LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 9.2 FEET, 50’S & CLEAR

Spotted bass fishing is fair. The cold front will slow them a few days but this will rebound as the bait starts to school up in larger tighter schools. This is where the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology will pay off. Anglers will see these bait schools from great distances cutting the search time way down. The spots can be in 10 feet of water on any rocky point mid lake to the dam. Dig the baits on the rocks. The fish seem to still be scattered for whatever reason but so not stop running points and cranking these baits all day. Do not expect any schooling activity just a single fish here and there. Use a light Shakey head and a variety of colors and sizes of finesse worm’s sand, natural blue and cinnamon worms and creepy crawlers. The pattern is quite simple, fish as many points as possible with spinnerbaits and jigs. Dark brown with blue flake seems to be working the best while slowly rolling it off the bottom stopping the jig on occasions. Slow crank a 3/8 ounce spinnerbait in the white/chart combination in the same areas and don't forget or overlook any boat docks that might be close by.

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Line side fishing is good. The fish still stacking up on the flats and points from Bartow Carver north to Little River. Our best bite has been fishing big threadfin, small gizzard shad as well as small trout just off the bottom on the flats on most main lake points early and then again right before the sun goes down. The flats at Galts, Harbor Town and the Delta has been producing best for us. As we move into the month, the bigger stripers have moved back into the lake. And are already starting to move into the mid lake creeks. The flat lines and planner boards fished with large gizzard shad or trout will be your best bet for big fish. If you're after numbers, large threadfins and small gizzard shad will work best. December is one of the best months of the year for spooning. Use a ½ ounce white Flex It spoon fished right off the bottom.

The Atlanta Boat Show is coming to the Georgia World Congress center January 12 thru 15, 2017. Meet Lowrance Pro Staffers, Tom Branch Jr, Captain Mark Smith, Al Bassett and Ken Sturdivant.

SONAR TIPS: SURFACE CLARITY: This is the “Clutter” anglers see on the top of the screens. This is algae and plankton as well as wave action floating on the surface. Leave off, press enter. Ask for a free sonar set up sheet by sending me an email to [email protected]. Please tell me what model machine you have.

We recommend Overboard Designs for 2956 Waterworks Road Buford, Georgia 30518 Phone 678.714.7122.

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

Ask for a free sonar set up sheet by sending me an email to [email protected]. Please tell me what model machine you have.

Anglers we have these books for sale BASS FISHING LAKE LANIER, BASS FISHING 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

Saturday, December 17, 2016 2pm at Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville, learn BASICS OF ELECTRONICS BY LOWRANCE PRO STAFF, KEN STURDIVANT

The Atlanta Boat Show is coming to the Georgia World Congress center January 12 thru 15, 2017. Meet Lowrance Pro Staffers, Tom Branch Jr, Captain Mark Smith, Al Bassett and Ken Sturdivant.

Our “On the Water” SONAR SCHOOL lasts all day. Call for rates and dates. Bring your machine or your boat. Use my HDS or HOOK machines. Bring some food, it is an all day school. Meet on the south end of Lake Lanier. Learn how to make Screen Shots. All about Transducers and Sonar frequencies. CHIRP! What do fish look like on SONAR and Structure Scan and Down Scan, What are those lines? Learn Structure Scan and Down Scan, See the NEW LOWRANCE 3D technology, How to use mapping technology. How to FIND THE FISH! How to use the Fish and Game Forecaster to use the Right Lure at the Right Time. All about GPS and Trail. How to load waypoints and go find a sunk boat. How to set up any machine. See man made structure, old road beds, old stump rows and a sunk house foundation, See on whole tree under water full of fish. Learn all this in ONE day! Our mailing address is Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge Cumming Georgia 30040. 770 889 2654