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1994 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28
Mai wlnpi Hajgr HinQt Major Sunrise Sunset Moonßiae Moon Op Moon Dow
1 Tue 08:17 02:03 08:45 02:31 07:01 06:30 10:58p 03:32a 04:00p
2 Wed 09:20 03:05 09:49 03:34 07:00 06:31 04:28a 04:57p
3 Thu 10:22 04:08 10:52 04:37 06:59 06:32 12:05a 05:27a 05:56p
4 Fri 11:23 05:08 11:52 05:37 06:57 06:32 01:09a 06:25a 06:53p
5 Sat 12:01 06:05 12:19 06:33 06:56 06:33 02:07a 07:22a 07:50p
6 Sun 12:44 06:57 01:11 07:24 06:55 06:34 03:00a 08:17a 08:43p
7 Mon 01:33 07:45 01:58 08:11 06:54 06:35 03:47a 09:09a 09:34p
8 Tue 02:18 08:30 02:42 08:54 06:53 06:35 04:28a 09:59a 10:22p
9 Wed > 03:00 09:12 03:23 09:35 06:51 06:36 05:05a 10:45a ll:08p
10 Thu > 03:41 09:52 04:03 10:14 06:50 06:37 05:38a 11:30a 11:52p
11 Fri > 04:23 10:33 04:44 10:55 06:49 06:38 06:10a 12:13p
12 Sat H 05:05 11:15 05:26 11:36 06:48 06:38 06:41a 12:55p 12:34a
13 Sun > 05:48 11:59 06:10 12:01 06:46 06:39 07:12a 01:38p 01:17a
14 Mon > 06:34 12:24 06:56 12:45 06:45 06:40 07:44a 02:21p 01:59a
15 Tue > 07:23 01:12 07:45 01:34 06:44 06:40 08:18a 03:05p 02:43a
16 Wed 08:13 02:01 08:36 02:24 06:43 06:41 08:55a 03:51p 03:28a
17 Thu 09:04 02:52 09:28 03:16 06:41 06:42 09:34a 04:38p 04:14a
18 Fri 09:56 03:44 10:21 04:09 06:40 06:43 10:18a 05:27p 05:02a
19 Sat 10:49 04:36 11:14 05:01 06:39 06:43 11:06a 06:17p 05:51a
20 Sun 11:40 05:27 12:01 05:53 06:37 06:44 11:59a 07:07p 06:42a
21 Mon 12:04 06:17 12:30 06:43 06:36 06:45 12:55p 07:59p 07:33a
22 Tue 12:53 07:06 01:19 07:32 06:35 06:45 01:55p 08:51p 08:25a
23 Wed 01:40 07:53 02:06 08:19 06:34 06:46 02:59p 09:43p 09:17a
24 Thu 02:26 08:39 02:52 09:05 06:32 06:47 04:04p 10:35p 10:09a
25 Fri > 03:12 09:25 03:38 09:51 06:31 06:47 05:10p ll:28p 11:01a
26 Sat > 04:00 10:13 04:27 10:40 06:30 06:48 06:18p 11:54a
27 Sun F 04:52 11:06 05:20 11:33 06:28 06:49 07:28p 12:21a 12:49{
28 Mon > 05:49 12:01 06:18 12:04 06:27 06:49 08:38p 01:17a 01:46p
29 Tue > 06:52 12:37 07:21 01:06 06:26 06:50 09:49p 02:15a 02:45p
30 Wed 07:57 01:42 08:28 02:13 06:24 06:51 10:56p 03:15a 03:45p
31 Thu 09:04 02:49 09:34 03:19 06:23 06:51 04:15a 04:45t
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Fishing forecast
Jackson Lake: The lake is slightly below normal,
about a half-foot and is stained. Hybird fishing is pretty
good; but, bass and crappie fishing is only fair.
Hybirds are being caught with jigs, while fishermen
are going after bass chartreuse shadraps, green
worms and lizards. Crappie are being caught over the
brushpiles. ! Vah Kersey, Kersey’s Marina.
Oconee Lake: The lake is down a little over a foot,
and is a little stained. Catfish are biting, with good
results from worms. Fishermen are taking hybirds with
live shad, bucktail jigs or spoons. Bass are heading
for the spawning beds, making fishing a on-and-off
affair. What bass are being taken are being taken with
shadraps and Carolina rigged worms in dark colors.
