Finding Big Bass Without the Big Bass Boat

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A bow pierces the morning fog. Ribbons of water stream from either side, cutting a trail through the south Georgia swamp. They glide silently through pad fields, under canopies of Spanish moss, and then… an explosion.

But this is no Rambo movie. The explosion is a bass—the victim, a buzz bait. And rather than a tank, the battle buggy calling the shots is the Old Town Predator XL Minn Kota. From atop its perch, stealthy bass anglers wield the most bass-centric, ultra-portable fishing platform on the planet. They go places no other bass anglers can reach and deploy advanced technology to zero-in on their prey.

Griffin, Georgia’s Randy Vining is one of those anglers. During the week, Vining is an architect. On the weekend, he fishes and guides shoal bass expeditions on the Peach State’s Flint River near Atlanta. Now and then, he makes it down south into the swamps that harbor giant largemouth and a noticeable lack of big bass boats.

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