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Hard to beat a swim bait 3/8 or heavier depending on depth

Fishing been tough, for the conditions you thought it of been lights out but it was anything but. Fish were caught on megabass magnums&110s Caught 8 fish 4 smallys 3 lm & 1 helleva spot

my two friends and I went down for the weekend, the fishing been tough down there i hetd but we gave it a shot. Was lucky enough to get these on a nice prespawn spot.. Water temp was 49-51 had the boat in 30 fow fish were caught on 4 in 3/8 oz swimbaits

Swim a 1/16 oz t rig baby rage craw on a small wide gap hook or a sinko i only use 3 inches of em

No it was just over the 20 inch mark right at 4 lbs.... Sitting in 30 fow throwing up on shallow points.. Water temp was 47 degrees in the morning by afternoon it was 50s. Water was sained perfect and I talk to locals that said water is already over summer pull so the bite should turn on any week!!!!!!!!! It's like the Super Bowl

some late winter action. Things where slow but i was able to pick a few of here n there. Ended up with 8 on monday 7 smallmouth one lm This was caught on 1/2 oz 4 inch swim bait...

Kvd perfect plastics

1/2 oz Tail spinner is hard to beat on 45s and bluff walls... Revenge and punisher make good ones.... I use a do it mold-nline willow blade. #6 hooks...

Uni to Uni knot. Basically two slip knots...

Joe I gave chills just thinking about that fight, dhull I couldn't think of a better area to fish. there was a show on dale might have been hook n look that showed the school rec area-tons of structure....

Don't over look a swimbait, 4 inch big hammer are my favorite And navionics app is the best thing that has ever happend, game changer here is a toad from Friday my buddy and I were out in the storms man the wind was not a friend but we were able to pick off a few here's a 4+ lber caught in the hammer

Small jaw Their first day fish weighing 3.51 pounds and 2nd day fish at 3.81 was enough to take home the Win! It was a tuff weekend with no fish over 21 inches caught. It was consistant unders that was part of the game plan and after day one the field was left wide open for anyone to win. But the team of Miles/Ortwein stayed consistant and was the winning ticket in this years event. The runner-up spot was claimed by a father son Team Militana/Militana. Also with a 4 fish total for two days, with day 1 fish coming in at a total weight of 3.56 pounds and day 2 fish at 3.17 pounds was almost enough and again consistancy being the key but was just not enough to take the 1st place spot. Close but toal combined weight coming in at 6.73 pounds. . Third place went to Team Haunert/Glass with also a 4 fish total for 2 days. Day 1 totaling 3.27 pounds and day 2 totaling 2.88 pounds with a total combined weight of 6.15 pounds. Brother team of Arms/Arms finished just behind in fourth-place with a 3 fish limit with day 1 total at 3.83 pounds and was in the lead after day1 but day 2 was just 1 fish coming to the scales at 1.84 pounds with combined total weight of 5.67 pounds. With one more fish it could have changed the field for sure after a good day one bag. . The rest of the top ten included: * 5th-Blackwell/Jones with one fish Saturday and 2 on Sunday with total weight of 5.43 pounds; * 6th-Haunert/Brisben), three 'unders,'4.88 pounds; * 7th-Paschal/Graves, three 'unders', 3.72-pound total; * 8th-Weaver/Weaver, 2 fish Sunday, 3.50-pound total; and * 10th-Haunert/Haunert, two 'unders,' 3.25 pounds. Team Gill/Gill took day one honors with big green fish that came to the scales at 4.15 pounds; and day 2 big green went to team Ramsry/Clevenger with a 2.18 pound largemouth. Big smallmouth for the tournament went to team Blackwell/Jones with a under coming in at 2.18 pounds. Was great to be back with such fine men and I had a blast seeing and spending my weekend with all of you. Look forward to the Elite in March. Horse Creek and Smalljaw leadership offered their gratitude to all 62 competitors after the final weigh-in and recognized guides Keith Palmiero (smally7) and Greg Brisendine (bris) for their efforts in directing the tournament. Also a special thank you to Jerry Your for his $100 pay out for 5th place.

