Introduction, and fishing report

[gabassnewbie]

Hello everyone! I'm a totaly newb to lake allatoona, and I have already learned...I'm not in Texas anymore. I have always fished, but for the past 2 years I have lived in East Texas. East Texas is a land of shallow lakes, tons of hyrilla, and HUGE bass. As a total rookie in Texas my average bites were 2-3lbs...I've been back in Georgia for 6 months now, and today is the first time I've seen a 2lbs+bass come out of lake allatoona lol I'll admit it, I suck at fishing lake allatoona...but, I really enjoy the challenge.

I hired Lee Pitts to guide me on lake Weiss, AL last may, and after catching several 5lbs bass in one day I went home and bought a 2010 Nitro X5 115hp. I am a total addict! I'm hoping to meet fellow addicts, and people who have a passion for teaching the rooks likes me how to fish lake allatoona.

FISHING REPORT:
April 2, 2011:
I launched at Cherokee County Park around 9:00am. My dad and I fished the eastern shorline working our way north on the Etowah river. After about a half mile my dad caught his first ever bass (2lbs spot) around 9:30am on a large white rooster tail throwing towards the bank. Maybe 10 mins later I landed 1.5 lbs spot on a shaky head. I was using the typical ball head with a green pumpkin, black flake bug bite stick worm working it parallel to shore about 10 yards off. After that, we had ZERO bites. So we headed up to Sweet Water camp ground. We saw fish on the lowrance around the point, but with the wind I couldn't figure out how to get them. After getting tossed around in the wind for a couple of hours we called it a day.

Any and all suggestions are welcome. Happy to be here on the boards! My goal for the year is to land a 4lbs + spot, and any largemouth over 3lbs.

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[kb929cdx]

Welcome to the board,hope you like the new Nitro,and feel free to jump in any of the post's!!!!

[itry]

welcome,you are off to a great start!

[Bob Smith (Porko)]

Well let me welcome you to Georgia. I am a transplanted Texan also! My folks still live between Palestine and Fairfield, where I will someday return!
Toona can't hold a candle to the Texas lakes and it is definitely a tough nut to crack. Sure enough though I see some decent fish come to the scales every Sunday over here in Bartow County. I run a low key inexpensive Sunday afternoon event (at least till the end of April). Come over and fish with us and I will introduce you to a whole bunch of fine fellers!

[gabassnewbie]

Thanks guys. I'm having fun on toona already.
Bob: There is no doubt allatoona is no sam rayburn. I lived in Lufkin, so I fished big sam, and actually spent a lot of time on lake nagocdoches too. Those lakes usually assured that each bite was going to be at least a 2 pounder...I actually grew up in GA and now i'm back, but I didn't own a boat until recently. I would love to come fish the event. I seriously may try to make it out there in 2 Sundays.

[Bob Smith (Porko)]

You are welcome to join us (giving away my age here, but my parents and I fished Big Sam beginning the 2nd week after it opened to the public!)
Click on "Porko's Tournaments" in the add section above or go down to the Tournament section below and read about us.

[walterdrew]

great informative post. thank you and waiting for more