Countdown to Quail Hunting Season
Quail hunting season at Live Oak Plantation will begin in October and ends March 15.
Learn From Guide: Davis Carter
Davis Carter has been fishing since he was a young boy and has been guiding at Live Oak for one year. Carter enjoys taking clients out on his Skeeter ZX225 bass boat. Nothing gets Carter more excited than seeing customers land a big bass in the boat and having a good time.
Learn From Guide: Leslie Redding
Leslie Redding is a proud guide at Live Oak Plantation. Redding is a Hahira native and has been guiding for 1 1/2 years at Live Oak. Whether it's guiding for Live Oak or fishing at his own leisurely time, you can find him on the water on his bass ranger boat. Redding has been tournament fishing and guiding for over 35 years, where he has won many tournaments along with angler of the year and big bass awards.
Learn From Guide: Justin Lanier
Justin Lanier comes to Live Oak Plantation with a lot of experience. Lanier has been fishing since he was six years old and tournament fishing since 18 years old. When fishing, some of Justin's favorite baits to use are a poppin frog, walking bait, super fluke, whopper ploppers and a wacky worm just to name a few.
Learn From Guide: John Robinson
John Robinson started fishing when he was four years old and has never stopped. He has a wife and two kids that also love going fishing. He has been guiding for 20 years and began guiding at Live Oak in 2021.
Learn From Guide: Art Redding
Art Redding has been fishing since he was able to walk. Fishing is definitely in his blood. He has been guiding at Live Oak Plantation for about 3 years and has loved every minute of it. When you visit out here, you will understand why. He usually starts his morning around 6:00-6:30. He arrives at the lodge to pick up his clients that he is taking out. They launch the boat in the water and put the trolling motor down and begin to hunt for the big ones and try not to stop until they have one or 50 in the boat. Some days are tough, that's just fishing.
Learn From Guide: Cody Cleary
Cody Cleary has been guiding at Live Oak Plantation for 6 years. Cleary started fishing at the age of 3 and tournament fishing at 12. Cleary has a Phoenix 921 Pro XP boat that he uses to take clients out on. He describes fishing at Live Oak "first class."
Learn From Guide: Jeff Blanton
Jeff Blanton has over 30 years of guiding and has loved being on the water since he was a little boy. He has had the chance to film with Shaw Grigsby and also host and be on the Outdoor Addiction channel where they were featured on the sportsman channel and several local fishing channels.
Learn From Guide: Quinn Brown
Quinn Brown has been fishing since he was six years old and is entering his fourth year of guiding at Live Oak Plantation. Fishing is one of Brown's big passion's, along with tournament fishing. Brown started tournament fishing when he was just 14 years old and won first place in the tournament at the age of 14! Brown takes clients out on his bass Ranger boat.
Learn from Guide: Barrett Breeden
Barrett Breeden is 19 years old and has been guiding at Live Oak for 2 years. Fishing is his passion and always has been. Usually a typical day starts around 6:30 in the morning, he picks the customer up at the lodge and takes them to one of the many lakes at Live Oak and they get ready to launch the boat in the water. Usually a full day trip lasts eight hours and a 1/2 day trip lasts 4 hours. This is when the fun starts coming in when they can start catching bass.