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2B Friday, November 2, 2018
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
★SPORTS
FISHING
■ Continued from 1B
pick up a drop shot rig. My
Lowrance Carbon 12-inch
unit has become a valuable
tool for drop shot fishing
in the brush. This unit will
allow you to actually see
your drop shot rig and the
fish that you are targeting.
If you are not getting bites
but you are seeing fish, try
shortening your leader to
6 or 8 inches or try a shaky
head rigged worm instead.
A lot of these bass are trap
ping the worm directly on
the bottom.
If the wind is up, fish a
spinner bait around brush
and rocky banks out in the
wind. This pattern can be
extremely strong and some
anglers are slinging a spin
ner bait and catching qual
ity bass on this technique all
day long. Begin by reeling
your spinner bait just fast
enough to see it running a
few feet deep. If this retrieve
is not producing, try slowing
your spinner bait down and
slow roll it over the top of
brush and over rocky drop
offs.
Another approach is to
target feeding fish located
in the pockets and creeks
up and down the lake. These
shallow fish are suckers
for the McStick, a small top
water Chug Bug, a finesse
worm, a jig head or a Texas
Rig. Work these lures over
flats and around docks.
These fish are feeding on
small threadfin shad, so
try downsizing your lures
accordingly.
Night fishing for bass
has been very good. Cast a
McStick, Little John DD or
a large black and blue Spin
ner bait with a single Colo
rado blade. Work these lures
around rocky points just
inside of the creek mouths.
Reel them, just fast enough
to feel your lure wobble and
keep it in contact with the
bottom as most of your bites
will occur very shallow as
your lure deflects off of bot
tom structure.
Striper fishing rates from
fair to very good depending
on conditions. The ability
to keep an open mind and
make changes will make the
difference between just fish
ing and actually catching.
My electronics have been
key tools for finding fish.
Keep an eye on your graphs
and also keep an eye peeled
for any surface activity.
We encountered several
schools of stripers thrash
ing on the surface close
to the river channel, from
River Forks all the way on
down to the dam. These
fish appeared to be staying
around 60 feet and then they
were surfacing to attack
schools of threadfin and
blue back herring.
Your electronics are your
eyes under water. One of
the most common things I
encounter when fishing with
other anglers is that they do
not trust what they see on
their electronics. My Low
rance Carbon 12 and 16 units
clearly show me a picture
of what is occurring under
water. As my best friend
used to say, the fish may be
fighting World War III under
the surface when all we see
is clam on the surface.
Because the fish can be
both shallow and deep,
make sure to keep a casting
rod at the ready along with
both flat lines and down
lines. As mentioned above, I
have seen a lot of fish in the
40 to 60-foot range as well
as some good schools bust
ing shad and herring on the
surface. You should keep a
combination of down lines,
flat lines and casting lures
ready so as to make changes
as needed.
The fish schooling on
the surface have been fin
icky when it comes to hit
ting lures. Because there
is so much bait, your lures
may go unnoticed as the
fish school on the surface.
Try stowing the top water
plugs and cast subsurface
lures like a one-half ounce
silver and white Rooster
Tail, a SPRO McStickllO,
Magic Swimmer or a buck
tail worked slow and steady
around these schoolers.
I have seen several fly
anglers who had hooked up
casting small streamers. Use
a small Clowser Minnow on
an 8-weight fly rod for your
best results.
If the fish are hanging
around deeper in the water
column, a down line with a
small herring or medium
store-bought minnows have
been working best. Change
your baits out frequently
and use a smaller 10 to
12-pound leader of Sunline
Fluorocarbon.
The night Bomber and
McStick bite has been very
good in the right locations
after dark. Main lake islands
from Lake Lanier Islands
on up to the islands around
River Forks are the best
areas to target. We have had
the best success targeting
islands below Browns Bridge
that are located out near
the river channel. Just cast
these lures to the banks and
reel them just fast enough
to feel them wobble. This is
an awesome way to fish and
you will get a lot of hits, so it
keeps things interesting!
Crappie fishing is slow,
but things are changing
along with the weather. As
the lake continues to cool,
look for crappie to relate to
docks and brush. As winter
approaches and the water
cools down, these fish will
move a little shallower.
When fishing from a boat
or from your own docks,
play around with the depth
and let the fish that bite tell
if you’re at the best depth.
