The ‘Hooch begins just a few hundred yards from the Appalachian Trail in Union County, Georgia. Ultimately, it joins the Flint River at Lake Seminole on the boarder between Georgia and Florida. From there, the Chattahoochee becomes the Apalachicola River. Eventually, it flows into the Gulf of Mexico at Apalachicola Bay. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin drains approximately 19,800 sq miles in the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain Provinces.

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Yes, that's right. I am a "bucket" fisherman. A member of the thousands of bank fisherman that often get scorned on this forum. I ask you boat anglers to put aside your prejudices and stop scowling at my bucket and I as you troll on by. We are not all evil poachers.

Why do I always have my trusty white (wish it was blue) 5 gallon bucket with me every time I hit the lake? Not to fill with illegal fish, but because it ranks among my top 5 essential fishing tools.
1) Fishing...

Into the Starting Gate

And they're off!

Or not.

I'm getting over the flu and spend the first 4 days at home looking at all the fish Eric has already posted. Yikes! Good thing there is a prize for second place. I use the time at home to research the list and plan my strategy.

Eels? These are fish? They migrate from the ocean? Why not include the turtle I caught or that MA clam? Burbots? Nothing more than another eel but sporting a fin. Only 500...

Around the First Turn

I got my wife out for a short trip to Standing Bear on Tuesday to try for Drum, Carp, and Trout. Scored the Drum as I was packing up to go home.

Headed to Hanson Lakes on Wednesday with my best friend for crappie, white perch, gar, and cat. Got a crappie and white perch.

One fish first trip, two fish second trip. At this rate I will be done in a couple weeks.

I arrived at Yankton by myself at 7pm on Friday. I had until Mother's...

And Now a Word from Your Conscience

Phishful Thinking posed a good question about photographing the fish measurement for the tourney and the director gave a good response;

"It's an honor system"

While up at Gavins last weekend I ran into several forum members plying the fertile waters of the Mighty Mo. I overheard one of the members asking a complete stranger if he could have the "trash" fish that the stranger just caught because he needed...