Auction Trip Big Success !!
I took out the winners of my Lakeview Auction fishing trip Sunday and we had a terrific day on the water! Rick and his son Jackson came aboard the Main Office Sunday afternoon and we hit Lanier in search of some Striped Bass. I had my first mate Jonathan on board and along with all the weekend warriors, we ventured out just after 1:00 PM on this beautiful Sunday. The temperatures were mild for summer and not surprisingly, the lake was filled with boats! Basically the lake becomes a giant "wave pool" but this didn't seem to bother the fish….
After looking at 1-2 spots along the main channel, we started marking some Stripers down by the dam in deep water. We ended up spending the whole day within site of Buford Dam road and what just had to be the busiest part of the lake! The boats were buzzing around us all day but with the Stripers biting as much as they were, it didn't seem to bother anyone aboard. We trolled fish ranging in size from 8 lbs all the way up to 15 lbs. Rick is now convinced Lake Lanier does in fact have a healthy stock of Striped Bass. And Jackson got to feel just how strong these fish can be by reeling in big Stripers on both trolling and light spinning tackle. Here are just a few of the photos from the day (click on them to enlarge)…
We fished from 1:30 to 6:30 and over the course of those five hours we boated 20 fish. At the end of the day I'm sure Rick and Jackson were both happy with the days events and amazed at the quality of fish Lake Lanier maintains. In fact, so impressed was Rick that I wouldn't be surprised if the next time I pull up to his dock I see a nice Center Console Striper Boat ready to hit the water!
We got several more photos which can be seen clicking the thumbnail image below. The photo album has captions added and can accept comments. You can also download larger image files better suited for printing by clicking any photo in the album.
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