Although the wind has scattered the crappie, they are
still biting around the docks. Jack Branyan,
Lakeview Bait and Tackle.
Seminole Lake: Lake is slightly down, at one foot
below normal. Clarity isn't good with the lake being
muddy. While largemouth bass are finally moving
back into the beds, shellcrackers and bream are still
not bedding. Those bass that are hitting are being
taken with RatLTraps, Bangalures and Rapalas. White
bass and hybirds have been providing the best
chances of success over the past few days. Jack
Wingate, Wingate’s Fishing Lodge.
Black Shear Lake: Lake is at the normal level, but it is
a bit stained. Fishing is good on the lake with white
bass, largemouth bass and crappie all biting.
Shellcrackers are beginning to bed, while crappie can
be found around the Cypress trees. Marion Stewart,
Camper’s Haven.
Sinclair Lake: The ake is just below normal at
around one foot from normal. Water quality on the
lake is a little stained. When the weather plays along,
fishing is good with catfish, bass and crappie all biting.
Catfish are feasting on cutbait and worms. Bass are in
the pockets and coves, and are being taken on
spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappies are in shallow
water and are getting ready to bed. Glen Colwell,
Little River Park.
Lake Eufaula: Lake is still down, but only slightly at
one-to-two feet. Water quality is muddy. All of the big
three are hitting, and fishing is good. Hybirds are
starting to come out in the morning and evening,
moving out of the creeks and onto the points, finding
their way into more fishermen's catches. Bass are
shallow, and are hitting spinnerbaits and lizards.
Crappie have moved onto the banks, where they are
hitting jigs and minnows. Charles Ingram, Tom
Mann’s Outdoors.
West Point Lake: Lake is down around two feet, with
the water being very stained. Fishermen are catching
bass in the shallows; but, females are on the points
swimming in about 10-12 feet of water. Carolina
rigged worms or trick worms are bringing them up to
the surface. Crappie are still moving out of the creek
channels. Best bet is still trolling with green or yellow
jigs or live minnows. Hybirds are being caught in fair
numbers on bucktail jigs. George Marovich,
Highland Marina
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Fishing program comes to AM
The Spring season is in full
bloom and fishing fever is in the
air. Want to know where the fish
are biting and how to catch them?
Catch "Boomer" and "Doc" on
Atlanta's Sports Radio, 680, The
Fan, Beginning Sunday, April 24,
1994 for one hour of talk about
America's favorite pleasure sport
fishing!
"Boomer" Steve Sutton, operates
the highly successful "Field of
Dreams" and "Georgia Team
Anglers" team bass tournament
Pig and jig aren't just for large bass
Many bass fishermen seldomly,
or never, use a jig and pig because
they think it is only used in
shallow water for hunting big bass.
Therefore, they think, it is a waste
of time.
Not so.
First of all, the jig and pig
doesn't have to be a jig and pork
rind combination. You could use a
worm, crawfish or lizard.
We use a crawfish combination
more than the pork, simply because
I personally fell that a vass will eat
a crawfish whenever he sees one—
big, small or indifferent.
The crawfish, as well as the
lizard, is most destructive in the
bass beds. It is also one of the best
liked food sources in the bass' diet.
Now, it doesn't take a
mathematician to figure out the
results when using crawfish or
lizards. Whenever a bass sees either
one of these creatures near them,
they are going to stike if for no
other reason than to kill the culprit.
During the cold winter months,
Westfield tennis makes run at region foes
By VETO F. HOLEY
Staff Writer
The Westfield tennis team con
tinues to drive for the region tour
nament, with the men’s and
women's teams recording victories
Thursday against George Walton in
Monrbe.
The women's team beat the
Bulldogs 6-3, winning four-of-six
singles matches and two-of-three
doubles match.
In singles play, Marla Massey
defeated Kim Hodges 8-0, Susanna
Turner defeated feetsy Allgood 8-2,
Liz Lane defeated Leslie McClendon
8-0, and Katie Davidson defeated
Kim Cash 8-0.
