rodandreel2010

Yeah I fish watauga. It's just gotta pick your spots that you launch from due to how big it is. Lol. With a boat it's an awesome lake.

I'm up in the east TN corner. Johnson City. I fish mainly south holston river, lake, watauga river, lake, boone, Cherokee, and douglas. Hoping to hit the pigeon a few times this year to try it out. I fish from a yak the majority of the time. If anyone would want to tag along some time just let me know!

Of course you are going to get answers based off of what everyone owns or has owned. Personally my vote goes to jackson. I was 295 lbs last spring. I have owned two coosa HDs, a big rig, and just purchased a coosa FD. If you're going to be in lakes mainly you're going to want a pedal drive. Boats for big boys are like pontoons. And paddling them SUCK!! Not gonna sugar coat it. If you are in a river or not going far sure but not for moving much. Now the great thing about jackson is you can buy a big rig HD, paddle it around and then when you have more funds buy the flex drive. It has a 500lb weight capacity. The coosa HD is also a very stable boat but I live mainly on the rivers so that's why I stuck with the coosa. If I was gonna be in mainly lakes and ponds I would have bought a big rig HD/FD. You can find some awesome deals on 2019s right now that places are closing out. If you are interested in a few places let me know. I have a few Saved that I know still have 2019 models. My brand new 2019 was $1000 off.

Works for me

Is like two jigs a person okay with everyone? I figured a black and blue and a gp craw accent. Those colors really work everywhere

3. Rodandreel2010

Yeah that's cool

I'd be in for some brush jigs and football jigs.

I've never had a president let me down. I own about 10 of them

Look at okuma guide selects and the new savage gear bowser rods. I had a rod built off an MHX blank but for off the shelf in the weights your wanting to throw I think either of those rods will do fine. Also don't over look a reel. You need a reel that will handle big baits. I run a lexa and have been happy with it so far.

I would go with a trout or an ayu. Where did you get that bottom blank? I have been trying to find one.

I bought the 7'3" *** heavy for flipping and I love it!! It is super sensitive and you can really pull a fish out quick. I even threw and 3 bait A rig on it sunday and not a problem. My rod feels super lightweight to me but the 7'11" may feel different...

Those look great!! And +1 on the awesome craw pattern!!

EMT-P in Tennessee. Love my job, work 24 hours at a time and have lots of time to fish. I see some people at the worst times in their lives and hope to make a difference. There's no feeling like that.

New to Bassresource. Been lurking for a while but finally decided to join. Fish smaller lakes like boone, fort patrick henry, and south holston. Just got my new to me boat, a 1999 Triton TR-19 with a 175 Johnson. Already learned a lot from this site and hope to learn more and contribute. Here's pictures of my ride.