Gatorbassman

Nick, You need to let that reporter that you took fishing know about this if you haven't already.

AL, You think Varner is good. Fort Stewart is perhaps the best place in GA for a DD bass. Six of the top 30 bass caught in Georgia were caught in Fort Stewart. These bass range in size from just over 15 pounds to over 16 pounds. And these are just the ones that have been officially weighed. There have been countless other bass in the 16 to 17 pound class caught from installation waters over the years but have never been officially recorded or reported!

Not really. The lake is slap full of shad. These bass are the ones that have been in deep water all summer long. Now that the lake has turned over they have come up to fatten up all winter long in preparation for the spawn. Give them a month or two and they will be monsters.

We need a little more information about the lake but you can't go wrong with a jig. But what color, size, action, and speed all depend on the body of water you will be fishing.

I fish with two Fuegos and two Advantage Super Tuned reels almost every time I go fishing. I have never had that problem and I am one who sticks it to them when it come to my hooksets. So don't worry about it. They are wonderful reels and I know you will love them. Those nobs are the reason I like the Daiwa Reels so much. There is nothing like being about to quickly make micro adjustments for the next cast.

Well you already have all my fishing gear at your house so get your boat charged up I will be there Tuesday afternoon to get it. Right after my trip to the new Bass Pro Shops in Macon.

Way to go Nick. We are extremely proud of you.

Why you !@#!#@$! > crap eatin !@#@$#@! > Great fish but Dang you guys are killin me. The Whitetail Deer are in full rut and ya'll are catchin hawgs like they were in a barrell. I can't be two places at once. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

SFC_AL you will understand this one. Try running in platoon formation on Monday morning. Beer sweat is a smell you will never forget.

Covington, GA. That is were I grew up. There are a few good hotels very close to Varner. Randall is very reasonable with his rates and he works his tail off for ya. I have yet to hear of someone being disappointed with a trip with Randall. Even if they don't catch a single fish.

We are glad you joined the forum. Welcome!! That's a great fish but it's no bigger than 7 1/2.

There's a critic in every group. ;D Good luck Ben. We're rootin for ya.

I guess for a couple of newbees I would recomend a lipless crank.

We thaught about that but Varner requires an electric boat that is spacificly disigned for that lake and others like it. You can easily burn the juice out of 6 to 8 batteries in a day of fishing. So that would limit the trip to those of us that have rigs like that. There are other reasons like lack of camping in the area and distance to the nearest gas motor lake. I sure wish we could pull it off though. It would be awsome.

Two liters of 9 1/2 Normal Saline given intravenously. I just went down stairs to the Emergancy Room here at work and asked the Attending Physician. He said the best way he knows of is much like what Pond Hopper said. One or two bottles of Gatoraid and some crackers or cookies should help speed things up.

Let me add that it needs to be a good picture of yourself. It does not have to be one of you holding a fish.

My green ones are kind of "in the middle". The company that makes them also makes some with interchangeable lenses. But they are pricey.

I have broken ice off the ramp to get the boat in and had a thirty fish day before. So the answer is no. Fish are cold blooded and as long as the water isn't in it's solid state they can and will bite.

What has been said is exactly right. If you are looking for sunglasses for fishing than polarized is the only way to go. They come in price from 10 to 200+ bucks. So it's hard to decide. There are many things to concider before buy some "Fishing Glasses" You should have dark colored lenses for sunny days and light colored or amber lenses for low light, cloudy days. My expensive pair are dark green lenses and my cheep pair ($18) are amber. There is not much difference between the two as to how they see into the water but the quality of the lenses and frame are the big differences. The important thing is that they fit. You don't want the sunlight to get in around the edges and reflect onto the back of the lenses so you want some that fit tight to the face (wrap around). You don't want some that fit tight to the rest of the head because after long hours of wearing them you will get a headache. I was cursed with a big head (7 1/2) so this is a big problem for me. I try on hundreds of pairs before I find the ones that work.

Now that's the Raul that we all know and love.

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is that 3lb 2oz or 3 1/5 lbs (also known as 3lbs 3.2oz)?

3lb 5oz

Ouch!!!!!! :'( That hurts bad.

Very true. You can even die quickly of hypothermia in 65-degree water. So use your head and don't go out alone.