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Page 2B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Bass Strategies With Sheet Reese
Cashing In Away From The Bank
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Special to the Ledger
To watch the average
bass tournament, often the
outcome is so often de
cided on who finds the best
stretch of bank. But what
happens when the shallow
bite isn’t there? Where do
you go when the fish have
closed the bank?
These days, I see lots of
anglers - good anglers -
who are seemingly chained
to the bank. There’s a
whole lot of water that
these anglers never touch,
water that holds plenty
of big bass. The secret to
catching these big bass
isn’t really a secret at all.
All it takes to go deep for
big large and smallmouth
bass is plenty of practice
with electronics, knowing
when to abandon the bank
and knowing where to
focus your efforts.
Before we get to all
that, I think it’s important
to explain that “deep”
is a relative term. Fish
are conditioned to their
environment, and, as such,
they require an angler to
determine what “deep”
really is. For the most part,
though, deep water to me
is anything over 22-25 feet.
From there on down is
what I consider to be “deep
water.”
For me, the best time of
year for really establish
ing a deep-water bite is
in the fall when the lakes
turn over and water starts
cooling down. When we
start getting those cold
nights, fish start grouping
up and using that outside
deep water that’s available.
Depending on where you
are, of course, this starts
probably in mid September
and runs through parts of
November, December and
January. The second-best
deep-water period for me
happens right after the
spawn in certain fisheries.
I’ve found that especially
lakes with a lot of big
fish, by the early part of
June I can catch fish deep.
They haven’t gone into a
full summertime water
situation at that point, but
they do go deep right after
the spawn. This is when
deep-water cranking can
be really good. Just look
for depth variations at 20-
22 feet.
If I don’t know the lake
very well, the first thing
I do is a lot of Internet
research. Once I’m there
and I launch my boat, I
turn on my electronics and
go across a main portions
of the lake: a river arm, a
big bay or cove something
that has a defined creek
channel in it and just run
a straight line from bank
to bank. In a very short
period of time you will
start noticing the informa
tion on your electronics is
really starting to direct you
to a depth of the activ
ity zone. For example, if
I launch at Table Rock
Lake and idle across the
main portion of the lake,
I might see balls of fish at
45 feet and nothing above
those depths or below
those depths. Then my
mind starts trying to look
for contours or structures
that break or have some
kind of features on them
at that 45-foot depth. I rely
so much on my electronics
- they really do become
my underwater eyes.
In order to develop good
deep-water patterns, I have
to have relatively clean
water. For some reason,
I don’t have good luck
fishing deep in water that
is really fertile or really
dirty. I feel like a lot of
techniques I’ve developed
over the year are for fish
that are feeding by sight.
In clean water, fish have a
tremendous field of vision.
Even at extreme depths,
fish can see 20 feet. That’s
why with the techniques
I use like a drop shot and
cranking, you don’t have
to be precise with the cast,
because the fish will come
to the lure as it sinks in
the water column. Without
a doubt my favorite drop
shot bait is a Berkley Pow-
erBait Hand Pour Finesse
Worm. I use a lot of both
the 4- and 6-inch sizes. I
fish a lot of shad patterns
in deep waters and some
earth-toned colors and
greens. To me, the lure
presentation, not color,
is most important when
fishing a drop shot in deep
water.
A drop shot is probably
the best artificial rig I have
ever fished in deep water.
The drop shot is definitely
a key technique, especially
when the fish are below
the depth of the cast when
you can’t use a crankbait.
If I’m casting jigs or fish
ing drop shots or a plastic
worm deep, then I pretty
much use all fluorocarbon
line. For a drop shot, I try
to fish 6-pound Trilene
100% Fluorocarbon be
cause you get more bites
with it than 8- or 10-pound
line. But if I am near cover
or catching better fish
I will use 8-pound and
sometimes 10. The new
Trilene 100% Fluorocar
bon is without a doubt one
of the finest lines that has
ever been introduced - I’ve
gone nuts over it.
Don’t be afraid to try
ice jig, spoons and big
football-head jigs as well
when fishing deep. Just
don’t forget to do your
homework and learn how
to use your electronics and
you can catch fish when
the other people are still
glued to the bank.
Skeet Reese is the 2007
BASS Elite Series Angler
of the Year and an 8-time
Bassmaster Classic quali
fier. Reese lives in Auburn,
Calif.
Americus Open Tennis Tournament Planned
A tennis tournament that
caters to all ages and abili
ties is being planned for
August 1st - 3rd at Georgia
Southwestern State Univer
sity in Americus.
