By Scott Bernarde | Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 09:39 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution We've known for years that blueback herring was actually a good thing for the quality of fish being caught out of Lake Lanier. The illegally introduced baitfish, which has been used as legal bait for most of the past decade, has fattened up spotted bass and stripers to trophy sizes. Lanier fly-fishing guide Henry Cowen reported this week that a client of his, Gary Lowe of Atlanta, caught and released a pending world line-class fly record spotted bass on May 23. Lowe used a Cowen-designed blueback imitation fly called a Cowen's Baitfish to catch a spot weighing 4 pounds on a 20-pound tippet. The current International Game Fish Association 20-pound tippet record is 3.5 pounds. The IGFA will review the catch before awarding it world-record distinction. There are bigger spotted bass in Lanier, for sure. But Lowe's catch is further proof of Lanier's emergence as one of the best spotted bass fisheries in the country. "It is my opinion that other records will be broken on Lanier," Cowen said. Cowen said the 2-, 4- and 8-pound tippet records — all under 4 pounds — are certainly attainable. ================================================ Fishing reduces stress and gives you a break from our modern world where everything is going a million miles per hour 73 Check & Clear 6 LOC: 38-54-14.60N / 097-14-09.07W |
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