Yesterday, my neighbor called me at about 2 PM, asking if I wanted to go to the river and fish with him in his Tracker boat.  Didn't hesitate a second as he's a tournament Basser(just came in first at Lake Oconee last weekend with his partner) in addition to Bassin' for fun and he know's the Ocmulgee River like he know's his backyard.  He can place his casts and pitches like no one else I've fished with.

For those that might not know, the Ocmulgee is the river that formed the oxbow lake that the World's Record Bass was caught out of way back in 1932.  That oxbow(known as Lake Montgomery) is filled in and silted over from what I've heard but the river itself still yield's some heavy Bass, Sturgeon, catfish, mudfish, and of course, panfish.

We floated down from the get-in spot South of H'wy 96.  I caught a 2(?) lb mudfish on a Chatterbait of all things!  We saw a 4-6'(?) long Sturgeon jump completely out of the water a few yards from the boat.  No other bites after an hour or so so he cranked up the outboard and took us upriver to a slough just a short way north of the get-in spot.  

Right away, he hooked a 4-6(?) lb mudfish on an Ol' Monster, T-rigged worm.  Both mudfish were made into gator food with the use of a 22 mag.  A short time later, he hooks and lands a 5(we didn't weigh it) lb Bass.  That was all we caught but what a joy to be on that historic river.

Left-click on the pics for enlargement:

 5 lber caught on a pitched jig

The Bass came off of that log in front of the boat.

Nice river shot

Another one

Dan

Wow!

That river is a beauty.

Wow!

That river is a beauty.

What RW said!.....that's a great pic!.......the bass we're too shabby either

wow that river looks  like it hold s sum hogs in it////

What exactly is a mudfish? Im guessing a kind of catfish but im not sure?

beautiful river, beautiful fish

wow that river looks like it hold  sum hogs in it

What he said!  ;D

What exactly is a mudfish? Im guessing a kind of catfish but im not sure?

No, it's not a catfish though their mouth resembles one.  They are more widely known as a bowfin.  They are considered as trash fish down here.  Noticed GA isn't in that description's locale???  I was sure I'd taken a pic of the larger one caught but it's missing.

Thanks y'all for the looks.  That river is truly picturesque, wild, untamed, and loaded with all kinds of fish including the 'jumping'(a boater drowned recently while trying to dodge one and was thrown from the boat with no PFD on)  Strurgeon; a frighteningly large fish.

Sturgeons

Bowfin/mudfish:

Dan

lol that would be something to drown b/c you had to get out of the way of a stray fish!!! but anyway looks like another successful trip fer ya and the river looks to die for!! (pun unintended  )

Dan, it looks like there may be a fish under every bit of vegetation along that river.  Thanks for the pics.  Beautiful place!!

Well done young man! 8-)

Nice pics and story, thanks

Everywhere you fish always has amazing cover, and just looks incredible... Your too lucky  :-/.