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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008
Outdoors With Skipper
Not bad for a first effort in Georgia
J oe Rinckey and his wife
Rebecca were on their
honeymoon.
They had traveled from
Naples, Florida to Georgia,
where Joe’s wife’s parents live
in Flomer.
Having fished mainly in salt
water, and caught most every
species there, this was to be
his first fish caught in Georgia.
Giving it a try in March at the
public area of the Soque River
out of Clarkesville, they arrived
around 7 a.m. on a Wednesday
morning. The
skies were
overcast and
it had been
raining.
The
normally
crowded spot
was empty,
as they had it
all to them
selves. Joe
spotted a
large trout
on the other side away from
skipper
smith
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ONE THAT DIDN'T GETAWAY
Joe Rinckey shows off his trophy catch which was his first fish
caught in Georgia.
the sandbar. Crossing the river,
Joe got in a position to cast his
panther martin spinner. This was
a large fish and Joe was using
an ultra-lite spinning outfit with
four-pound test line.
It hit on the first cast and
the tug-of-war was on. For 15
long minutes Joe fought the
fish. Across the river, his wife
Rebecca was videoing the see
saw battle. Oh, no, the fish got
off. Joe now jumps into the river
to grab it in his hands, but the
slippery fish pops out.
The fish, like Joe, is worn out
and drifting with the current.
Fortunately, it lodges under a
log and Joe is able to get a hold
of it once more. This time it is
not going to get away.
The fish turned out to be a 26”
Brown, weighing in at 8 lbs.
That fish is now in the freezer,
not to be eaten, but to soon be
mounted and placed on the wall.
Sure a great way for a Florida
fellow to be introduced to fish
ing in Georgia.
I do believe he will break that
record, as Joe and his wife have
moved up to Georgia.
If you want to find Joe,
just check the rivers of North
Georgia.
Skipper Smith is an outdoors
columnist for The Banks County
News. His column appears
weekly. Let him know about your
hun ting or fishing adventure at
706-677-1520.
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