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Eric Aldrich’s Lake Lanier
I would like to take this opportu¬
nity to thank all of our men and
women in uniform for their tremen¬
dous sacrifices for our country. God
Bless all of our military people and
their families.
Water Conditions: Lake
Temperatures are in the high 60s and
low 70s. Please be very careful out on
the lake during Memorial Day, as it
will be busy out there.
Bass: Bass fishing is very good
right now. This is the time of year
when run-and-gun power fishing is in
full swing. The term run-and-gun
Local Sports
Soccer camp
A soccer camp for ages 9-14 will be held
June 2-6. Cost is $65. Call the Cumming
Recreation and Parks Department for more
information at (770) 781-2030.
Fast pitch softball camp
A fast pitch softball camp for ages 9-14 will
be held June 2-6. Cost is $65. Call the Cumming
Recreation and Parks Department for more
information at (770) 781-2030.
Bulldog boys basketball
A Bulldogs’ boys basketball camp for ages 7-
14 will be held June 9-13. Cost is $65. Call the
Cumming Recreation and Parks Department for
more information at (770) 781-2030.
Bulldog girls basketball
A Bulldogs girls basketball camp for ages 7-
14 will be held June 16-20. Cost is $65. Call the
Cumming Recreation and Parks Department for
more information at (770) 781-2030.
Fundamentals camp
A shooting skills, drills and fundamentals
basketball camp for ages 7-14 will be held June
24-26. Cost is $65. Call the Cumming
Recreation and Parks Department for more
information at (770) 781-2030.
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS — Sunday, May 25, 2008
means fishing many different spots in
a day. To do this efficiently you need
to know the lake well and have a pre¬
determined route with productive
spots. We often make 20-40 stops in
an eight-hour day. Fish the main lake
points and secondary points in the
creeks with fast moving lures like a
big SPRO Dawg 125, buzz bait, larg¬
er swim baits, jigs or a Fish Head
Spin. Make 5-10 casts on each spot.
If there is no action, move on.
When you find an area with active
bass, fish it completely before mov¬
ing on. This type of fishing isn’t for
SEPARATION from 1C
However, the school won an
appeal to the Georgia High
School Association showing that
its latest enrollment numbers
made it better suited to Class
AAAA, and was allowed to make
the drop in classification.
Spring practice, held earlier
this month, brought a chance for
the Bulldogs to start preparing
for what they hope will be a suc¬
cessful fall campaign.
“Spring was very successful.
We spent a great deal of time
working on fundamentals and
getting kids in the right place,”
Bennett said. “We had some
minor injuries, but for the most
part it was a great two weeks.
Our kids came out everyday
excited and enthusiastic and gave
great effort the entire time. That
is all we can ask for as coaches.”
For the second year in a row,
Central also let some Bulldog
moms in on the action, letting 50
team mothers in on an X’s and
CAMP from 1C
“We’ve had kids call us from
Alpharetta, so there’s some kids
from north Fulton coming. It’s
not just our park. ... It’s a true
blue community event,” Ramsey
said.
The camp is open to ages 5-
13 and will feature three days of
football instruction, with drills
and a mock NFL combine with
the pros. Competition in the 20-
everybody. If you prefer a more
relaxed pace, then slow down and fish
drop shot rigs, finesse worms, smaller
crank baits and topwater plugs in the
creeks and around docks.
Stripers: Striper fishing is also
good. The topwater activity is hap¬
pening. Use’ plugs like the SPRO
Dawg, Zara Spook or even a Red Fin
V-Waked on the surface around main
lake points and also in the lower lake
creek mouths. Fish main lake points
near the river channel even if there is
no activity on top. Always pay close
attention to your Humminbird elec¬
O’s session and a summer work¬
out one afternoon.
Bennett seemed impressed
with the dedication he saw out of
the Bulldog moms.
“1 believe if we had the moth¬
ers the entire two weeks of spring
practice, we would be ready to
challenge someone in a game,”
he said.
The actual Bulldogs will get
only a small taste of intra-county
rivalry action this year, traveling
to South Forsyth for a preseason
scrimmage on Aug. 22.
The Bulldogs officially open
the season the following Friday
in Peachtree City, taking on
McIntosh. Then comes a nine
game run through region play
with home games against
Lithonia, Stone Mountain, Miller
Grove, Chamblee and North
Springs, as well as four trips to
DeKalb County, with dates at
Southwest DeKalb, Marist,
Lakeside and Tucker.
yard dash, an obstacle course,
the shuttle run and pushups will
be part of the fun.
“It’s really going to be a cool
community event,” Ramsey said.
“[The kids will] be competing
against each other, everybody in
their own age group. ... There’ll
be winners in each category.”
No weight lifting will be
required for the young partici¬
tronics for the clouds of bluebacks
and any arcs that appear around them.
Place your down-lined baits slightly
above where the fish appear on your
finder as stripers will move up to get
bait but seldom go down.
Crappie: Crappie are through
spawning and they are really relating
to the deeper docks toward the backs
of the creeks. Due to the lower than
normal water levels this year, a lot of
the brush piles are high and dry.
Some dock owners have moved the
brush out deeper and these areas will
be your best bet as crappie love to
Central will get a shot at
weekend football twice during
the schedule, with the Southwest
DeKalb and Lakeside games both
scheduled for Saturday.
“We feel that the Saturday
games will be a nice change-up
for our players and our fans,”
Bennett said, before adding, “It
really doesn’t fnatter when we
play. We just have to take care of
business. “
Bennett, entering his third year
as head coach at Central, said the
team is encouraging strong com¬
petition between players in pre¬
season drills, a principle that con¬
tinues throughout the season.
Not all of the focus is on what
happens on the field or in the
weightroom, though. In fact, to
hear Bennett tell it, that’s not
even the main focus for the team
right now.
“At this time of the year, the
number one focus is on academ¬
ics and our players taking care of
pants, but there will be a “big
boy” hot dog eating contest for
aspiring linemen.
The final day will feature a
“football festival,” with all of
the participating pros on-hand
to sign autographs.
Ramsey said camp coordina¬
tors have found that a mix
between serious skills develop¬
ment, competition and off-field
bury into wood cover during the day.
Fish from 5-20 feet deep with live
minnows, jigs and Crappie Spoons.
Trout on the Chattahoochee:
The Department of Natural
Resources is still stocking trout plen¬
ty of trout. Continue to use worms,
salmon eggs, com or Berkley Power
Nuggets [where permitted[ on a large
split shot and a small hook. Rooster
Tails or Rapalas on four-pound test
are my go-to baits almost year-round
as you can probably tell from these
reports. Fly-fishing with dry flies is
getting better.
business in the classroom. If they
don’t do that, then we can’t be
successful.”
Whether the work is physical
or academic, what happens dur¬
ing spring practice is just a con¬
tinuation of offseason competi¬
tion and conditioning. Jim
Bishop, Central’s conditioning
coach, has entered the team in
three Olympic weightlifting
meets. In one event, the Bulldogs
finished third in the state, accord¬
ing to Bennett.
At this time of year, any evi¬
dence that players have adopted
the mindset to stay competitive
and commit to improvement are
good signs.
“Our coaching staff does an
amazing job in the weightroom
and it is starting to show,”
Bennett said. “Any way that we
can get our kids to compete is a
good thing.”
E-mai! BJ Corbitt at bjcor
bitt@forsythnews.com.
fun works best for camp partici¬
pants and their parents.
“They want that instruction,
but they love fun competition
stuff,” he said.
For more information on
how to register, visit sharon
springsfootball.com or call
(770)853-3898.
E-mail BJ Corbitt at bjcor
bitt@forsythnews.com.