Incoming Tide
Air: 60's
Water: high 50's
Nancy and I tried new water today after getting a tip about the bass biting up Crooked River.
After getting some directions from Mike at Mike's Marine, we headed to a small gravel ramp at the end of NT Smith Road. The water was clear and the ramp was accessible for the Nan's standards, so we slid the tin boat into the tannic waters of the Ochlockonee River.
We headed down stream and took the right up the Crooked River and soon realized why they call it the Crooked River as we weaved back and forth up the river looking for bassy water.
It started well, as I got a small bass at a creek mouth on the ultra vibe Zoom worm.
We bounced around heading up river and found some reed islands and some banks with thick mossy stuff on the surface.
We fished these two areas for over an hour and brought another 7 bass aboard.
No whoppers, but one was over two pounds.
I had brought a few aboard, when Nancy was lamenting the fact she hasn't caught a bass since we left Lake Lanier.
She promptly got a backlash and was picking out the knot in her line.
When she picked up the slack in her line I heard her say, "Hey, I got one!"
See, bassin' is easy!
They were all about this size, beautiful fish, dark backs in the tannic water.
