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PACE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 Outdoors With Skipper An enjoyable family outing It was up early in the morning on the third of July for the five. The party consisted of Jeff Davis, along with his mother Lawana, Dad Clark, and grand parents Talmadge and Ethel Ethridge. This group hails from Colbert. Talmdage was a pastor for many years in the St.Augustine, Florida area and now visits shut-ins for Bluestone Baptist Church. He and his wife, as the senior ones on the trip, both love to fish and have passed on that love to the rest of their fam ily. Their destination was Clarks Hill lake. Arriving at Modock around daylight, Jeff launched his 19-foot boat powered by a 65 horsepower outboard. It wasn’t long before they found the strip ers and hybrids schooling on the surface, in the main river chan nel. They drifted a bit and then anchored out. Using live her ring for bait and free lining, they were quickly into the fish. Nothing very large was caught as the fish averaged one to three pounds. Some three hours later, around 9:30 in the morn ing, things began to slow down. The total for the morning was 39 fish. That adds up to a lot of action. Pastor Talmadge claimed the biggest fish, though some others might have debated that claim. Some of the fish were eaten that night. Doesn’t get much fresher than that. Jeff went back the next day, and hooked into a monster, at least for a while. It got into the trees, and he had to break it off. Well, there will be a next time. It’s great to see families together enjoying each other’s company and catching fish. To make it up to his wife Vanetta and the children, who love to fish also, Jeff is taking them camping and fishing the week end of the 11th. If you have an outdoors story do give me a call. Skipper Smith is an outdoors columnist for The Banks County News. His column appears weekly. Let him know about your hun ting or fish ing adven ture at 706-677-1520. The future of fishing FLORIDA FISHING Cade Scoggins, Maysville, caught this three-pound whiting fish while in Destin, Fla. with his grandparents Aubrey and Sheila Scoggins. NICE CATCH Austin Holland, 10, recently reeled in this fish at a watershed in Banks County. The catch weighed eight pounds and was 24 inches. ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS M. Pitts, DMD Dentistry 706-335-7793 215 Mercer Place, P. O. Box 1241 Commerce, GA 30529 Website: drlpitts.com Email: drlpitts@drlpitts.com Now Open: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays FAN ILY FISHING Lawana Davis, Jeff Davis, Clark Davis, Ethel Ethridge and Talmadge Ethridge recently enjoyed a quality family fishing out ing. A total of 39 fish were reeled in during this trip. Your catch can be officially recognized by state DNR Each year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) recognizes anglers for outstanding and state-record catches. Submit a clear photograph of the fish for proper identifica tion and length verification (the photo should at least show the entire length of the fish and the ruler or tape used to measure the fish). In addition, a photo of the angler with the fish is also required. Complete an applica tion and submit with photos. State record applications must be received within 90 days of the catch. Information regarding angler awards and state record fish can be found on the WRD website at www.gofishgeorgia. com or in the Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guidebook available at all WRD offices. www.banksnewsTODAY.com Up to the minute news about Banks County Introducing the newest way to get regional sports coverage online! MainStreetNewsSPORTS.com Get Breaking Sports Information Online • E-mail • Cell - Navigate between schools easily with our navigation bar! 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