Sunday, September 30, 2012

Jimbo's Lake Lanier Guide Service Fishing Report: 9/30/2012

Hello Everyone! I had trips almost every day over the past 14 days and what a great time we have had. We continue to pursue the topwater and swimbait bite and my customers continue to whack some big sacks of monster spotted bass! We are still having success over brush in 18-25 feet on humps and points on the main lake and in the mouths of creeks as well as timber edges in 35-40 with the topwater and swimbait bite. We slow down every now and then and get some fish on a Davis Shaky Head or Jig, we have found some of these fish as shallow as 10-15 feet. We have also caught some fish on a straight retrieve jerkbait as well as burning a spinnerbait, but most of the time we are running and gunning with topwater and swimbaits. What a blast! Yesterday, I had the pleasure of guiding 11-year old Aidan. Aidan, for his age, is quite the young stick. It was quickly evident that this kid has spent countless HOURS out in his back yard practicing the use of a bait caster, and yesterday, it paid off. We fished topwater and swimbaits all day long, and Aiden put a hurtin' on 'em! I often just lined him up on a spot and let him go to work. His grandfather and I didn't fish much. This kid did not need any help! A great sack for him on a day with a bunch of tournaments out there. Great work Aidan, I am proud of you brother! I am filling up quickly for October. I have the following dates left for October: 4, 5, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 29. Give me a call if you would like to reserve a day and go bust on some Toads!!! 770-542-7764 For fishing reports on other Georgia lakes, please visit: www.havefunfishing.com Thanks to everyone! May God Bless! Jimbo

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Jimbo's Lake Lanier Guide Fishing Report: 9/23/2012

Hello Friends and Sponsors! The fishing out on Big Sid has been great for us all week, and we have been busting some big sacks. We have stayed with the topwater and swimbait bite and ran it each day. By far, those baits have accounted for most of the big fish in our sacks this week and last. We have also picked up a few good fish on a jerkbait fished with a steady retrieve as well as a jig when the fish are not as active, but the swimbait/topwater was the way to go this week for big fish in general. That being said, we did lose an absolute donkey on Friday with a jig early in the morning, that would have pushed our sack of spots to the 24+ pound mark that day. Some pics of that day are attached as well as pictures from all of my trips these past few days. As far as baits, we have been using the Blue Back Painted Farley Bait a good bit this week, as well as the Daniel Truitt Custom Painted Sebiles in blue back color. The spook has been good to us on top this week. The Spro jerkbaits have produced on a steady retrieve, and a brown jig with a cinnamon pepper trailer gave us some nice fish in the slower periods. We have focused on fishing the brush in 18-25 feet of water on both humps and points, with a concentration on the humps. Things are starting to shift however with the weather change, and I expect some tactic and location tweaking will be necessary to stay on them in the coming days. More to come on that as the week progresses. I am back on the water this coming Monday for another 6 day week starting with 2 half day trips tomorrow and then full days the rest of the week through Saturday. I do have most of the first week of October open, so give me a ring and let's go bust some toads!!! I then have scattered days through October open as well. This is a great time to fish, so call me today to book your trip! 770-542-7764 For fishing reports on other Georgia Lakes, make sure to check out: www.havefunfishing.com A SPECIAL NOTE: My good buddy Kurt Dove, who is a Professional Tournament Angler and Guide on Lake Amistead in Texas, also produces a talk show for Bass Edge (www.bassedge.com). On his September show, Kurt talks with the top two finishers in the FLW Cup on Lake Lanier, Jacob Wheeler and Scott Canterbury. They discuss some great tips and tactics regarding how they approached fishing our pond here in Georgia, and they offer some very interesting insights. Make sure to check out the Podcast on iTunes under the following address: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bass-edges-the-edge/id214330677 Thanks to all and May God Bless - Jimbo

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Lake Lanier Fishing Report from Jimbo: 9/8/2012

Hello Friends! The fishing on Big Sid has been awesome the last few days! We really got on a FUN bite with Swimbaits and Topwater this past week and my clients had a blast! We worked Topwater baits and Swimbaits over brush in the 18-25 foot range daily for some violent strikes. We fished both humps and points in the lower lake throughout the week. We have focused on mostly main-lake features as well as a few areas inside the mouths of creeks. A gunfish and a Sebile have been our most effective baits in their respective categories. We also got a few good bites on a spinnerbait this week, especially when the wind was up. We did not drop shot much, but when we did, we used the Wackem Big Sissies in the Bruised Tomato color. A jig also got us some strikes fished in and around the brush. The above pattern seems to really kick-in around 10 AM in the morning. Prior to that, I think your time will be best spent looking shallow for a big Largemouth bite. Focus around docks in the back of creeks as well as pockets off of the main lake for your best chance at a big lip. Also, start throwing a buzzbait around rock bluffs first thing in the morning for some good bites from both spots and largemouth as well. A special shout out to Noah and Will who came out with me on separate trips this week and both did very well. Will and Noah are in the same photo montage sporting some of their big catches. Both of these young men are outstanding young anglers and I am honored to be a mentor for them both. Their fathers are joining forces to start a Youth Bass Club in the Lake Lanier area and have already made some great progress. If you are interested in getting your young men or women into this club, please let me know and I will get you in touch with Steve or Richard. I expect this great topwater bite and swimbait bite to continue for a few weeks. With that being said, I only have a few dates left for the month of September. The soonest I have availability is this coming Monday and Tuesday, September 10 and 11. After that, I only have the following dates available in September: 15,17, 22, 25, 26, and 27. Call me today to book your trip and get in on this great fall surface action!! 770-542-7764 For reports on other GA Lakes, please visit: www.havefunfishing.com Thanks to all and may God Bless! Jimbo