-Another epic smallmouth-only tournament was held here at Horse Creek Resort on December 3-4 and this year those on hand witnessed a history-making weigh-in with heavy weights, big numbers, and an over-$8,000 purse from an 81-boat field, along with an occurrence that has only happened one other time on Dale Hollow Lake. The champions of the 29th Annual Horse Creek-Billy Westmoreland Memorial Smallmouth Invitational, Robert Brownlee and Scott Brummett of Nashville, carried a 4-fish limit to the scales on Saturday--a feat accomplished only one other time back in 2006 by tournament winners Matt Myers and Kelly Ricker. Brownlee and Brummett zeroed on Sunday, but their pair under 16 inches and twin four-pound 21-inchers tipping the scales at 12.21 pounds the first day was enough to secure the win and the $2,736 first-place purse. Coming in a close second were Darrell Foster and Tim Hayden of Bristol. They had their two 'unders' the first day and opened eyes on Sunday with a three-fish bag weighing in at over eight pounds, 5.16 pounds of which came from the second-day big fish that netted them an additional $810. Their two-day total of 12.03 pounds handed them the runner-up spot and the second-place money worth $1,520. Gary Saunders and Greg Engle of Gallipolis, OH notched third place on the final board thanks in part to the heaviest smallmouth of the tournament--a 5.25-pound brute that won them the first-day big fish award worth $810. It, paired with two under 16 inches Saturday, and another pair of 'unders' at the final weigh-in brought their total to 11.89 pounds allowing them to pocket $912 as the second runner-up. Fourth place and $608 was snatched up by the team of Matt Alliston from Louisville, KY and Jason Ramsey from Speedway, IN. Despite only having two small fish weighing in at 3.34 pounds on Saturday, the duo finished in the money after catching an 'over' weighing 3.91 pounds and two more just shy of 16 inches the last day to total 10.69 pounds. The final paid position was claimed by Ellis Bevill of Chattanooga and Jamie Lawson of Jacksboro. They sat in third place on day one with a three-fish sack weighing 7.64 pounds (4.90-lb. 'over'), but slid down the final leaderboard to fifth after blanking on Sunday. Fortunately, the weight was enough to net them $304 for finishing in the top five. Don Lowe and Johnny Arnold of Bristol finished just out of the money in sixth place with a heavy foursome of 'unders' weighing 7.59 pounds, and the following made up the rest of the top 10: • 7th-David and Don Cruser of Fortville and Greenfield, IN, 4 fish, 7.35 pounds; • 8th-Eddie Nuckols of Jonesborough and Dave Lisenby of Kingsport, 4 fish, 6.99 pounds; • 9th-Ron Estep and Jerry Gee of Grayson, KY, 3 fish (4.17-lb. 'over'), 6.95 pounds; and • 10th-Brian Hatfield of Ashland, KY and Andrew Hanson of Tomahawk, KY, 4 fish, 6.93 pounds . Another angler was recognized for his efforts after final weigh-in and given some Billy Westmoreland memorabilia despite not making the top 10. Nine-year-old Zeke Gaffney of Crab Orchard, KY, was the youngest angler to compete in this year's event and he carried three fish under 16 inches long to the scales he caught while fishing with his father Josh--a feat drawing the additional honor. Final numbers showed over 150 smallmouth weighed adding up to a total of over 250 pounds, with a total of seven big fish over 21 inches long in the two-day tournament, evidence of the continued reign of the lake as the "Smallmouth Capital of the World." The tournament is unique and only fished by a select group, because participants must reside at least 100 miles from Horse Creek and the event is 'invitation-only' with a closed list. Next year's tournament will mark the 30th anniversary of the event founded by Westmoreland and Horse Creek owner Jack Huddleston, and it will honor the 10th anniversary of the death of the smallmouth legend. Horse Creek offered their thanks to all participants, helpers, and supporters of the 2011 tournament affectionally known to its patrons as "The Billy." For more about Horse Creek, visit them online at www.horsecreek-resort.com.

Skirt forward? Like a spider grub?

1/2 football jig

1/2 oz football

Caught in 1/2 oz football

Big ones love the channel I caught this one in middle of the lake over creek channel 130 ft deep..

Use a bobber and a small bobby garland works well for me til the spring, " float n fly" don't get to caught up in the rig just attach a small bobber with a leader about couple inches too 3 foot depending on depth

Fished dale hollow this past weekend, with the billy west tourney it added un wanted pressure but was still able to boat some quality small mouth, the largest was 21 inch 4.7. On a hunk of metal in 30 ftw... There were only 2 overs brought in a day out of 80 boats. Down there your only aloud one" over" the 21 inch and one "under" 16 inch She had the head of a 6 pounder

I used it in a muddy pond worked well for lm

It's boring watching a beach ball all day, I only pull it out early morning or if its so cold nothing else is working....

what type of dimiki, i used 1/8 oz fly an rinds before, ultra fanesss

drop shot, spoon, tail spinner. i fished dalehollow last weekend and the baitfish were just as deep, im scratching my beard wondering the same...

"imo" if you want a seven pounder the best place would be lake erie.. i love dale, im down there several times a year. ill be down next week to get in on the fall action,i stay at star point and love the place...... it has a spot in my heart foreverand one day ill reside there also. have u fished there before? there is a website called smalljaw.com with a wealth of info...