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Charles B. Summers wrote:

Thanks again for coming and keeping everything honest. You know how us
bass
fishermen are!

We're thinking Lake Barkley next year. That's not quite as far for
everyone.

UH - it is further for some. Remember, Tenn is north and KY is further
north.

I will be there whereever it is!

Still not as far as Okeechobee


"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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Charles B. Summers wrote:

Thanks again for coming and keeping everything honest. You know how us
bass
fishermen are!

We're thinking Lake Barkley next year. That's not quite as far for
everyone.

UH - it is further for some. Remember, Tenn is north and KY is further
north.

I will be there whereever it is!

Charles B. Summers wrote:

Still not as far as Okeechobee


Actually, about the same, 10 hours to Okeechobee, 8 to Barkley. I have
great memories of KY Lake/Barkley - that is where I placed second in the
Southern Divisional way back in 1983. Missed going to the Classic by
about two pounds.

Exactly how far down in Georgia are you Ron? Until the other day, I though
you were in/near Atlanta.

Do you have any lakes you'd like to put up for consideration? I wouldn't
mind fishing Georgia or Alabama.


"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
...
Charles B. Summers wrote:

Still not as far as Okeechobee


Actually, about the same, 10 hours to Okeechobee, 8 to Barkley. I have
great memories of KY Lake/Barkley - that is where I placed second in the
Southern Divisional way back in 1983. Missed going to the Classic by
about two pounds.

Charles B. Summers wrote:
Exactly how far down in Georgia are you Ron? Until the other day, I though
you were in/near Atlanta.

Do you have any lakes you'd like to put up for consideration? I wouldn't
mind fishing Georgia or Alabama.

Charles,

I'm not Ronnie, but check my post just above. Lake Guntersville in North
Alabama

BD

Gonna have to look at that on my map. What is the make-up of the lake? Rock,
weed, grass??? Deep, shallow?


"Bill Durham" wrote in message
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Charles B. Summers wrote:
Exactly how far down in Georgia are you Ron? Until the other day, I
though
you were in/near Atlanta.

Do you have any lakes you'd like to put up for consideration? I wouldn't
mind fishing Georgia or Alabama.

Charles,

I'm not Ronnie, but check my post just above. Lake Guntersville in North
Alabama

BD

Charles B. Summers wrote:
Gonna have to look at that on my map. What is the make-up of the lake? Rock,
weed, grass??? Deep, shallow?


Charles,

The vast majority of the water is shallow as the Lake was formed when
they put in all of the TVA dams back in the 30's. The main river
channel is around 35 feet and still has barge traffic on it daily, but
the edge of the channel is 5 feet or less and it is almost a mile in
both directions before you hit shore! Down at the lower end of the lake
there is deeper water but toward the upstream direction it is shallower.
It is this way for about 30 miles of the river channel from just north
of the city of Guntersville all the way up to almost Chattanooga. All
along this shallow section grows milfoil and hydrilla grass. These
weeds provide great cover for all game fish especially bass and have
contributed greatly to the really large numbers of big fish there. In
2004, the BASS tourney there the 4 day total to win was 99lbs! George
Cochran caught 4, 5 fish limits that were only a few ounces short of 100
lbs! This year Zell Rowland won with 88lbs I think. A lot of the areas
that were flooded when the lake was formed were forest. These areas
were cut down to the stump level and left, so there are huge flats of
stumps and in the warmer months these flats get covered with the milfoil
and hydrilla combo. Any depth of water less than 10' has some form of
vegetation growing on it. The other thing about the weeds is they act
like a huge filter for the water...it is usually pretty clear. In the
spring it can get dingy depending on the rain. Like I said in the other
post...I grew up fishing Guntersville back in the late 60's and early
70's..before the grass became so dominant and it was a good lake to
fish, but nothing like it is now. Sorry for the long post but Its a
great lake!

BD

Charles B. Summers wrote:

Exactly how far down in Georgia are you Ron? Until the other day, I though
you were in/near Atlanta.

Do you have any lakes you'd like to put up for consideration? I wouldn't
mind fishing Georgia or Alabama.


I am 50 miles south of Atlanta - pretty much in the midldle of the state.

I don't mind the drive - it is well worth it to any of the lakes we go
to. I really like Center Hill and would be happy fishing Barkely or any
of the other lakes mentioned. And lakes north for me are between me and
the folks heading south. I don't care where we go, I will do my best to
be there.