[reelapeelin]

Yeah, Knightfisher...see reply on "Wore her out" thread, too...

Most fishermen are using 15-20lb rigs,(mine's 15)...if you can keep blue-back herring alive that's the primo bait all the lake fishermen use, but you gotta have self-contained bait-tank(raw water won't work) and free-line those herring up til 10 or so in morning w/an elec trolling motor just enough to keep those baits behind the boat...if you're seeing fish at a given depth as you move around, use 1-1 1/2 oz barrel sinker and drop to that depth as you move...

NOW is transitional time...water is warming and fish are moving deeper...if no bait tank or trolling motor, no problem...CUT-BAIT...get the same bait from one of the bait sellers around the lake and put them in ice...ride around points and flats til you are marking fish ON THE BOTTOM. and drop a marker...anchor bow and stern over the marker, cut your bait in half, use both and toss 'em out using same weight as above...let settle to bottom and give it an hour or so...if nothing, relocate...anchor tight because if your boat moves and drags the bait into the silt on bottom, they won't touch it...keep slack in lines...you can fish as many or as few lines as you wanna...more the better...I use 12, some use up to 24 :o...rod-holders!...if you lay it out and a fish hits it, it'll be a gonner for sure...

I'm gonna look at a map and see where you're gonna be...might help w/ bait location and fishin' spots...GA or SC fishing license will do anywhere on the lake...back w/ more later... :)...