Seminole Ramlins
by Jack Wingate

The Dept. of Natural Resources of GA gets 3.2 million dollars per year to run its department. Also the Florida DNR wants more hunters for their state and that's the reason for the 5,000 permits to hunt gators in their state. It greatly reminds me of a politition who accidently shoots himself in the foot while trying to get the foot out of his mouth. Hunting and fishen is a sport that is handed down from generation to generation. Deer hunting, duck hunting, turkey hunting, squirrel hunting, dove hunting, quail hunting, and now gator hunting, generation to generation as we see it.

Bainbridge Bass Club's fishout on Flint River Saterday was won by Justin Brooks with 11.5 lbs., Cedric Suber placed second with 10.03 lbs.; third went to Richard Predmore with 7.52 lbs. Suber had Big Fish with a 4.32 lb. shoal bass. Nice catch for the river being in the shape it's in.

The 2 day event of the American Bass Anglers finished like this: Co-Anglers - first place went to Kenneth Hunicutt from Jacksonville, with a 2 day total of 8.55 lbs. Second place went to Bill Poirier from Riverview, FL, with a 2 day total of 8.08 lbs., and third place went to Bill Craig from Defuniak Springs, FL, with a 2 day total of 6.68 lbs.

On the boater side, first place went to John Sobik with a 2 day total of 15.19 lbs.; second place went to Keith Knutson from Land O' Lakes, FL, with 14.58 lbs. Big Fish on the boater side was won by Chris Baker, and on the co-angler side Bill Poirer had a 5.61 pounder. All fish were released alive.

Mr. Brown and son Clint won the Bass Pro Tournement of Destin on Lake Talquin. They had 16.5 lbs., and the Big Fish was 7.15 lbs. Bobby Smith had 16.12 lbs.

Our bass fishen here on Lake Seminole has continued to be slow, as one customer said, "It started off slow and tapered off!" As the water begins to cool off, it will pick up again we think.

A deacon of our church seed he took a huge shellcracker. First fish he caught Saterday morning. He is to feed the church catfish on Monday nite, I hope to be there.

We continue to see cooler after cooler of bream, shellcracker and catfish come to the dock. We think it will continue another month.

9/11 will be in my mind as a day just like Pearl Harbor, we were pounced on by a fourn country of NUTS who killed many of their own people. Remember Pearl and 9/11 as special dates.

Wingate's Fishing Report Lake Surface Temp: 85° Lake Level: Down 1 foot

Flint: Slite Stain

Chattahoochee: Slow & Clear

Spring Creek: Not Running in Colquitt