The Americus Open
Tennis Tournament will
feature singles, doubles,
mixed doubles, and family
mixed doubles with A and
B draws for males and
females in a wide array of
age groups. The entry fee
is $20 for the first event
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Z08-004, REZONING APPLICATION, B. F. Hodges, applicant,
has submitted an application to rezone 25 acres from AG;
Active Agriculture District to R-1L; Single-family detached
dwellings, except manufactured or mobile homes for the
purpose of residential development. The applicants prop
erty is located at 347 Middle Road South Lee County, Geor
gia.
Exact legal descriptions of the above requests are on file
at the Lee County Planning Commission Office, 104 Leslie
Highway, and may be reviewed along with any other infor
mation regarding these requests by contacting Marshall
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lee County Board of
Commissioners will conduct a public hearing for case #
Z08-004 at the meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 6:
00 P.M. in the Lee County Administration Building assembly
room in Leesburg, Georgia,
Meetings of the Lee County, Leesburg, Smithville Planning
Commission, and Lee County Board of Commissioners,
Leesburg City Council and the Smithville City Council are
open to the public,
NOTE: Georgia Law requires that all parties who have
made campaign contributions to any member of the
Board of Commissioners/City Council in excess of two
hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) within two (2) years im
mediately preceding the filing of this request, who desire
to appear at the public hearing in opposition or support of
the application, shall, at least five (5) days prior to the pub
lic hearing, file a campaign contribution report with the Lee
County/Leesburg/Smithville Planning Commission.
As set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992,
the Lee County/City of Leesburg/City of Smithville Govern
ments does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and
will assist citizens with special needs given proper notice of
seven (7) working days. The meeting rooms and buildings
are handicap accessible. For information, please call (229)
759-6000. 07/23/08 and 07/30/08
entered and $5 per person
for additional events with
players eligible to par
ticipate in a maximum of
three events.
In the junior division,
male and females can com
pete in 12 and under sin
gles and doubles, 13 - 15
singles and doubles, and 16
- 18 singles and doubles.
The youth division will
also feature mixed doubles
and family doubles.
There will be an open
bracket for adult A and
B players for males and
females as well as 35 and
over, and 50 and over cat
egories. Singles, doubles,
mixed doubles, and family
doubles competition will
be held in each bracket if
there are enough partici
pants.
To sign up for the event
contact Tournament
Director Jimmy Thax-
ton at 229.924.2255 or
229.942.5754. Please remit
entry payment along with
entry form to: Americus
Open Tennis Tournament,
Jimmy Thaxton, 469 Sam
Bradley Road, Americus,
GA 31709-7818 or drop
off at Clinic Drug Store in
Americus.
Draws will be made
Thursday, July 31st and
will be available Friday
morning at 229.924.2255
or 229.942.5754. Play will
begin at noon on Friday,
August 1st for juniors and
6 p.m. Friday, August 1st
for adult divisions. Match
es will be two of three sets
with 10 point tiebreaker in
lieu of a third set. Jimmy
Thaxton is the tournament
director.
For more information
about the tournament
contact Director Jimmy
Thaxton at 229.924.2255
or 229.942.5754
Seminole Ramlins
By Jack Wingate
Wingate’s Fishing Lodge
Wes Meadows /Brad
Reynolds won the Jack
Wingate Thursday Night
Big Fish tournament
Thursday evening with
a 6.8 pounder, 2nd place
went to Greg / Jake Jeter
with a 6.5 and 3rd place
went to A1 Carter and
his grandson with a 5.98.
They drew 23 boats which
allowed them to pay 3
places.
The Valdosta Bass
Busters fished 12 boats on
Saterday out of Wingate’s.
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Earl Roberson won it with
15.4 lbs.
The Tallahassee Bass
Anglers fished 9 boats.
Fred Jones had Big Fish of
6.81 lbs. Good crowd and
of course, Dallas Johnson
scored a perfect score, as
usual, he had a “0”. John
Vickers came in late but
he had 22.14 lbs. of fine
Seminole Bass.
Andrew Adams fished
with Guide, Mike Prindle,
on a White and Red Frog
over the Lilie Pads in 2
feet of water.
Alan Lamb and son (very
young) took some nice
Catfish and that reminds
me of the many fathers
now days that are enjoy
ing taken their kids fishen,
boat ridden and huntin in
season, it’s just great.
My hat is off to Mrs.
Odum who lives just off of
Bethel Rd. for last Fri
day putten in 27 years at
“Shaw Industries” most of
it at nite.
There is this past Thurs
day one of the biggest
Willow Fly hatches out on
the lake, most everything
will eat a Willow Fly.
Crickets are the main
thing to put meat in your
cooler. There is Bream
still on beds and will take
Crickets. One boat had
located 3 beds Friday and
came back Saterday the
cooler full. 300 Crickets
aught to do it.