. Be flexible for a while. The summer pattern is fast approaching. June fishing will be some the best and hottest action of the entire year. The early morning feast should be phenomenal and lead to nonstop action. Look for fish to gather on humps and saddles in the 24 to 30 foot range. Present them a lively blueback herring on a down rod and watch it bend. The Shriver Creek to Parksville area of the lake should be the most productive stretch of water.
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Pitching Heavy Cover for a Kayak by Will Clements Outside World Outfitters, Team Nucanoe As the bass finish spawning and that jig or Texas rig in the nastiest move to their summer patterns, one places and yanking the fish up and technique I switch to is pitching and out of the cover before they can flipping heavy cover. Pitching thick wrap the line around limbs. cover can be very productive, and Having a kayak that you can there are a few things about doing stand and fish from is very helpful it from a kayak that I would like to for this technique. It can give you better casting angles and help you point out. Being in a kayak means when spot likely places for fish to be hidyou set the hook hard, you will most ing. On the flip side, there are some likely drift towards the fish. While cases where I like to flip cover while kayaks are great for getting into sitting down. By sitting down, I can hard to reach places, they do not slide back under over-hanging trees have the weight and mass of a bass and cast to the hardest to reach boat. Therefore, when you’re fishing places big boats can’t get to. I also a heavy cover technique, you have minimize the profile or shadow that to change tactics a little bit. Having I cast that might spook nearby fish. a substantial anchor can be a great The hard part about flipping while asset to this technique. Anchors like sitting down is the casting angles. a stake out pole, PowerPole Micro It can take a good bit of practice Anchor, or an Anchor Wizard are to learn different casts like backgreat for kayaks. If you’re using an hand and skip casting. If you don’t anchor, adjust the size of the an- have time to get out on the water, chor based on the cover and cur- you can always practice flipping in rent you’re fishing in. You will want your yard. Take a shoe or bucket something to hold you solidly in or anything and make a target and place while you pull that giant out practice casting to it. You can even pull your kayak out in the yard and of cover. A typical pitching or flipping practice casting from it while sitsetup involves a 7 foot or longer ting or standing. Improving your heavy action rod and a heavy high accuracy can help you put a bait gear ratio reel as well as thick braid- where other anglers can’t. Throw a ed line; the reason being that when bait where other anglers won’t dare. you hook a fish in heavy cover then You will get hung up and lose some you have to get them out. When lures, but you will also put your bait fishing from a kayak, I like to make in front of fish that no one else has. sure I use 40+ pound braided line Remember, half the battle is getand a heavy action stiff rod. It is also ting the fish to bite, and if you can important to tighten the drag down target less-pressured fish deep in on your reel. You want to minimize cover, you increase your chances. any give in the connection between Once you do get the fish to bite you and the fish because the kayak deep in cover, then you have to get will likely move some during every it out! Figure out what line, rod and hook set. I like to think of pitching reel work in your local cover and rip as if I’m a crane operator. Throwing some lips!
