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    A fishing rod can be called a fishing pole! 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 01-07-2018 02:07 PM
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    How many poles do you see on the Miss Judy Too?




    Trust me when I say, “A fishing rod can be called a fishing pole!”

    Many years ago after getting my charter captain license I tried everything that I could to get extra business. ...
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    Bringing Back the Old Ways! 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 12-27-2017 05:43 PM
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    Check out the crushers that are located inside a sheepshead mouth!




    Did you know that a sheepshead can **** the insides out of a fiddle so fast that it is known for leaving the empty crab carcass still hanging on your hook. This is definitelya ...
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    NYE: Little Miss Judy’s Believe it Or Not 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 12-22-2017 05:29 PM
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    New Year’s Eve at the Grand Oglethorpe Hotel
    I have to admit that this one of those stories that I wrote and every time I re-read it I re-live it! I am so happy that my memory banks are still intact.

    Photos by Jerry Helmey (my mother)

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    Keys to Bladed Jig Fishing in winter 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 11-25-2017 05:52 PM

    When the winter comes and your favorite bait is some sort of bladed jig the presentation changes to adapt to the winter conditions. If you’re fishing the late fall transition you will quickly see that moving from late fall to winter requires some attention to detail. The biggest ...
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    A Thanksgiving Story - Part One 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 11-11-2017 06:41 PM
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    This is number one and next week will be number two!


    My Aunt Hattie’s Brown bag theory


    My Aunt Hattie, which was my father’s older sister always cooked the best Thanksgiving dinner! Her cooking abilities were unbelievable. She would cook ...
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    My Favorite Bait Time 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 11-11-2017 06:26 PM

    With the colder water ahead we are gaining ground on the time of year my favorite bait produce some great catches. I know lots of folks don’t really work spinner bait as it gets colder but for me it’s the bait of choice as we get into the cold water winter months. It’s also ...
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    Winter Fishing is Almost Here 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 11-10-2017 04:26 PM

    As the cold weather approaches your lake changes and you must be able to change with it to be successful during the winter months. The important change we all have to make may be in mind set and expectations. The winter on most lakes is just different and there are a few things ...
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    Thanksgiving Fishing Psalm 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 11-04-2017 07:04 PM

    As we approach Thanksgiving I always look for the positives of the past fishing year with the intent of thanking those who influenced my life and my fishing career. No matter who you are or how much or how little you achieved at anything you set your life to accomplish we have ...
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    Halloween 1958 Style 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 10-31-2017 07:34 PM
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    Does anybody know who this Witch is? Better look quick...she is just about to take off on her V-8 power double turbo charged broom! What makes this witches broom faster than most? A boost of nitrous oxide!



    My father always took me out for Halloween ...
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    How to Catch Red Snapper 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 10-29-2017 06:19 PM
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    Captain Judy’s Old School Genuine Red Snapper Techniques!

    I know the first question on your mind is going to be...is a good time to target genuine red snapper? What the best bait? Just about any generic bait loaded on your hook that is lowered in the water ...
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    Fall Transition Keys 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 10-28-2017 06:14 PM

    If it’s not already in your knowledge base fall fishing can be tough; you can spend hours on the water and have little to show for it but if you keep a few things in mind your chances increase. The weather changes constantly, there is very little rain and clouds and there is ...
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    How they caught Pilot Whales Back in the Fifties! 

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    Judy Helmey
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    Published on 10-26-2017 03:44 PM
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    Captain Tommy Williams of Miss Judy Charters told me this true story about the pilot whales many years ago. So I thought I would put it to print so you could know exactly how they caught pilot whales back in the good old fifties! By the way Captain Tommy is holding a nice ...
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    Productive Fall Spots to Bank Fish for Black Bass 

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    Lee McClellan
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    Published on 10-23-2017 03:46 PM
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    The length of day relative to the time of year never changes. As the nights lengthen slightly with each passing day in fall, the overnight temperatures drop and pull heat from the top layers of lakes.
    This development is already underway, but will peak over the next month ...
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    Fall Dock Fishing 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 10-21-2017 03:29 PM

    The in-between time of year generally falls in the fall when the water is still warm and the bass are acting like its mid-summer. Bass become real finicky in this time of the year as one day they bite well the next day you struggle even though many times you go back to the spot ...
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    The Shaky Head Craze 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 10-14-2017 03:25 PM

    Regardless of your fishing preferences you can’t deny the explosion of the Shaky Head throughout the bass fishing industry. The feeling out there is when everything else fails you, fish a Shaky head, the many ways you can fish it have made it a very versatile bait.
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    The Many looks of Worm Fishing 

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    Mike Gerry
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    Published on 10-07-2017 06:56 PM

    As the fall fishing continues to mask a slow presentation I thought I would give some detail on the many ways to fish a worm. There is no doubt we have advanced the presentation over the years of a worm and many of them are very popular and catching fish.


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