Jimbo's Lake Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report: 1/3/2012

Hey Everybody - Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday. I had some great trips over the weekend with several new customers and we had great results. Thanks to everyone who came out with me!! I appreciate your business!!

On Friday, I had out Roger who was looking to get the feel of places to fish during the winter. We mainly worked on the shaky head and the presentation of the bait during this time of year. The bite has been very light and it requires some focus to detect a strike. We worked on this together through the afternoon and Roger picked it up well. I am honored to say that Roger caught the biggest spot he has ever caught with me that day - the 4 lbs, 8 oz Toad pictured above - great catch Roger!!

I started Saturday morning off shooting a video with Rick Steckelberg (Owner of Sworming Hornet Lures) and his partner Kevin Stowers. Richy Rich from LanierMAPPED.com was our video man, and he made us look good (tougher job for him with me involved! LOL). We caught some good fish on the Fish Head Spin that morning, and demonstrated the use of the new Fish Head Swarm, and we also spent time with the Fish Head Dude, the Fish Head Shaker, and the Fish Head Drop Shot bait. I think the highlight of the video is the conversation that Rick and I have regarding the history of the baits to include their creation, as well as inside tips and tricks to catch more fish while using Sworming Hornet Lures. Rick will be taking the video out to I-Cast in Las Vegas in a couple of weeks, and I will have it posted on my site upon its publishing. Should be out soon - I will keep you all posted - I think you will enjoy the information and find it very beneficial!!

On Saturday afternoon, I had a half-day trip with Joey and his pal Kenny who was down from Ohio visiting. We took out Kenny's boat and worked on ditch fishing. We had a nice sack on a shaky head worm - Kenny turned out to be the star of the day as he stuck several good fish including a pig that was right at 5 pounds. Nice work to you both - great fishing!

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of taking out James and Coach. These guys were a lot of fun and the fish cooperated nicely for us. They bagged a 17 pound sack on Sunday. Ol' Coach took big fish honors for the day with a 4 pound spot - James was close with a 3 lbs, 12 oz spot, but he still had to buy dinner that night! LOL! We caught our fish Sunday in and around ditches, with fish coming anywhere from 4 feet to 30 feet deep. Overall, it was a great day. Coach and James - Great job out there!!

I have Thursday, Friday, and Saturday open this week if anyone would like to get out. The weather will be warming up by then and the fish should be more concentrated with the colder weather. It should be on like Donkey Kong! Give me a call or shoot me a note if you would like to get out! 770-542-7764

Thanks to all and May God Bless -

Jimbo

Jimbo's Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report - December 23, 2011

Hello Friends and Sponsors -

Happy Holidays to all and I hope this note finds you all well and enjoying the season with family and friends!

We have had an outstanding couple of weeks on Lake Lanier with some excellent success and some great trips!

I have been blessed in that I have had experienced anglers all the way to folks new to bass fishing over the past couple of weeks, and all have been successful. I always enjoy teaching and providing insights on bass fishing and see it manifest immediately in the results.

We have been focusing our efforts shallow for the most part, but have seen a greater progression of the larger spots out to deeper water over the past week or so. This past week, we had an outstanding week for numbers, but not as many big fish as the week before. I was out with Sam from Flowery Branch on one day of note, and together we caught 37 bass in a four hour period! In December! Great stuff. We also had several days with catches numbering from 15-25 a day with most fish being in the 2-3 pound range.

We have been catching the bigger fish shallow on a crankbait and jerkbait, particularly in the early AM and late afternoon, and a jig and worm have been very productive through the day. We have also been targeting some fish in the creek ditches in 18-25 feet of water. These fish have been eating a spoon and a shaky head worm very well. A Fish Head Spin is also working on these fish, as well as a jerkbait and crankbait at times.

I have included some pictures from the action over the last couple of weeks. Thanks to everyone that was out with me!!

I am currently in Indiana visiting family for the holidays, but will be back in town by December 27th.

I currently have a trip booked on Dec 28th, but I have the 29th, 30th, and 31st open if you would like to get out. The weather looks great for next week - give me a call and let's catch some fish!! 770-542-7764

Thanks, and may God Bless.