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pecially very early in the morning or late in the evening. Bass will also be deep on ledges and points and can be caught using Carolina rig worm, hair jig or crankbait. Shoal bass can also be caught Spring and summer have finally up in the shoals at the north end of arrived. The water temperatures are Lake Harding using a small Texas in the lower 70’s and will continue Rig worm, swimbait, Red Fish Magto move into the mid 70’s into June. ic, and buzzbaits. Additionally, the Lake Allatoona The water is mostly clear and water small lakes above Lake Harding such level seems to be steady round full as Langdale Lake or Crow Hop Lake pool. are good for shoal bass. Fishing these bite going on the lake right now. The bass have moved off the bed lakes requires a small boat or kayak. Fishing live shad at depths from 20 and now are either shallow near For the most part shoal bass do not Forecast By: Capt. Robert Eidson - 30 feet is producing for our boats cover or moving into deeper water. get as big as largemouth bass, but First Bite Guide Service ATTENTION: ________________________________ one end of the lake to the There are several patterns that will they fight well for their size. 770-827-6282 eidson6260@att.net from other. Our bait of choice has been the month of June. For Crappie have www.firstbiteguideservice.com moved out of the FORwork THEduring _____________________________ ISSUE big thread fins with small gizzards the shallow bass, the best baits will shallows and are now in deeper warunning a close second. These fish 770-855-8986 be a trick worm, Texas rig worm, ter. Your best bet is to fish under the can be found on your Lowrance on Linesides fishing is GREAT! The DATE:_____________________________________ lakecountryshopper@gmail.com mop jig, or jerk bait. Bass will be Long Bridge at night with lights or spawn run is almost over. Most of the or around most points, humps and around docks and other shal-MUST CORRECTIONS RECEIVED WITHIN 24 are HOURS PRINT SHOWN. aroundBE docks with deep water struc- fish flats.AS Good electronics can be a big back onOR the AD mainWILL lake and low structure, and IS at FOR night will be ture and lights with minnows being areCHANGES PROOF CORRECTIONS ONLY. ADDITIONAL FOR A during NOMINAL FEE. help the summer months. starting to setAVAILABLE up on a summer around docks with lights. Bass can the best bait. Summer time is awesome for pattern. Big schools of hybrids can ISSUE APRILso2018also be caught near weed beds and Striped bass are not schooling be found anywhere from the S-turns numbers on Lake Allatoona, give rd PROOF hydrilla on the shallow flats using as they were when the 3 water was in to as far south as Tanyard Creek. The us a call at 770-827-6282 and let’s a buzzbait, frog, or trick worm, es- the upper 50’s and lower 60’s, but down rod bite is the most productive take the kids fishing.
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Local Lakes & Tournaments Lake MARTIN Provided By: David Hare Alex City Guide Service 256-401-3089 Water Temperature: 84 degrees, lake level: full pool, clarity: clear. May has been another good striper month. We have caught a world of them on top with artificial and with live bait on top. It’s very exciting action when you’re catching trophy 20 to 40-pounders on light weight tackle. For June, expect some very early action out of stripers out in the open water. Occasionally, you’ll get late afternoon action, but right at dark the night bite gets busy in June. Expect to find a few around dock lights that will be catchable, but almost all of my night trips I fish the wide open waters and get the fish to come to me. To do this type of open water fishing, you should rig your boat with a nice LED light package. My personal favorites are the brand name Blue Water LED lights. My favorite nighttime live bait is the smaller gizzard shad rigged with a 2-3 ounce
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Lake Allatoona is at full pool (840 feet) and clear throughout most of the lake. The shad have spawned and schools of fry have moved into the main body of the lake. Look for surface activity as the go-to way to locate feeding fish this time of year. Surface temperatures will likely be nearing the mid-80s in June. Keep your offerings small for these surface feeders this time of year. Many of your bass and even some crappie lures will work on these fish. White, chartreuse and shad patterns are recommended. Impart fast, erratic action on your lures to mimic a fleeing, darting shad. Many times, larger hybrid and striper will be hanging out deep underneath the surface activity. It’s always a good idea when the opportunity presents itself to dangle a couple of live shad about 20 feet down on downlines to go for the big bite. For Allatoona’s bigger striper, try some planer boards at daybreak and long flatlines. The fish will be hitting bigger baits like medium and large gizzard shad. For rigging, simple is better. Run a 17-20# main line to a 5/0-6/0 hook. You may want to add a ¼ or 3/8 ounce split shot a couple feet above the hook to vary the presentation. Doing this will cause the bait to struggle a little more, putting that thump in the water that will call in the big girls.
The best way to hook a big gizzard is by opening the mouth and going straight up between the nostrils. For an alternate presentation, try going across the back in the “neck” right where the scales begin behind the head. Likely big fish zones will be the area in front of the dam, from Illinois Creek down to Bartow Beach and around Galt’s Ferry. Some big fish will reside in the upper Etowah from Canton to points north. PLEASE pay attention to the following: June marks a critical month for the striped bass in southern lakes. As Allatoona and other lakes begin to stratify, deep water oxygen levels begin to go down. Larger striper will begin to die from the stress of being caught when the surface temperature stays in the 80’s. By July, catching a striper over 10 pounds in the main lake means certain death. To do your part in conserving these great sportfish, catch and keep your daily limit set by the GADNR (2 fish over 22 inches), and then fish for something else. Unethical anglers will continue to catch and release large striper during the hot summer believing their fish are all surviving. THEY ARE NOT. If we all pitch in and make the effort to enjoy the resource without putting undue burden on it during the hot summer, we will all be rewarded with much better catch success when water conditions allow for ‘unlimited’ catch and release. HINT: Striper Soup Bait & Tackle has everything you need to hone your striper skills including the best live shad, equipment, and knowledge anywhere.
