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LAKE HARTWELL, IN PDF FORM, JUST LIKE IN THE MAGAZINE |
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LAKE HARTWELL, IN PDF FORM, JUST LIKE IN THE MAGAZINE |
Feb 2010
There are new owners
at The BAIT SHOP on Hwy. 24. They tell us that they are
having a monthly Big fish contest with three categories; crappie,
catfish and striper. It is 100% payback with a $10 pre-entry fee.
Stop by for more details. They have heard that fishing is really
starting to pick up this season. Generous limits of hybrids and
stripers are being caught using blue-back herring with down rods
and free lines. Pulling planer boards with gizzard shad, trout,
and live herring are the most effective way of targeting trophy
class striper. The fish should start moving up the rivers and
into the creeks following the bait fish. Humps, long points, and
flats around the creek and river channels are great places to
find your large schools of smaller fish. While the trophies should
be back in the creeks a little further. Some big blues and flatheads
have been caught drifting with cut herring and gizzard shad. Crappie
fishing has been plentiful with the fish forming large schools
and feeding for the winter. Fishing over brush piles and under
bridges in 25-35 feet with medium minnows should produce some
good slab crappie.
At CHUCK'S TAXIDERMY
& DEER PROCESSING Chuck tells me that he has a good number
of deer heads to mount. Chuck has twenty years of experience doing
taxidermy works Come by his shop and check out some of the fine
deer, turkey, ducks and fish on display. He also sells Bow Tech,
Diamond and Ross bows. Chuck has a great selection of bows, and
he can help you get the proper bow and get it set up for your
type of hunting.
Jerry at WHITE JONES
HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS, located at Watson Village, Pruitt
Shopping Center and on Hwy. 24 above the double bridge in Anderson
says it is time to “Catch Spring Fever” and go do some
fishing on Lake Hartwell and Russell. February is the time the
big stripers are caught in Hartwell in the Tugaloo and Seneca
Rivers and on the upper part of Lake Russell. For largemouth and
spotted bass try jigging spoons in the mouths of the creeks where
there is plenty of bait. Crappie fishing should be excellent around
the bridges and brush piles on the warmer days using minnows and
mini-jigs. If you need a new shotgun for turkey season now is
the time to come in, look them over and pick out the one you want
while they are in stock. They have plenty of camouflage clothing,
turkey calls, boots, and all of their 2010 fishing tackle is starting
to arrive.
CHUCK AND BUCK’S
TAXIDERMY in
Anderson has been doing taxidermy work for twenty years. They
specialize in deer, ducks, fish and turkey. Chuck is also a fireman.
His seventeen year old son Buck also helps him in their shop by
their house just off Hwy. 29. If they are not at their shop, you
can leave your item to be mounted in the freezer by the door of
the shop. They also have drop off locations at Harper Meats and
Two Brother Deer Processing during deer season. Chuck told me
that he really enjoys doing duck mounts and looks forward to April
when the turkeys will be coming in for mounting. He wanted to
thank all his loyal customers and looks forward to seeing them
this year.
Archery Hunters! You
need to stop by CENTER SHOT SPECIALTIES at 1027 Whitehall
Road in Anderson. Blake Makison has a great selection of bows
by Mathews, Bear, Mission and Hoyt. This is a well stocked archery
pro shop with bow tuning and accessories. Blake has eight years
of experience setting up and tuning bows. He is "The Upstates
Only Mathews Certified Technician." Stop by and see this
new store in Anderson and let him custom fit you a bow. He has
a wall board with pictures of deer taken in the 2009 season.
The HICKORY CROSSING WILD BOAR TRIALS will be held on February
27 and 28 in Hartwell Georgia. This is a spectator sport with
activities on both Saturday and Sunday Check the ad for location
and all the information.
It’s time to get
all your rods and reels cleaned, repaired and filled with the
proper line for some great spring fishing just ahead reports Jerry
at JERRY’S BAIT & TACKLE located at 647 North Main Street
here in Belton. He has a good supply of Zoom trick worms and Finesse
worms for those hungry bass. Jerry suggests you fish on the warmer
days in the local ponds for crappie and bass. He carries fishing
licenses, fishing supplies and live bait. Don’t forget he
has plenty of fireworks here.
CAROLINA TRACTOR
on Hwy 24 in
Anderson now carries LS Tractors and Bad Boy Lawn Tractors. LS
Tractor has five series of tractors to accommodate a full range
of needs, from hobby farmers to medium-sized farming operations.
The Bad Boy zero-turn commercial lawn mower are great for cutting
big yards quickly. Carolina Tractor also has a service department
for tractors, lawn mowers, trucks and campers (diesel and gas
motors).
On Hwy. 24 at STRICKLAND'S
MARINE CENTER David’s "In House Fishing Show"
will be on March 5, 6 and 7. This is a yearly event and he will
have booths set up by eight to ten local fishing tackle shops.
He will also have food, door prizes and fishing seminars by Lowrance
electronics reps, Motorguide trolling motor reps, Humminbird electronic
reps, Professional fishermen and more. They have received a truck
load of 2010 Alumacraft jon boats and Encore pontoon boats. They
offer a complete service and parts department. For the bass fishermen
Captain Dave’s Boating World and Strickland Marine help sponsor
Fish The Fall Elite Team Bass Trail and the Phil Shope Bass Fishing
Tournament Trail.
At WALDROP'S RESTAURANT
& MOTEL located just off Hwy. 24 (follow signs), Wanda
has good hot home made food and tell us that you need to try their
great breakfasts. They have heard the crappie are hitting good
in this area of Lake Hartwell on minnows and jigs fished around
brush piles in the coves in fifteen to twenty foot of water. Hybrids
and stripers are being caught in the rivers at the top of the
lake using jigging spoons, free lining live baits or using fresh
cut herring. If you are having a tournament at either of the ramps
close to our store, please contact us so we will have plenty of
help to fix everyone breakfast.
If the boat, marine
electronics or outboard needs some service or repairs then you
need to go to see Rocky at ROCKY'S ELECTRO-PRO MARINE located
at 1200 Piedmont Hwy. about half way between Piedmont and Pelzer.
He is a certified technician with many years of experience in
marine electronics installation and service. He knows how to repair
and get your trolling motors and depth finders working properly
so you can go catch some bass, crappie, hybrids or stripers in
the local lakes. He is a certified Motorguide trolling motor repair
center. He offers in & out fast quality service. He can winterize
you outboard.
The Good Ol' Boys
Sporting Goods
is an outdoor sporting goods store in Anderson at 806 Hwy. 187
South that caters to the fishermen and hunter. For the hunter,
they carry ammo, camo clothing, food plot supplies, rifles and
gun accessories. For the fisherman they have a great selection
of rods and reels, live bait tanks, ice, boat accessories and
bass fishing supplies like Zoom, Mop jigs, Spot Removers, Fishstalker
baits, Berry spoons and more. They also carry live herring for
the striper fishermen. In February most of their customers will
be going to Lake Hartwell and Lake Russell to try to catch stripers
and hybrids down by the lower dams off points and humps early
in the day on live herring. Stop by and check out their store
next to T&M Custom Boat Docks. Also check out our new fishing
forum site www.goodolboysforum.com where you can post and get
information about local fishing, hunting, guns and lakes. They
now carry gizzard shad.
Go ahead and dig those
deer heads and ducks out of the freezer, and bring them in to
have them mounted by the professionals at FINLEY’S TAXIDERMY
located on Belhaven Road Extension in Belton. They have been doing
taxidermy work for thirty five years. Plenty of big deer with
beautiful racks have been brought in for mounting and there should
be some quality scoring on these racks done in March.
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