Jimbo

Jimbo's Lake Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report: 12/12/2011

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Hey Gang -

I was back out on a mid-day trip with David and his son Michael yesterday. They had fished Lanier several times before without much success, and wanted a little help.

I was happy to provide just that, a little help, because they didn't need much! This was an experienced father/son duo - these guys could flat fish!! They were great with a rod and reel and really made it happen on the water, and they were a blast to be with!!

They bagged a 17 lbs, 3 oz sack in about 4 hours of fishing yesterday. Michael took big fish honors with a 4 lbs, 5 oz chunk on his third cast of the day. Dad won the numbers battle, but he was never far behind on the size - he just never quite made it over 4 lbs. I think location adjustments were all that was required for these two. They too thought you had to go deep to catch fish this time of year. Not the case as they learned. All fish were caught on a crankbait in 12 feet of water or less. We stayed in the creeks yesterday due to the high winds on the main lake. If we could of hit a couple of my main lake hot spots, I think we would have made 20 pounds easily.

Great job David and Michael - looking forward to our Spring trip!

I have Wed, Thursday, and Fri open this week if you would like to catch some studs up shallow. The weather is warming again and it should be an awesome big-fish bite! Give me a ring to book your trip!! 770-542-7764

Thanks to all, and may God Bless -

Jimbo

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Jimbo's Lake Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report: 12/2/2011

Hey Everyone -

I was back out on the pond today after a couple of days off. It was nice to catch up on some stuff around the house and get ready for Christmas. My "honey do" list was long and past due!

Anyway, I went out with my good buddy Phil Johnson today to prep for my weekend trips. We had an awesome day and was glad to find out the cold front did not change my fish at all. We caught fish through the day on worms, jigs, crankbaits, and even played in the timber a little with a spoon and dropshot. All of our good fish came in 12 feet of water or less as has been the case for a month or more now.

We caught fish back in creeks as well as out on the main lake. We focused on pockets for the most part as well as main lake and secondary points. Our best 5 went 18.2 pounds today - the 2 above weighed 4.9 and 4.3.

A special thanks to Bryan over at Hinkle Marine Parts for the awesome shirt I am sporting in the picture. As I mentioned before, I go to Mashburn for all my service needs, and Bryan handles my parts - he does an awesome job. Keep those guys in mind for your part needs.

I have some days open next week if you would like to get out and experience some awesome late fall fishing. What a fishery we have here to be able to go out and catch an 18 lbs sack on a blue-bird day of high pressure in December - shallow. We are blessed!

Thanks to all, and may God Bless.

Jimbo

Jimbo's Lake Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report: 11/28/2011

Hey Gang -

I was out on Friday and Saturday with Dr. T, the singing dentist, who came all the way from Kentucky to catch some spots. I'm pretty sure he wasn't sorry he came! He is coming back in 3 weeks, and he is already looking forward to the trip!

We had great days both Friday and Saturday. We caught more numbers on Friday, but Saturday was a great big fish day. We caught several in the 3 pound range with a few better ones, including the 5 lbs, 3 oz spot pictured above middle. Doc had never caught a spot over 4 pounds, so he was absolutely thrilled with this pig. Pictures went out immediately to family and friends and then his phone blew up with calls from back home - it was fun to watch the whole thing - he was stoked! Doc was just an awesome guy to fish with - thanks for a great couple of days Doc - see you in December.

Both of Doc's fish pictured above left (fish on far left weighed 3 lbs, 12 oz) were caught on a Vision 110 Jerkbait. And this was not just any Vision 110, it was a jerkbait custom-painted by Daniel Truit in a blue back herring pattern. Daniel is a good buddy of mine and has been fishing the lake for years. He is an outstanding craftsman, and I am sharing this specific information with everyone to help him out as well as everyone else - he is a super guy and these baits will help your fishing. I can put you directly in contact with Daniel or you can reach him through Hammond's Fishing. He can paint any lure you have, most for $10. Tell him Jimbo sent ya' and he will take care of you!

We also caught fish on Friday and Saturday with shaky head worms and jigs. Most fish were shallow near rock - 10 feet of water or less. Creeks and main lake were both productive. Steve - just saw your post - nice work out there brother!