Additionally Rupal Patel defeated
Claudia Ramous 8-0 in an extra
match. Although Dunnaway lost to
Lee Adkinson, the match was close
with the George Walton player de
feating Dunnaway 9-7.
In doubles play Dunnaway and
Davidson defeated Adkinson and
Allgood 8-2, while Massey and
Lane defeated Ramous and McClen-
Please see Tennis, paqe 8A
Perry golf suffers Jekyll and Hyde week
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
Perry golfers suffered through a
Jekyll and Hyde week on local golf
courses.
Playing on their home course,
Houston Lake Country Club, the
Panther duffers shot their best
round, beating Jones County by 24
strokes, 153-177.
However, just two days later, on
Thursday, Mr. Perry Hyde showed
up as the Panthers dropped a match
to Northside 158-169 at the Land
ings.
Against Jones County, Perry had
three golfers to pace the team with
38s. Marina Culley, Jim Birdsong
and Andrew Willard finished the
nine holes with same amount of
strokes to pace the Panthers.
Stan Gann had one bad hole
where his shot went out-of-bounds.
However, he recovered on the other
eight to finish one stroke behind
the trio, shooting a 39.
Golf coach Tony Thrift had the
advantage of throwing out Woody
Sundquist's 40, which is normally a
very good score. Paul Smith
rounded out the six Perry players,
shooting a 44 on the day.
"All four scores (that counted for
• the team score) were below 40,"
said assistant golf coach Johnny
Barton. "The entire team hit the
ball solidly.
"We played as solid a round of
golf that I have seen us play. All of
the player's games are improving as
the season goes on.
"It is especially good to see the
four scores so close together. I wish
we could have shot this early.
Although the Perry team would
shoot well Tuesday, Thursday was
Houston Times-Journal
trails. Conducting more than 43
tournaments a year he gets the
inside scoop on how the winning
anglers caught the big ones.
"Boomer", one of Atlanta's most
recognized radio personalities while
at the city's top stations, is also a
member of the Outdoor Writer’s
Association of America.
"Doc" Gary Laden, is a
practicing podiatrist in the Atlanta
area. He was formerly the fishing
writer for the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution and serves as a
when the water tempurature is
below 50 degrees, we will use the
pork trailers. These trailers fall
slower and have a little better
movement as you work the
combinations very slowly.
Working the lure at a snails pace
is an absolute must during cold
water conditions. Everyone knows a
fish is cold-blooded. The fish's
metabolism slows during periods of
cold water conditions. Fish don’t
feed as much, nor will they go very
far out of their way to feed. That is
the reason the lure must be worked
very slow.
As the water temperature gets to
about 55 to 60 degrees, I will
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Westfield prepares for the region tournament by beating George Walton and Mount
de Sales this week.
another story as inconsistent play
was the order of the day.
The 40 that was thrown out
Tuesday would have led the Perry
foursome Thursday. The Panthers
shot 16 shots over what they shot
Thinclads split with Tattnall in Macon
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
The Westfield's women's thin
clads traveled to Macon Thursday to
take on six other schools.
When the dust had cleared away,
the Hornets stood at first; but, not
without some difficulty. The Hor
nets won the meet with a score of
159, just one-and-a-half, or just
over a fifth place finish, better than
Tattnall.
Going into the final event of the
day, the 1600 meter relay, the Hor
nets were trailing the Trojans by
four-and-a-half points, 145-149.5.
In order to win the event, Westfield
coach Donna Campbell knew her
first team had to place first. Her
number two team had to come in
third or fourth.
Windy Biggers, Jennifer Lane,
Stephanie Barr and Jennifer Smith,
the Westfield number one team, fin
ished the metric mile with a time of
4:31, good enough to finish in
front of the Tattnall foursome for
first.
With the team’s hopes running
on their finish, the number two
team shaved 49 seconds from their
previous best to come in fourth.
Amy Harold, Bristol Sullivan,
Claire hart and Amy Rhodes circled
the track to give the Hornets the
necessary points to put them over
the top, finishing with a time of
contributing editor to both "Fishing
Facts” and "Bass Fishing"
magazines. He has fished
throughout the state and around the
world. "Doc” is also a contributor
to the International Game Fish
Association world record yearbook.