As the lake turnover con
tinues the fish may be shal
low, deep of anywhere in
between.
Trout fishing is good and
the Department of Natural
Resources has been stock
ing trout in North Georgia.
These fish are stupid and
hungry which makes fishing
a lot easier!
Cast a white and silver or a
gold and green Rooster Tail
around any trout water you
fish. Downsize your line to 2
or 4-pound test. The lighter
line will really help in the
clear streams up north.
Bank fishing: A slip bob
ber is a great tool when fish
ing from the shores of Lake
Lanier or deeper pools in
subdivision and farm ponds.
These lures are usually
weighted so they cast very
well.
You can cast these bob
bers from the bank and
change depths by adjusting
the bobber stop. This allows
you to cover depths from
shallow to deep. Rig your
setup with as light a line as
possible and add a Gamak-
atsu Aberdeen hook tied
directly to your line. Hook a
live shiner or night crawler
on the hook and you are
ready!
Eric Aldrich is an outdoor
writer, marketing specialist
and bass angler. Reports
are based on personal
experience and permission
from a close network of
friends. He would love to
hear from his readers.
Football/NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New England
6
2
0
.750
239
185
Miami
4
4
0
.500
174
219
N.Y Jets
3
5
0
.375
192
200
Buffalo
2
6 0
South
.250
87
200
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Houston
5
3
0
.625
197
167
Tennessee
3
4
0
.429
106
127
Jacksonville
3
5
0
.375
134
170
Indianapolis
3
5 0
North
.375
231
213
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Pittsburgh
4
2
1
.643
204
172
Cincinnati
5
3
0
.625
221
237
Baltimore
4
4
0
.500
197
137
Cleveland
2
5 1
West
.313
169
210
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Kansas City
7
1
0
.875
290
205
L.A. Chargers
5
2
0
.714
195
163
Denver
3
5
0
.375
188
194
Oakland
1
6
0
.143
138
218
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Washington
5
2
0
.714
146
134
Philadelphia
4
4
0
.500
178
156
Dallas
3
4
0
.429
140
123
N.Y. Giants
1 7 0
South
.125
150
205
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New Orleans
6
1
0
.857
234
183
Carolina
5
2
0
.714
178
152
Atlanta
3
4
0
.429
190
212
Tampa Bay
3
4 0
North
.429
201
233
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Chicago
4
3
0
.571
194
144
Minnesota
4
3
1
.563
197
195
Green Bay
3
3
1
.500
175
173
Detroit
3
4 0
West
.429
171
186
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
L.A. Rams
8
0
0
1.000 264
155
Seattle
4
3
0
.571
171
131
Arizona
2
6
0
.250
110
199
San Francisco
1
7
0
.125
173
236
Thursday’s Games
Oakland at San Francisco, late
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Rams at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at New England, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Indianapolis, Arizona, N.Y. Giants, Jack
sonville, Philadelphia, Cincinnati
Football/college
Schedule
Today’s games
EAST
Penn (5-2) at Cornell (3-4), 6 p.m.
SOUTH
Pittsburgh (4-4) at Virginia (6-2), 7:30 p.m.
W. Kentucky (1-7) at Middle Tennessee (5-3),
8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Colorado (5-3) at Arizona (4-5), 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
Air Force (3-5) at Army (6-2), Noon
Columbia (4-3) at Harvard (3-4), Noon
Robert Morris (1-6) at Sacred Heart (5-3), Noon
Bryant (5-3) at St. Francis (Pa.) (3-5), Noon
Valparaiso (1-7) at Marist (4-4), Noon
Duquesne (5-3) at Wagner (2-6), Noon
Holy Cross (2-6) at Lafayette (3-5), 12:30 p.m.
Bucknell (1-7) at Lehigh (1-7), 12:30 p.m.
Colgate (7-0) at Fordham (1-7), 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern (3-4) at Monmouth (NJ)
(6-2), 1 p.m.
Hampton (4-3) at NY Maritime (6-2), 1 p.m.
James Madison (6-2) at New Hampshire (2-6),
1 p.m.
Dartmouth (7-0) at Princeton (7-0), 1 p.m.
Brown (1-6) at Yale (4-3), 1 p.m.
Delaware (6-2) at Albany (NY) (2-6), 3:30 p.m.