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Look for large schools of smallmouths in the Toccoa River and Star Creek area. Live bait seems to be the key out here lately, but a jigging spoon and shaky head can’t be ruled out. Towards the end of this month these spotted bass will really start to school up and feed strong. When they start busting on the surface they will hit just about anything you can throw at them. In June the walleye will start to heading for deeper water. Look for these guys to be suspended off rocky points and on steep ledges throughout the lake. You can also find some stray wanderers on shallow humps. Downlining live bluebcks will work the best to target these guys. You can even bounce a few nightcrawlers 6 to 12 inches from the bottom. Also trolling crankbaits and jerkbaits will get you hooked up. When I decide to pull artificial baits, I always go to my Yo-Zuri Deep Diver, Shad Raps or Smithwick deep divers. Just remember to make some good S-turns and keep your speeds around 2 to 3 mph.
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Water temperature: high 60s, lake level: full, clarity: 5 feet. The stripers and hybrids have been doing exactly what they should be doing for this time of year, and that’s eating. Look for the hungry fish from the backs of the creeks out to the points depending on the time of day. In the early mornings, they seem to be in the very back chasing herring and big threadfin. Typical spread of 2 to 4 planers, flat lines and at least one down rod at 25 feet is the standard right now. I like to run my baits from 25 to 75 feet back. After you find what is getting bit, adjust the rest accordingly. We have seen some nice striper and hybrids this spring
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ith two anglers flailing away from either end of drift boat, there is huge potential for monumental foul-ups. A drift boat and a good oar-man can be flyfisher’s best friends, but there are some rules everyone must follow. TEAMWORK: If both anglers and the rower work together, things tend to go much more smoothly. The rower’s job is to position the boat so everyone is safe and the anglers have good casts to likely lies. He is the captain. For safety, the anglers must do what he says. If he is a hired guide, he should also know the river, which means he knows where fish hold. When he barks out, “long seam, river left!” he’s trying to help you catch fish. When he starts backstroking hard, be ready to cast. He’s seen something fishy. The angler at the front of the boat is in the catbird seat. His only duties are to fish well and occasionally look up to monitor for danger. The oar-man can’t see through the angler standing in the front of the boat. If you’re up front and see an obstacle you suspect the rower doesn’t, let him know. The angler in the rear is tasked with clean-up duty, and he’s also responsible for avoiding crossed lines. The front angler will be facing forward, which means he can’t see what’s going on in the boat. The rear angler must pay attention to what the rower and front angler are doing and adjust accordingly. Paying attention also allows the rear angler to do his clean-up duty effectively. By watching the front angler, the back angler can fish the good water his buddy missed. CASTING: Theoretically, if both anglers cast using the same angles, there should never be an issue with crossed lines. And, unless you’re streamer fishing, there isn’t a need to do a lot of false casting or even cast much at all. One of the cool things about fishing from a drift boat is you’re floating along at the same speed as the river. Making a 45-degree cast upstream of the boat allows your fly line and the boat to float along together. If you’re diligent in mending the line, you can achieve an almost infinite drag-free drift. Look out ahead, pick a good line, cast, and drift away. BOUNDARIES: Staying within the boundaries is important, especially when chunking and stripping streamers. It is hard not to aim and fire at the next good-looking run every time you finish a retrieve. Really, that’s what you should be doing… as long as you’re fishing within your boundaries. The angler in the front of the boat gets everything from the rower forward. The rear angler gets everything from the rower back. Staying within the boundaries can avert a lot of frustration and time spent untangling lines or pulling hooks out of the rower’s face. When you’re dealing with foul-ups, you’re not fishing. And when you’re not fishing, you’re floating past a lot of good water.