The "Fishing with Boomer &
Doc" radio show will air from 9-10
a.m. each Sunday. The show will
appeal to the novice and experienced
angler alike. "Boomer" and "Doc"
will provide accurate-first hand
information on which lakes the fish
switch over to the crawtish as a
trailer.
During this time, crawfish and
bass are beginning to get active.
Bass are getting in the mood to
spawn and will eat as much it can
to last through the spawning cycle.
Crawfish is an important source of
food for bass before the spawn.
I will flip or pitch the jig and
crawfish in and around wood or
rocks, being sure to work the warm
areas first. I will also fish the lfats
and shallow secondary points trying
to locate staging bass.
After the spawn, 1 will stay with
the crawfish; but, will also add a
lizard as one of the trailers on
another jig. I’ll use these
combinations much like I do in the
early Spring, but at a little faster
pace.
The jig and pig combination has
long been known as a big bass
producer. In no way, however, does
taht mean that smaller bass will not
hit it. I have caught six inch bass
on a jig and crawfish as well as 10
Tuesday, although top players Gann
and Sundquist were unable to play
against Northside because of other
commitments.
In the absence of Gann and
Sundquist, Culley picked up her
game. The freshwoman was tied for
4:50.
Smith and Barr were the high
point finishers for the women's
team, with Smith collecting 35
points and Barr collecting 29
points. "They are very good runners
and very good athletes," said
Campbell. "They anchor our team."
Smith and Barr combined for 64
points, which tied them with the
Monroe Academy team, which fin
ished third in the six team meeL
Smith took first place honors in
the long jump, 100 meter dash and
the 200 meter dash. She was also a
member of the 400 meter and 1600
meter relay teams, both of which
captured first place.
Barr won the triple jump and
400 meter dash events. Barr also is
a member of the 400 meter and
1600 meter relay teams. Barr also
had a third place finish in the long
jump.
Audrey Calvin had a second in
the two mile. Mary Catherine
Walker finished second in the dis
Westfield golfers continue to win
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
Westfield toured the site of the
region tournament Thursday after
noon, continuing its strong season
with a victory in a three team
are biting best at and the best baits
to catch them. They'll field calls
from anglers across the state,
hopefully catching some of the best
"fish stories" in the process.
They'll keep Georgia anglers
informed about new products in the
tackle industry, from revolutionary
new space age fishing lines to
fishing boats.
Fishing fevers' here! Catch
some of it on Sports Radio, 680,
The Fan each Sunday from 9-10
a.m. with "Boomer” and "Doc".
pounders on back-to-back casts.
Believe me, if a bass is hungry
or aggravated by the lure, he is
going to hit it. If he can get it into
his mouth, he is going to eat it.
When we are fishing
tournaments, there will always be
at least two rods rigged with jig
combinations —it doesn't matter
where, what time of year or what
type of water is present at the
tournament. Most of the time that
combination will be a jig and
crawfish.
It’s slow work and it’s hard
work. But, in the end, it will pay
off in a good catch or that much
needed kicker fish to place in the
money.
I try to match color with the
color of the crawfish that are in the
area at that time of year. Brown
orange, blue-black, or green-black
are my best colors. Most of the
time, it the brown-orange
combination that does the job.
Until next time .. . we've gone
fishing.
the team low medallist position
after finishing the day with a 40.
Matt Kennedy also stepped up in
the match, shooting a 40 to finish
in a tie with Culley for the team's
top spot.
cus. Ashley McCloud was second
in the 100 meter hurdles and Amy
Harold was second in the 400 meter
dash.
The men's competition was
dominated by Tattnall, which fin
ished first with a score of 222.
Athen's Christian had a score of
74.5 to finish second. Westfield
was third with a score of 65.
Only two Hornets took first
place honors among the men. Brad
Walton finished first in the pole
vault with a 10 foot vault. Lon Tal
ton ran the 800 meters in a time of
2:12 to finish first.
The 400 meter relay team of
Brian Staines, Nathan Greer, Jeff
Dortch and Matt Shepley came in
second with a time of 46.5, just
under a second behind the number
one Tattnall team.
Greer also had a third in the pole
vault, while Shepley had a third in
the 100 meter competition.
match in Monroe.
Westfield checked into the club
house with a final of 313, 24
strokes ahead of Gatewood and 27
Please see Golf, paqe 8A
