LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN .60 FEET, CLEAR, MID 50’S BY MATT BATY

Bass fishing is good. The water temperatures are down and the grass is dying. This has made the lipless crank bait bite and chatter bait bite turn on. With the cold water, the bass are still relating to the deep grass edge. The middle grounds between the firebreak and stinky island and the flats in front of Wingate are both good places. For the lipless crank bait, opt for a heavier 3/4 ounce bait such as a Spro Aruku Shad 85 in mudbug red. For the chatter bait, use a 1/2 ounce green pumpkin with a 4" Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper in Easy Money color. Another pattern that seems to be working is drop shotting in spring creek. For the best set up, use a Lews spinning reel, a Duckett spinning rod, 7 pound test Sunline fluorocarbon, a Gamakatsu drop shot hook, and a 1/4 drop shot weight. Nose hook a Big Bite Baits 6" Shaking Squirrel in earthworm and then you’re in business. The best areas to drop shot are anywhere in spring creek in deep timber. You need really good electronics with down scan such as Lowrance HDS touch screen units. They make it much easier to locate fish and shad to increase your odds.

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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.