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ne of the benefits of being a charter captain in southwest Florida is the people you meet. Almost always, my first mate Vicki and I have fishing in common with the folks we take out on the water; sometimes the connection runs deeper. That’s how we became friends with Gino Mascarin and Jennifer Wintermans, of Thunder Bay, Canada. Like Vicki and I, both are avid anglers, and over the years we discovered we have many other things in common, including travel, fine foods and fine wines. On their last visit, Gino and Jennifer insisted we travel to their neck of the woods to fish for world record brook trout on Lake Nipigon and Chinook salmon on the Nipigon River. I had never fished Canada, so I decided to give it a try, especially since our hosts are people who know how to catch fish and also appreciate some of the other fine things life has to offer. We departed for Thunder Bay, by way of Toronto, in late August for four days of pampering, which was to include three days of fishing, gourmet cooking and wine tasting. Thunder Bay is a town that sits on the banks of Lake Superior just across the border from Minnesota on the Canadian side of the lake. It is in a relatively sparsely populated western corner of the Ontario province, where a web of lakes and waterways offers an unbelievable amount of good fishing. Over three days, we were to fish for different species at three different venues: brook trout on Lake Nipigon, Chinook salmon on the Nipigon River tailwater and walleye on Lake Superior. Lake Nipigon is renowned for producing large brook trout, including the world-record 14.5-pounder caught by Dr. JW Cook in 1915. Although it is dwarfed by nearby Lake Superior, Nipigon is a pretty big lake at 1,872 square miles of surface area. It feeds the Nipigon River, which is Lake Superior’s largest tributary. Over the months preceding the trip, Gino and Jennifer had shared photos of their catches, and our excitement was running high. We launched Gino’s 19-foot Lund Pro V Tournament Series before
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SUPER COUPON
SAVE 39%
NOW
$
LIMIT 7 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
$999 $1799
Customer Rating
NOW
LIMIT 4 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
ITEM 62281/61637 shown
SAVE $404
SUPER COUPON
Customer Rating
99
ITEM 62393/69596 38847/61197 shown
534
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
NOW
$34 $4499
$
MODEL: H7723
9 $1299 $15999
ITEM 69645/60625 shown ITEM 93454/69054/63395/62603 shown
6 TON HEAVY DUTY STEEL 100 WATT SOLAR PANEL KIT 7 FT. 4" x 9 FT. 6" CAMOUFLAGE JACK STANDS Customer Rating WEATHER RESISTANT TARP Customer Rating
ITEM 62314/63066 66383 shown
60" HARDWOOD WORKBENCH WITH 4 DRAWERS
LIMIT 8 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
60%
MODEL: 2000020293
Customer Rating
99
COMPARE TO
49
99 29SAVE
99
SUPER COUPON
4-1/2" ANGLE GRINDER
NOW
ITEM 63054/62858 shown
$
LIMIT 6 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
Customer Rating
NOW
$
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
.50 CAL METAL AMMO CAN
$1 999
NOW
SAVE ITEM 64478 $29 63287 shown
LIMIT 4 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
Customer Rating
NOW
ITEM 69091/61454 62803/63635/67847 shown
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
HEAVY DUTY FOLDABLE ALUMINUM SPORTS CHAIR
Customer Rating
9 $1 4 99 $16999
SUPER COUPON
SUPER COUPON
21 GALLON, 2.5 HP, 125 PSI 40 VOLT LITHIUM CORDLESS VERTICAL OIL-LUBE 14" BRUSHLESS CHAIN SAW AIR COMPRESSOR Customer Rating
Customer Rating
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RAYOVAC
SUPER COUPON
2 HP GAS POWERED EARTH AUGER
SAVE $164
WITH
3-1/2" SUPER BRIGHT ALUMINUM FLASHLIGHT
Cannot be used with other discounts or prior purchases. Original coupon must be presented. Valid through 10/1/18 while supplies last. Limit 1 FREE GIFT per customer per day.
LIMIT 4 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
SUPER COUPON
20% OFF
FREE • 9 LED • Compact, Lightweight COMPARE TO $ 50
99
SUPER COUPON
69999
MODEL: 96820
SAVE ITEM 64046/64045 $400 63770 shown
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 10/1/18*
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