LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL MAIN LAKE IS CLEARING, RIVERS ARE STAINED & MID 50’S BY MATT BATY

Bass fishing is fair. Our lake is fishing really strange right now. This week is the first full moon in February and warm temperatures. You would think that big bags would be expected at the local Westside Team Trail this past weekend. For this time of the year that was not the case. It only took 16 pounds to win a recent tournament but after that the weights fell off a good bit and with 36 boats it should've been a lot better. From my experience, most of the bass are in the backwaters ponds. There are some fish bedding and some cruising and the rest are thinking about it. One good technique is to throw a swim bait in shallow pads and grass while searching for bedding bass. A good bait is a 5" Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper in Hematoma or Green Pumpkin. Rig this on Sunline braid a good rod such as a Duckett micro magic pro 7' extra heavy and a Lews Tournament Speed Spool with an 8:3:1 gear ratio. This setup helps you get those big females out if the thick cover. If you find a bass on bed, switch to a Texas rigged Big Bite Baits Warmouth in pumpkin seed with a 5/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook and a 3/8 ounce Tungsten Fish Catchin Fool weight. This will catch most bass that are locked in the bed. There are some fish still staging in the deeper water near the ponds. Use your Lowrance HDS units and Navionics mapping to locate the deeper depressions and ditches in the ponds. Do not be afraid to fish very shallow. The New Lowrance 3D Technology can shoot all the way to the bank and we can see these shallow fish. Once you locate good areas switch to a Spro Little John XL crankbait in nasty shad to find and locate where the fish are.

Our On the Water Schools are Rods Reels and Lures for Bass SONAR and we have a Striper school. Learn how to use the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology. Call 770 889 2654 or see the details on our web site for more info and dates.fo

STRIPER! Seminar March 5, 2016 in Buford Georgia. See www.nutsandboltsfishing.com

We have the LOWRANCE Gen 3 Touch and 3D NEW Lowrance Technology on our boat. Bring any HDS machine only to Lake Lanier and learn it ALL in one day. Call Ken for details.

Ken Sturdivant Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE Sonar Seminar at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia on Saturday March 26 2016 at 2pm. Seminar is subject to change without notice. Be sure to see the NEW Lowrance machines coming on www.lowrance.com

For a free set up sheet for your sonar send me an e mail to [email protected]

Anglers have these books for sale BASS FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE and BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL. These books have lots of bass fishing and covers every week of the year. Each book $39.00. If you would like a sample of any book send us an e mail to [email protected].

We offer these waypoints for sale. You get the coordinates and you load them into your GPS unit for Lake Allatoona for $99.00 Lake Lanier for $99.00 Lake Oconee for $99.00 Lake Weiss for $99.00 Lake Hartwell for $99.00 WAYPOINTS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE

Our mailing address is Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge Cumming Georgia 30040. 770 889 2654