LAKE ALLATOONA IS FULL, 80’S, CLEAR


Bass fishing is slow. Bass are deep, with the best concentration around 18 to 25 feet deep. Drop shot finesse worms and shad baits like the Jointed Jerk Minnow are working well. Another key is very light line and a heavier drop shot weight 6 pound test Sunline Sniper line fished vertically around brush using sonar is a good tactic. Fish are scattered and size has been low. Stamp Creek and north is most productive. There is some schooling activity in the evening, especially after a storm. The SPRO Dawg, BB Jerk Minnow and Zara Spook are my weapons of choice for that. It takes a long cast to get the bass to bite and not spook. Use 10 pound Sunline SX1 braid and a medium heavy spinning rod for optimal distance.


Robert Eidson Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you're ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e mail: [email protected].


Line side fishing is fair. The approaching full moon has slowed the bite down compared to last week. But should be a temporary setback. We are still catching decent numbers but we are having to run and gun right now. The fish are on the move and aren't staying in one location for more than five minutes. Down lining shad is still working, but shad are dying very quickly on a hook. Be sure to take plenty of bait with you. Down lines fished at 14 21 feet deep is working best right now. The dissolved oxygen level is so low below 21 feet bait is dying in less than five minutes on a hook. Netting bait isn't that hard right now. But if netting isn't your thing the Soup in Acworth has plenty of shad in stock. We have caught fish this week as far north as Kellogg's Creek and as far south as Allatoona Landing. These fish are on the move and never seem to be in the same place the next day. Hopefully this is just a minor setback in what has been a great summer live bait bite on Lake Allatoona. Trolling is good. The trolling bite has been my better bite the last few weeks. And this will probably will hold true into the mid of September. We are pulling nothing but umbrella rigs and trailer color doesn't seem to matter. It is more of a reaction bite. We have been having our best luck at 145 feet behind the boat at speeds of 2.4 to 3.1 miles per hour.


Saturday August 26 2017 2pm at Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville learn BASICS OF ELECTRONICS BY LOWRANCE PRO STAFF KEN STURDIVANT


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


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The Advantage Boat Center in Cumming Georgia offer sales service and storage close to Lake Lanier. 678 771 8745. Ask for Myra.


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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. See our Southern Fishing Schools page for the latest screen shots of the LOWRANCE 3D technology. See bass over a ladder in 10 feet of water 168 feet from my boat. www.lowrance.com.


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


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