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Page 2B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL
Bill
Chambers
Motors
Deer Hunt Applications Available For
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
Special to the Ledger
Application forms are
available for the 2006 deer
gun hunts on Piedmont
National Wildlife Refuge. A
Refuge special use permit is
required to hunt on Piedmont
National Wildlife Refuge.
Refuge hunt regulations and
applications can be obtained
at the Refuge Visitor Center.
To receive applications by
mail, send a self-addressed,
stamped long envelope to
Piedmont National Wildlife
Refuge, 718 Juliette Road,
Round Oak, Georgia 31038
or call the office at (478)
986-5441.
Archery season will be
from September 9 to Oc
tober 1, Disabled hunt will
be October 13 and 14. Buck
only hunt will be October
26 - 28. Primitive weapon
hunt will be November 2-4.
Either sex hunt will be No
vember 9-11 and November
16-18.
Application forms must
be completely filled out and
returned to the refuge office
by 12:00 noon, August 31,
2006. The public is welcome
to attend the drawing which
will be held at 1:0 p.m., Au
gust 31, 2006.
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On the Water
With Larry Nixon
Beat The Heat, Catch A
Bass
The calendar says summer
is still a couple of weeks away
- but tell that to people around
the country who are already
experiencing record-high
temperatures. Summer might
not arrive until June 21, but
the heat is already here.
Some people think that the
summertime is not the best
time to catch bass - much
less big bass. The hotter and
higher the sun gets, the bet
ter sitting in front of the air
conditioner begins to sound.
It’s during this time of year
that too many anglers opt for
sipping iced tea instead of
fishing.
I fish for a living, so retreat
ing to the climate-controlled
house when it gets hot simply
is not an option. I have to be
able to catch bass in the wind,
rain, sleet, snow and the heat.
In fact, I really like to catch
big fish during the summer.
When it’s hot and sunny, bass
- like a lot of anglers - like
to get in under the edge of a
shade line and will feed look
ing out. The fish will suspend
under cover, so what I like to
do is get up close and pitch
right down the edges, letting
the bait free fall.
In the heat, I will target both
structure and vegetation. In
these environments, I like to
pitch a Berkley 4-inch Power
Flippin’ Tube, a bait I helped
design specifically for these
situations, or a Berkley Clas
sic Power Jig. In heavy wood,
I might go with a 10-inch
Berkley Power Worm with a
big half-ounce sinker. The big
weight is critical at this time
to help sink the bait pretty
fast, which can go a long way
towards making a sometimes
sluggish summer bass excited
enough to strike.
When targeting summer bass
with these finesse presenta
tions, make sure to keep an
eye on your line. When you
pitch a big worm and a sinker
into heavy cover, you have to
watch the line, because when
it stops, you want to imme
diately lift up on it and see
if there’s tension or weight.
The perfect line for this is
Vanish Transition because it
changes color in the sunlight,
which allows anglers to see it
better and detect the subtlest
Seminole Ramlins
By Jack Wingate
Wingate’s Fishing Lodge
I must say that the “Alquda” don’t have a lot
of training in how to dodge 2 - 500 lb. bombs
thanks to our fitin soldiers. We hear tell that
the USS Cole is back on the line now with
vengeance on their minds.
The best fishin news is that many Bream
beds were found this week and especially
on the the weekend. Several limit catches of
Bream were made on Crickets.
We also learned from those that could take
the heat that a very large number of Specks
were taken on Jigs in bout 6 ft. of water. A
few was taken on Minnows, but the most and
best were on Jigs.
All week long small Catfish bit good on
Worms, that is the small eating size. How
ever, a 43 lb. Flathead was taken at Faceville
Landing on a Bream by Mr. Shannon.
We had several folks reported seeing
Hybrids schooling, but only Finn Graham
brought one in. He let his “Child Bride” hold
it for the camera.
The Bass has been “fair to middling” all
week long, mostly Jiggin. Mr. Tiner landed a
7 and a 5 one day with a few smaller ones.
The high-lite of my week was the Faceville
School Reunion on Saterday with Jack Brin
kley doin the MCing and at Faceville Baptist
Church, seeing the Bible School Kids doin
their things. This has made my week and
I would like to wish Mollie Ingram a “Git
Well Quick.”
Trivia Time
By Walter Branch
1. What comedy team
starred in the 1966 movie,
“The Last of the Secret
Agents”?
2. Into what church was
Lucy Baines Johnson bap
tized on her 18th birthday?
3. On what show did
Donny Osmond make his
TV debut?
4. What magazine’s popu
lar People section inspired
People magazine?
5. What two former U.S.
presidents died 27 days
apart in December, 1972,
and January, 1973?
6. What European coun
try claimed to be suffering
a “brain drain” in the ‘60s?
7. What was Patsy Cline’s
last top 40 song before she
died in a plane crash?
8. Who was the Honor
able Gerald Westerby, ac
cording to John Le Carre?
9. What was the “in” color
of 1964?
10. What comic strip
introduced a water-fear
ing, peg-legged character
named Wiley?
Trivia Time Answers
1. Allen and Rossi; 2. The
Roman Catholic Church;
3. “The Andy Williams
Show”; 4. Time’s; 5. Harry
Truman and Lyndon John
son; 6. Britain; 7. “I Fall to
Pieces”; 8. The Honorable
Schoolboy; 9. Pink; 10.
B.C.
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movements. And because it
has little or no stretch, you can
strong-arm that big bass out of
its shady hangout more easily.
There’s no sure-fire way
to catch big bass. Different
presentations work in differ
ent places at different times,
regardless of season. But
being on the water is the first
step towards a successful and
memorable summer fishing
trip. So if you’re out there, find
the cover and make sure that
you have the gear you need to
be able to get them out of it.
Larry Nixon is a former
Bassmaster Classic winner
with more than $1.5 million in
career earnings on the BASS
Tour. Nixon, who currently
fishes the FLW Tour, lives in
Bee Branch, Ark.
Submitted Photo
88 Year Old Takes Annual Trip On Natahala
Emma Jean Crocker, 88 years old, enjoyed her sixth annual trip down the
Natahala with family members. Pictured (l-r) are Steve Hart, guide and
grandson, Johnathan Hart, great grandson, Judy Corbin, daughter, Eileen
Hart, daughter, Emma Jean Crocker, Oryan Corbin, great grandson and Bob
Hart, son-in-law. Each summer, Emma Jean Crocker and her family enjoy
a week in the mountains and have made the trip down the Natahala for the
past six summers.
Ashley Helton and Bobby Helton tied for first
place.
Submitted Photos
The Helton Family held their 4th Annual
Golf Tournament in Macon on Saturday
June 3. With a tie for first place this year,
the winners were Ashley Helton and Bobby
Helton. Participants this year included
Bobby Helton, Larry Smitherman, Bryon
Robinson, Aaron Kloth and Ashley Helton.
The families also enjoyed fellowship and
BBQ provided by Satterfields. Next year’s
event will be held in Newnan. Previous
winners have included the late James M.
Helton, Sr., Larry Smitherman and Bryon
Robinson. Pictured are the winners along
with the group.
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