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I like using floating or handpoured worms/baits on shakeyheads and sinking plastics on T-rig set up. The floating plastics lets me pause it longer and get more strikes mostly in colder water

For me its probably the A-rig. Caught a few fish on it but just don't like heaving that chandelier all day. See a lot of folks post lipless/red-eye shad as their least on the confidence list. My no.1 producer this winter was a lipless crank, even over silver buddy and hair jig. Took some practice to get the feel of slow cranking it off rocks and structure. Think i only lost 2 all winter i couldn't shake loose by moving boat or get back with plug knocker. Think contact with submerged objects is probably why most of the lures listed here aren't catching fish for folks. A nice pause after contact usually does the trick. Just my two cents worth.

Trilene knot for me. Use seaguar knot when connecting floro to braid in winter mainly because it's fast to tie and can get gloves back on in a hurry.

SSR along a 45 degree rocky bank is awesome in cold water

I fish in the wind a lot here in east Tn. our lakes seldom freeze over, but TVA draws down most of the upper, water storage lakes in the winter. Not unusual to see a 30-50' elevation change in the winter here. I like to fish the points that the wind is blowing into with a heavier lure like a trap or a football jig. Wear your PFD and keep a boarding step/ladder/rope with loop hanging off side for safety. Had some of my best days ever in 20mph wind in 43-45 degree water

Depends on time of year or if you are shore or boat fishing. late winter to early spring : a trap slow ticked off rocks. spring to early summer: single swimmer over cover. Summer to late fall: night fishing a jig off main lake points and humps. Late fall to early winter: v-wake a bone color long-A along points and shady bluffs. early to late winter: tightlining, float-n-fly, silver buddy and a hair jig

Have an abundance of bald eagles and osprey here in east tn. have seen more than one herd of deer swimming across the lake. my son in law took video on his phone of a turkey swimming across the lake.

water is warming up quickly here in east tn. went last tues and got a few nice ones shallow. water temps were 47-49. going again tomorrow http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/golfleft59/Picture597_zps98adb4d7.jpg

Night fishing on Douglas can be awesome in summer. We have a day tx in the spring and usually a night tx in the summer over there. There is a Bass Pro at the exit on I40 where you turn off to get into Gatlinburg

A small swimbait like a Damiki armour shad on a jig head and verticle jig it just above them on graph

Don't ever sign up for a boat or truck giveaway either. They will bombard your phone and e-mail with time share and Allstate insurance promo's. *** usually runs actual sales on gear as far as price goes.

It has been a winter like we used to have here in East Tennessee. You can get them in cold muddy water if you can stand the weather.

Just found this site browsing the web. Live on Cherokee Lake in East Tennessee