Indiana man catches bass - News at 11:00 (long)

Hi guys...
Just got back from a trip to Georgia. Because I'm still waiting for my
boat to come in, thought I was going to be in for a rough several days of
bank fishing. It's been so cold here in Indiana, haven't even had a chance
to get a line wet. Couldn't let the mild weather of Georgia go to waste!
We arrived to 83 degree weather on Saturday evening. This was looking
good. Woke up to weather in the 30's the next morning, with a high expected
in the mid-60's. Oh, and 30 mph winds. My son and I went fishing at a bend
in the Chatahoochee River north of Atlanta, in Roswell. The wind was
blowing so hard....well, let's just say it was blowing hard enugh to make
even shoreline fishing a real challenge. The shoreline thing wasn't working
out to well. A nice fella in a Port-a-bote offered us a ride, but I was a
little leary with the wind blowing so hard. The weather felt colder then
the low 60's.
Day two arrived, evening colder then the first. Decided we would drive
to Allatoona and try a little shoreline action there. Must say, my son was
extremely patient, but we were still unable to connect, and the wind had to
be at least in the mid 20's. Found a couple nicely sheltered bays, but I
don't think the temp got over 55. Cold front officially on top of us.
Then comes day three of my little Georgia fishing adventure... With the
very kind help of our own Ronnie Garrison, I not only got to fish West Point
Lake from a boat, but got to spend the day with a very knowledgable
fisherman and a great guy. Got to catch a few bass as a bonus.
The day started slowly, with the wind whipping around us pretty good and
the temps somewhere in the low 30's. Now being from the frozen north, I am
pretty accustomed to this as a normal spring morning, temp wise, but Ronnie
and I were both expecting the worst when we launched the boat around 8:00am.
This cold snap had been on us for a good day to day and a half, so I wasn't
exactly sure that we would see action on the lake, much less the end of the
line. We fished a good part of the morning until around 11:00 - 11:30 (I
wasn't wearing a watch) I was finally able to hook up with a nice 2lb 9oz
spotted bass near a main lake point. Seemed to be relating to a submerged
stump. This at least got the blood pumping in the boat. Ronnie had a
little guy on down the same stretch of bank leading into a cut, but nothing
to really speak of. Just another clue that not all the fish had lockjaw.
We caught a few more as the day rolled on, including a 2lb largemouth boated
by Ronnie, and a couple of shorter fish mixed in. The wind seemed to
constantly be changing direction and softening throughout the day. It was
kinda unusual.
Comparing the results to our expectations, I think you could safely say
we had a pretty decent day. Didn't have a real solid pattern emerge, but
those Georgia fish sure do like brightly colored crankbaits...

.....and thanks again to Ronnie. I was in need of a tug on the end of the
line in a bad way, and I appreciate you helping out a fellow ROFB'er!
Please feel free to correct any details the 10 hour drive home might have
blurred. :-)

--
Andrew Kidd
http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home

Then comes day three of my little Georgia fishing adventure... With the
very kind help of our own Ronnie Garrison, I not only got to fish West Point
Lake from a boat, but got to spend the day with a very knowledgable
fisherman and a great guy. Got to catch a few bass as a bonus.
The day started slowly, with the wind whipping around us pretty good and
the temps somewhere in the low 30's. Now being from the frozen north, I am
pretty accustomed to this as a normal spring morning, temp wise, but Ronnie
and I were both expecting the worst when we launched the boat around 8:00am.
This cold snap had been on us for a good day to day and a half, so I wasn't
exactly sure that we would see action on the lake, much less the end of the
line. We fished a good part of the morning until around 11:00 - 11:30 (I
wasn't wearing a watch) I was finally able to hook up with a nice 2lb 9oz
spotted bass near a main lake point. Seemed to be relating to a submerged
stump. This at least got the blood pumping in the boat. Ronnie had a
little guy on down the same stretch of bank leading into a cut, but nothing
to really speak of. Just another clue that not all the fish had lockjaw.
We caught a few more as the day rolled on, including a 2lb largemouth boated
by Ronnie, and a couple of shorter fish mixed in. The wind seemed to
constantly be changing direction and softening throughout the day. It was
kinda unusual.
Comparing the results to our expectations, I think you could safely say
we had a pretty decent day. Didn't have a real solid pattern emerge, but
those Georgia fish sure do like brightly colored crankbaits...

....and thanks again to Ronnie. I was in need of a tug on the end of the
line in a bad way, and I appreciate you helping out a fellow ROFB'er!
Please feel free to correct any details the 10 hour drive home might have
blurred. :-)

--
Andrew Kidd
Thanks for the nice comments - we did have a good time and caught more that I
expected under those conditions. You had it just like I remember it, and
thanks for not mentioning you had the biggest bass of the day and also the
most!

I finally got time to post the pictures to my site and will email them to you
tonight.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Thanks for not mentioning you had the biggest bass of the day and also the
most!


Ronnie

Don't feel bad Ronnie, he usually does that to me too.


Brad Coovert
2003 Angler of the Year, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com

"Brad Coovert" wrote in message
...
Thanks for not mentioning you had the biggest bass of the day and also
the
most!


Ronnie

Don't feel bad Ronnie, he usually does that to me too.



I wouldn't say usually, but we're pretty tight in total fish most of the
time! Make sure you have a look at the pictures Brad!

I was shocked at how distinctly the spotted bass markings looked. They were
really spectacular! I also got a a decent education on identifying them
better.

Check them out at http://fishing.about.com/.

--
Andrew Kidd
http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home

Make sure you have a look at the pictures Brad!

Nice fish, Andrew. I'd take one of those in each of our club's tourneys this
year, no problem.

Brad



Brad Coovert
2003 Angler of the Year, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com

"Brad Coovert" wrote in message
...
Make sure you have a look at the pictures Brad!

Nice fish, Andrew. I'd take one of those in each of our club's tourneys
this
year, no problem.

Brad


I really wanted to see if you would comment about the crankbait! :-)
--
Andrew Kidd
http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home

....and thanks again to Ronnie. I was in need of a tug on the end of the
line in a bad way, and I appreciate you helping out a fellow ROFB'er!
Please feel free to correct any details the 10 hour drive home might have
blurred. :-)

Thanks for the nice comments - we did have a good time and caught more
that I
expected under those conditions. You had it just like I remember it, and
thanks for not mentioning you had the biggest bass of the day and also the
most!

I finally got time to post the pictures to my site and will email them to
you
tonight.


Thanks again Ronnie! I hope the next time we get together it will be under
a little better weather conditions!

http://fishing.about.com to see the pictures... I sure look like a goober
in one of those pictures. I still have more work to do on that bass pro
pose and smile!

....and Brad, yes, that is the crankbait you think it is... It works in
Georgia too!
--
Andrew Kidd
http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home