Lake Blue Ridge Bass Trip

| March 20, 2009 Read This Post...

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Conner McLellan, age 12, spent a half day on Lake Blue Ridge with guide, Eric Welch today. Here, Conner shows off his first Lake Blue Ridge, Smallmouth Bass. We were very glad to have Conner and His Father Scot out on the lake with us, and we all expect big things from Conner in the [...]

Appalachian Outfitters – Fly Shop

| March 19, 2009 Read This Post...

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“Everything inside for the outside” The other day I had the pleasure of checking out a very cool Fly Shop/Extreme Outfitter in Murphy, NC.  Appalachian Outfitters has apparently been around for a couple years, but until now, I had no idea of its existence.  As I walked in the front door I was blown away [...]

Guided Float Trip Toccoa River

| March 18, 2009 Read This Post...

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Reel Job Fishing (RJF) guide, Brad Wayne hit the Toccoa River in his Hyde this past weekend with clients Wayne and Jimmy Simmons.  The constant rain didn’t bother these three hardcore fishermen, and the day’s trout fishing couldn’t have gone any better. Many trout were landed during the day including several nice sized rainbow and [...]

Spring Bass Fishing in GA

| March 14, 2009 Read This Post...

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Spring bass fishing in GA is here.  Water temperatures are rising and so are the bass metabolisms.  Our winter finesse fishing tactics are starting to change over to spring power fishing and we can’t be any happier.  Nothing is more exciting than ripping baits down a bank and getting your arm jerked off by a [...]

FrogHair Fluorocarbon

| March 14, 2009 Read This Post...

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Over the past several years I’ve used just about every brand of fluorocarbon tippet guiding.  I’ve never enjoyed paying the premium price, but I have found the best bang for my buck.  Frog Hair Flourocarbon tippet is all I use these days because it flat-out outperforms all other brands.  The small diameter to pound test [...]

Barrel Swivels Are Golden!

| March 14, 2009 Read This Post...

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Do you ever have problems with your leader twisting up badly when streamer or popper fishing?  I’ve started using really small barrel swivels to eliminate this problem.  They work excellent.  My favorite model is the 10/0 Tsunami Nickel Barrel Swivel for its small size, strength, and durability. For my streamer fishing I tie a 3-4 [...]

Brookies on the Hunt by: Tom Dean

| March 13, 2009 Read This Post...

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My good friend and artist Tom Dean, from Montana, just finished his latest piece of artwork.  All I can say is that I’m blown away!  For more information about Tom Dean you can visit his website at www.milocreekcarvings.com Click on the Photo for Larger View Description by Tom Dean: Here is one of my newest [...]

GA Bass Fishing

| March 11, 2009 Read This Post...

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Georgia bass fishing is really picking up with the water temperatures steadily rising.  The months of March and April routinely brings big bass to our nets, and now is a great time to hit the lake for some dynamite bass fishing during pre-spawn staging.  Reel Job Fishing Guide, Eric Welch shows off two very nice [...]