TnRiver46

That’s how I do it

The race to 8-9??

I just get soaked, part of living in a rainforest. Even those pros will tell you (off the record) that you will get wet no matter what you buy if it’s raining hard enough @Pat Brown just catches 9 lb bass in a poncho

Hmm I’ve never used a toque wrench for a prop, I must have the magic touch. I also don’t have many horsepower so maybe it doesn’t matter ? Running a 16 yr old engine and it runs perfectly so I’m not terribly concerned

Where do you think the fish poop ?

Hannibal lecter admits in an interview that he ate a guy with some fava beans and washed it down with a nice bottle of Chianti. Thats why @12poundbass posted the GIF of Hannibal

@Jigfishn10, never seen silence of the lambs?

I don’t know about the fishing, but I’ll never forget the day the squirrel went beserk in the sleepy little town of Pascagoula

Don’t eat me !

Prayin for yall Catt!

Fluke and curly tail white grub on jigheads, topwater walking baits even if it’s cold, I’ve had them hit it in 47 degree water

I ❤️ wilderness camping as well, my wife is even more fond of it than I am. Having bills to pay gets in the way. You can do it in TN with way less bugs, might be more like 75 fish tho and most of them small

Somewhat limited for SMB in GA. TN VA NC and AL have more SMB. Not sure about SC, seems like jocassee has them

Excel is great line , I’ve hauled in some monster striper with the 12 lb mono and a million SMB with the 6 lb

Winter in Connecticut? I can’t help ya there

They are numerous, winter time is the best time

I lose count around 4ish

You know it! Bout to get good

Got two LMB around 21” which was totally unexpected! SMB were fairly normal compared to other years, lots of good ones. Caught a couple nice stripers. Barely caught any of the evil Alabama spotted bass so I guess that’s good? Business as usual. Still got over a month of great fishing to go yet

Personally I use the reel handle to retrieve a lipless crank……

Edited for @T-Billy, #punctuation matters

I had to wait in line forever at the bathroom, had it been a BM they would have been in trouble. Still the worst gas station in America in all categories

@Team9nine, that looks like a tasty sandwich !!!

@LrgmouthShad= big carboard checks

Habitat is indeed the key. Hartwell is another good example. It’s never good to move invasive species to new waters but I’ve lost count of all the ones that were going to be the end of us all and they eventually settled into a niche or disappeared all together. We have several fish in East TN that are actually in peril, unlike LMB and SMB. Those fish are all minnows and their habitat has dwindled for years and years . Several are or have been on the threatened and endangered species list. The last flood might have wiped out the last chucky madtom on the planet, but hopefully not. They deserve way more funding than fighting the Pandora’s box of Alabama bass that has already been opened, but guess which one sells better to people with big money: The invasive species boogey man that will ruin it all (or may not)