flukeking

Def roadwarrior on Pickwick, love those monster smallies!

Lews tourney pro by far and away

Yea I have a similar problem. Fishing brings out my OCD as well. I want everything to be absolutely perfect. I just know if I don't do the least little thing right it could cause me to lose the big one.

I've had really good luck with mine. I snapped one in half on a big stripe and just two days ago damaged the tip guide severely. The salesman at my tackle shop said all I had to do was bring it in and he would replace it in store. He said to quote him, " it doesn't matter if u shut it in the car door or whatever we will replace it at no cost." I've been very impressed with Abu Garcia warranty.

Awesome !!!!

Haha Uncle Sam has about a trillion different rules we have to comply with, supposedly to keep the trains safe. And yes I am the guy with the extra set of wheels. It's a pretty good job, I get to see a lot of interesting things.

Track inspector for Norfolk Southern Railroad, I make sure the trains don't derail and comply with uncle Sam.

I fished the horseshoe first with a 1/2 oz craw red eye rattle trap and a 1/2 oz jig and craw. Got one good bite and broke off on the rocks. Tried fishing the rocks outside of McFarland next but the wind/ current made it nearly impossible. Ended up in the barge canal and found some fish about twenty ft deep, threw some dd cranks and big jigs at them. Extremely stained water and avg temp was about 47 to 48 degrees.

Horrible day today! No fish in the boat 20 mph winds. Really hard day of fishing.

Headed up tomorrow to try out roadwarriors advice, will report in tomorrow!

Wow Sam that is some great info. I have been planning on starting a log of my fishing trips. I can see where that could lead to some valuable info. I really do appreciate all the help and advice. It really has been a great help to me.

Thanks roadwarrior, you always offer some great advice. With TVA releasing so much water as of late, is there a such thing as too much current? Last Saturday I abandoned the Dam area due to horseshoe being crowded/super strong flow. I decided to try to push into some of the deeper creeks hoping to find some bass. Ended up catching a few white bass and finally at the end of the day ended up in the barge canal and caught one keeper spot. It's just frustrating at times. I am really putting a lot of energy/time/effort into my pursuit and just want it all to come together.

Hey guys after a conversation with a friend I have a question for you guys. After purchasing my first bass boat a little over a year ago I have attempted to make the transition from pond fishing to bigger water fishing. I have spent the past year on Pickwick with some success but it has been much more famine than feast. I have studied article after article trying to master this art. I am just getting frustrated and I guess my question is how did the veterans of the board learn how to read and find fish on bigger bodies of water? Were you lucky enough to have a mentor teach you or was it just gettin out there and fishing day after day? I am very confident in my ability to catch fish, it's the finding the fish that I am having problems with. I am a perfectionist and know I can figure this out. I am just hoping that some of you guys might can throw some advice out to help my learning curve. Thanks so much in advance.

I generally leave my house by 330 in the am to be at Pickwick on the water by 530. Something about that water and those fish makes me a morning person.

P line all the way for me.