Liberty (4-3) at UMass (3-6), 3:30 p.m.
Maine (5-3) at Towson (6-2), 4 p.m.
SOUTH
Texas A&M (5-3) at Auburn (5-3), Noon
Louisville (2-6) at Clemson (8-0), Noon
Memphis (4-4) at East Carolina (2-5), Noon
Butler (3-5) at Jacksonville (1-6), Noon
Michigan St. (5-3) at Maryland (5-3), Noon
South Carolina (4-3) at Mississippi (5-3), Noon
Syracuse (6-2) at Wake Forest (4-4), Noon
Georgia Tech (4-4) at North Carolina (1-6),
12:15 p.m.
Chattanooga (6-2) at Furman (3-4), 1 p.m.
Florida A&M (6-2) at Howard (3-4), 1 p.m.
Norfolk St. (3-4) at NC A&T (6-2), 1 p.m.
Morehead St. (3-5) at Stetson (6-1), 1 p.m.
Rhode Island (5-3) at Elon (5-2), 1:30 p.m.
Presbyterian (2-5) at Gardner-Webb (2-6),
1:30 p.m.
Tusculum (5-3) at VMI (0-8), 1:30 p.m.
Savannah St. (2-5) at Delaware St. (1-7), 2 p.m.
Texas St. (2-6) at Georgia St. (2-6), 2 p.m.
UT Martin (1-7) at Jacksonville St. (6-2), 2 p.m.
Campbell (5-3) at Kennesaw St. (7-1), 2 p.m.
Edward Waters (4-4) at NC Central (3-4), 2 p.m.
Shorter (0-9) at North Alabama (5-3), 2:30 p.m.
Murray St. (4-4) at Tennessee Tech (0-8),
2:30 p.m.
Texas Southern (2-6) at Alabama St. (2-5),
3 p.m.
MVSU (1-6) at Grambling St. (4-4), 3 p.m.
Prairie View (3-5) at Jackson St. (3-4), 3 p.m.
Georgia Southern (7-1) at Louisiana-Monroe
(4-4), 3 p.m.
ETSU (7-2) at Mercer (4-4), 3 p.m.
Villanova (3-5) at Richmond (3-5), 3 p.m.
Wofford (6-2) at Samford (4-4), 3 p.m.
Marshall (5-2) at Southern Miss. (3-4), 3 p.m.
Georgia (7-1) at Kentucky (7-1), 3:30 p.m.
Florida St. (4-4) at NC State (5-2), 3:30 p.m.
McNeese St. (6-2) at SE Louisiana (3-6), 3:30
p.m.
Tulane (3-5) at South Florida (7-1), 3:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette (4-5) at Troy (6-2), 3:30
p.m.
The Citadel (2-5) at W. Carolina (3-5), 3:30 p.m.
Boston College (6-2) at Virginia Tech (4-3),
3:45 p.m.
Missouri (4-4) at Florida (6-2), 4 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (4-5) at Morgan St. (2-6),
4 p.m.
Charlotte (4-4) at Tennessee (3-5), 4 p.m.
E. Kentucky (4-4) at Austin Peay (4-4), 5 p.m.
Appalachian St. (5-2) at Coastal Carolina (5-3),
5 p.m.
Duke (5-3) at Miami (5-3), 7 p.m.
FAU (3-5) at FIU (6-2), 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech (6-2) at Mississippi St. (5-3),
7:30 p.m.
Alabama (8-0) at LSU (7-1), 8 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned LHP Sean
Gilmartin, 3B Jace Peterson, 2B Corban Joseph
and RHP Gabriel Ynoa outright to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated 2B Dustin
Pedroia, INF Marco Hernandez and RHP Austin
Maddox from the 60-day DL. Assigned INF
Tony Renda and RHP Justin Haley outright.
Reinstated RHP Carson Smith from the 60-day
DL, who declined outright assignment and
elected free agency.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned C Joe
Hudson outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated RHP
Kendall Graveman from the 60-day DL.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Promoted Justin
Hollander to assistant general manager and
Leslie Manning to director of professional
development and assistant director, player
development.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Reinstated RHPs Darren
O’Day and Mike Soroka and LHPs Grant Dayton
and Luiz Gohara from the 60-day DL.
