CLARKS HILL IS DOWN 6.4 FEET, LOW 50’S DEGREES & CLEAR

Bass fishing is fair. Some good bass are coming from relatively shallow water on small to medium crank baits, small jigs and Carolina rigs. Shad Raps crank baits have working in in shad and chartreuse patterns. Use a lightweight jig with pork or plastic in the colder water. Rocky banks, riprap, blow downs, points and docks have all yielded bass using jigs. Try a Strike King 3/8 ounce jig in black and blue with a Zoom Chunk in green pumpkin or black blue. Line should be 15 to 20 pound test. The Carolina rig anglers are catching fish from the points and docks. Try a shorter leader of 18 to 24 inches with a Zoom Finesse worm in green pumpkin and a half ounce weight. Fishing deep has gotten better, but still not as good as normal for mid winter. Vertically jigged spoons like a .6 Flex It are usually all that’s needed. Normally the cove centers work only if huge amounts of bait are present.
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The 2015 Atlanta Boat Show is January 11, through 15, 2015 at The Georgia World Congress Center. Meet these anglers in the “Let’s Go Fishing Center”: Ken Sturdivant, Dan Saknini, Mark Smith, Jimbo Mathley, Al Bassett, Matt Henry, Matt Henry, Tom Branch, Jr., Rick Burns, Rene Hess CCI, Captain Mark Smith, Randy Hancock, Matt Driver, and Chris Scalley.