I have some days open this coming week - give me a ring or drop me a note if you would like to get out.

Thanks to all, and may God Bless -

Jimbo

Jimbo's Lake Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report: 11/20/2011

Hey Everyone -

I had some great trips last week with some great people. Some were entertaining customers, some were prepping for tournaments, and some were just learning the lake and different techniques. I particularly enjoy weeks like this and the diversity of the clients - it challenges me to approach each day a bit differently, and I love it. Thanks to everyone for putting their trust in me.

On Wednesday, I was out with Art and his customer Jerry. We had a great morning before the storms rolled in - the bite was solid that morning pre-front and we caught some good fish and tangled with some real pigs that didn't quite make it to the boat...lol.

Thursday, I was out with Russell - he was prepping for a tournament today (Sunday). He popped his first spot over 4 pounds with me and was ecstatic! We had about a 17 pound sack that day with 2 four's and several in the 3 lbs range. He texted me early this AM to let me know he and his grandson already had two good fish in the box (a 4 pounder and 3 pounder) on the stuff I showed him - a very happy guy!

On Friday, I had the pleasure of taking out long-time Lanier angler Marty. We had a fun day and really enjoyed being out together. Marty is a great angler, he just needed some fine-tuning as well as an introduction to some other concepts and techniques to improve his catch rate - we achieved that and then some! Congrats on a great day Marty - they were on fire that morning.

We have been starting every morning throwing a crankbait and catching quality fish in the creeks - very shallow. We have followed that up with jig and worm fishing around key docks and in cover up to 18 feet of water in certain creeks as well as main lake. Sometimes the fish are pulled up in 5-10 feet, sometimes a little deeper. The rain last week piled quality fish up in certain areas and it was on like Donkey Kong in those areas.

Lastly, I want to throw a HUGE congratulations out to my good buddy Scott Barnes. Scott won the Hammond's Tournament yesterday with a 20.5 pound sack of spots - way to go brother - awesome catch!!

I have Wed and Fri open this week if you would like to get out, as well as a couple of dates the following week. Give me a ring or shoot me a note.

Thanks to all, and may God Bless!! Happy Thanksgiving!

Jimbo

Jimbo's Lake Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Report: 11/10/2011

Hey Everyone -

I have been out on trips every day this week and the fishing has been very good.

I was out Monday with Paul for an afternoon trip. We fished until dark and had some great success. Most of our fish came on the shaky head. We caught fish from 6 feet - 25 feet deep. Some main lake, some in creeks. Paul spends most of his free time on Hartwell, but because the lakes share some similarities, he is working with me to learn Lanier techniques that he can apply to his fishing on Hartwell. The Shaky Head was our technique for this trip. We worked on electronics and drop-shot during our first trip back in August.

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of taking out Gene and his son Joe for an AM trip. This is a great father-son team that has been with me before. We had a blast together and they caught some solid spots through the morning. We started early back in a creek and caught some good ones then worked our way out to main-lake later in the day. We caught them shallow in the early AM on a crankbait, then transitioned to the shaky head. One of Gene's fish pictured above came from 35 feet, and the other one came from about 2 feet of water on a point. Just shows you that quality fish are everywhere right now.

I took out Chuck yesterday on a full-day trip. We caught several fish up to 3 pounds, but nothing picture worthy. Crankbait was our weapon for our best fish yesterday - most were very shallow. Chuck lost a BIG fish on a crankbait toward the end of the day, we saw the fish swirl after it grabbed the bait up shallow - it was a monster, but only became a legend of fish tales unfortunately. Chuck and I still had a great day of worship together enjoying good fishing and God's beautiful creation.

A quick plug - I have been dipping my plastics in JJ's Magic dye, and I truly believe it makes a big difference. I soak the whole bag in clear dye for a day or so, then dip the tips in chartreuse before they go in the water. I get more bites and the fish hang on longer. The bottom line is that JJ's Magic delivers more bites and more fish. Just the facts!

I am back out on a full day trip tomorrow, and then I have 2 pending trips on Sat and Sunday. I have Monday, Tuesday and Friday open next week if you would like to get out.

Good luck to all, and May God Bless -

Jimbo