CHICAGO CUBS — Claimed OF Johnny Field off
waivers from Minnesota. Exercised their 2019
option on RHP Pedro Strop and RHP Brandon
Kintzler exercised his 2019 option.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Traded LHP Manny
Banuelos to the Chicago White Sox for INF
Justin Yurchak. Signed RHP Jesen Therrien to a
minor league contract.
MIAMI MARLINS — Reinstated OF Garrett
Cooper, RHP Pablo Lopez, 3B Martin Prado and
LHP Caleb Smith from the 60-day DL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Reinstated C
Stephen Vogt from the 60-day DL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded C Raffy Lopez to
Atlanta for cash.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Announced C
Jhonatan Solano declined outright assignment
to Fresno (PCL) and elected free agency.
TODAY ON TV
FOOTBALL
BASKETBALL
■ Pittsburgh vs. Virginia, 7:30 p.m., ESPN 2
■ High-School Football: IMG Academy (Fla.)
vs. Hoover (Ala.), 9 p.m., ESPNU
■ Colorado vs. Arizona, 10:30 p.m., Fox
Sports 1
■ Thunder vs. Wizards, 8 p.m.,
ESPN
■ Timberwolves vs. Warriors,
10:30 p.m., ESPN
RACING
■ Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Fort Worth Practice, 2 p.m., NBC Sports
■ Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Fort Worth Qualifying, 7 p.m., NBC Sports
■ NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:
JAG Metals 350, 8:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
GOLF
■ PGA Tour Golf: Shriners Hospitals
for Children Open, 4:30 p.m., Golf
Channel
■ LPGA Tour Golf: TOTO Japan
Classic, 11:30 p.m., Golf Channel
ATU\NTA FALCONS
Focus on running well
CURTIS COMPTON I The Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, left, and head coach Dan Quinn, right,
celebrate with running back Tevin Coleman after his touchdown run during the fourth quarter
against the New York Giants on Oct. 22 in Atlanta.
Sarkisian looking to make
the offense more balanced
Associated Press
Falcons offensive coor
dinator Steve Sarkisian is
preparing for what could be
his toughest challenge this
season.
If he thought it was tough
scoring on goal-to-go in the
season-opening loss at Phila
delphia, Sarkisian knows
this week might be more
difficult as Atlanta tries
to avoid becoming a one
dimensional passing attack
at Washington.
Quarterback Matt Ryan
needs a play-action threat to
keep the Redskins
(5-2) from locking
down all afternoon
on his receivers, so
the Falcons (3-4)
must find a way to
establish the ground
game against a
tough defensive
front.
The outlook does
not look promising.
The Falcons rank 30th in
yards rushing. The Redskins
rank second in defending
the run.
Devonta Freeman, Atlan
ta’s top running back, was
lost to groin surgery earlier
this month. Starting guards
Andy Levitre and Brandon
Fusco are out for the season
with injuries.
“Each game takes on its
own personality in essence,”
Sarkisian said Thursday. “So
it is beneficial when you can
hang with it and stick with
it, but there are times when
we’ve got to do what is best
for us right now. You just try
to figure it out as it goes, and
it’s all part of making those
decisions at those moments
when they come and try to
do what’s best for the team. ”
Sarkisian insists he won’t
press if Atlanta struggles
to run the ball early in the
game. He plans to keep
trying to mix it in on later
drives.
The Falcons have one of
the NFL’s premier passing
games with Ryan throwing
to Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley,
Mohamed Sanu and Austin
Hooper, so the team will
stick with what it does best.
“Sometimes to run the
football you have to establish
it at times and then finally
something does pop, but
there’s other times that this
drive is so important right
now, let’s do what
is best for us at this
moment right now,”
Sarkisian said. “And
that may be to run it
more and that may
be throw it more.”
The Redskins
are loaded up front.
Ends Matt Ioannidis
and Jonathan Allen
and linebacker
Ryan Kerrigan have com
bined for 14 sacks and 22
quarterback hits. Nose
tackle Da’Ron Payne fig
ures to make it a long day
for guards Wes Schweitzer
and Ben Garland.
“There are a lot of twists
and stunts and games that
they do up front that make
it challenging on your guys
up front,” Sarkisian said.
“It’s not always just the
one-on-one rush. They start
pairing two guys, three guys
together, sometimes even
all four of them together, so
they really do it cohesively.
The challenge for us is to
make sure we’re protecting
cohesively.”
Sarkisian likes how third-
year veteran Tevin Coleman
and Ito Smith have com
bined to fill Freeman’s spot.
Falcons at
Redskins
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Where: Washington
TV: Fox
He thinks that Schweitzer
has done a respectable job in
five games for Levitre, and
Garland, who started the
final five games last season,
has plenty of experience as
he prepares to take over for
Fusco.
Sarkisian was pleased
with how Coleman
responded on a third-and-1
run early in the fourth quar
ter of Atlanta’s previous
game, a narrow win over
the New York Giants. Run
ning off right tackle, Cole
man sprinted for a 30-yard
touchdown that’s one of the
few rushing highlights for
Atlanta this season.
“That type of explosive
ness we know is there in our
run game,” Sarkisian said.
“We’ve just to keep hunting
and pecking until it comes. ”
Jones sees no reason to
worry. He believes Atlanta
will find ways to score
regardless.
“The Redskins haven’t
played the 2018 Atlanta Fal
cons, so we’re going in there
and we’re going to try to run
the ball,” Jones said. “We’re
going to run. We’re going to
pass. They’ve got to stop us
on Sunday.”
Notes: Sanu (hip) was held
out of practice a day after
being a limited participant.
.. CB Robert Alford (ankle)
missed practice for the sec
ond straight day. Coach Dan
Quinn said he was injured
against the Giants but didn’t
want to come out. Isaiah
Oliver will start if Alford
can’t play. .. PK Matt Bry
ant did not participate, and
it appears likely that Gior
gio Tavecchio will replace
him for the second straight
game.
Ryan
Mahomes and Mayfield
are meeting for first time
as NFL quarterbacks
Associated Press
Back when their chances
of playing quarterback in the
NFL were still in the dream
stages, Patrick Mahomes
and Baker Mayfield
sat in an apartment
near Texas Tech’s
campus and played
video games.
It was 2013.
Three years later,
they appeared to do
the same thing on
the field.
“It was a basket
ball score,” May-
field recalled.
“That game was crazy,"
Mahomes said, remember
ing the October night in 2016
when he and May-
field re-wrote the
NCAA record book.
The quarter
backs and friends
will renew their
old rivalry — and
perhaps embark on
a new one as pros
— Sunday when
Mahomes leads
Kansas City and
the Chiefs’ high-flying, high-
octane offense, into Cleve
land to play Mayfield and
the Browns, who are again
in disarray following the
firings this week of coach
Hue Jackson and coordina
tor Todd Haley.
The previous time they
met between the hash
marks, Mahomes and May-
field put on a stun
ning statistical show
unlike anything col
lege football had
seen before.
They combined
for 12 touchdown
passes, 1,279 yards
passing and broke
the total yardage
mark with 1,708
yards — 854 for
each school.
Looking back, Mayfield,
who threw seven TD passes
to Mahomes’ five and led
the Sooners to
a 66-59 win, still
can’t fathom what
happened.
“That was my
‘Welcome back to
Lubbock’ moment,”
said Mayfield, who
began his college
career as a walk-
on at Texas Tech
before transferring.
“Weird things happen in
Lubbock, Texas, on Satur
day nights. It is pretty funny,
Oklahoma goes back to Lub
bock this weekend and then
I am playing Pat on Sunday. ”
Browns defensive coor
dinator Gregg Williams,
who has replaced Jack-
son as Cleveland’s interim
coach, shook his head in
disbelief when given details
of the Mahomes-Mayfield
shootout.
“Oh, my gosh,” he said.
“Setting defenses back a
thousand years.”
No one — not even the
quarterbacks themselves
— could have envisioned
their first meeting five years
ago when Mayfield hosted
Mahomes on his recruiting
trip to Texas Tech would
blossom into a friendship
and maybe the NFL’s next
great QB duel.
Mayfield was aware of
Mahomes’ background and
talent — son of a major
league baseball player,
bazooka-like arm — but
then got to know him per
sonally during that weekend
visit. What Mayfield quickly
learned was that, like him,
Mahomes is a natural
leader.
“Patrick has always been
an easygoing guy,” Mayfield
said.
“That is why those team
mates he has always had
play for him so hard.”
Mahomes
Mayfield
