TnRiver46

Y’all need some better friends…….. I’ll tell my buddies anything , I love seeing them catch big smallies in my magic spot. I was in FLA around Christmas and they sent me this picture , they had been asking for other suggestions because the magic spot was dead from sunrise til bout 11 am. They reeled up to move and both got hit while reeling up. I don’t fancy the idea of laying on my death bed celebrating that I kept all my fish secrets and successes to myself .

Seems like not that long ago you were certain they were completely doomed, ah the wonders of sport

I believe that is what used to be called “currency” in Kentucky hahaha. Back before ATMs of course

That’s crazy @MN Fisher. Somehow y’all always have higher temps than me in summer , you’d think being a day and a half north of me it would be colder scoot east a bit over near @A-Jay and you’ll never have heat problems again haha

That fish is ridiculously massive

Good time of year to fish there, the shrimp come shallow and everything else is with em

Replacing transom is one hell of an undertaking, like fall into the bed with your belt still on and instantly snoring kind of project. I’ve done a couple, cut thru those braces once and just screwed it all back together with way too many screws haha. That wood looks fine in the pics , I definitely like the idea of fixing the leak instead of replacing the wood. Coat the threads of the thru bolts with 3M 5200 or something like that

In ya pocket!!!

I’ve purchased many a NC fishing license, super easy and cheaper than getting one in TN !

Oh no, ol crickety is throwing purple worms now??? I think you were dangerous enough with a whopper plopper, now the bass are just completely SOL nice catches as always

Today I left the 85 degree water and drove upstream toward and dam and fished 64 degree clear swift water and didn’t catch any up there haha. Go figure

I’ve got a bass barely over 24” mounted, it was from Texas bout 8 lbs, not a fat fish. That was back in college when dinosaurs roamed

I’ve done a lot worse

Thursday and Friday night I caught each in the same place with the same thing , water temp mid 80s. No electronics in this thing Cast worm at bank, reel in green fish and brown fish. Also I catch tons of smallies in wood, standing or laid down. They are bass, they eat the same things. Went to Michigan recently same story, green and brown ate the worm, both in trees. smallmouth night fishing usually involves a jig from what I’ve heard, i don’t try it myself because….. work

Fished last night bout 7-8:30, got 3 lost a few. Yachts were ridiculous, took a massive wave over the transom

I somehow fished mine out of the hose before it got to the tank

“Calm down”

I like catching them when it’s too hot or too cold for them to bite

Bass don’t check air temperature, I’d try what you had figured out

? Travis McGhee still in…… cedar key ?

I was getting smallies right on the bank in 85 degree water today

A short evening trip turned out quite eventful……. We got some supplies and the dogs to the lake house for the holiday weekend, won’t have my boat down here til tomorrow. Got everything squared away by 6:30 and figured I’d try some kayak fishin. Got a largemouth right away with a tiny fluke on jighead , then got it stuck and rendered it nearly useless. Tried a finesse worm and smallies were chewing it , got 4-5 in a hurry. I was getting swamped by big yachts coming and going and thinking about heading home…….. then striper started blowing up! Or at least I think that’s what it was. Big explosions. All I had was 6 lb line and one spinning rod , tried some paddle tails but I think they were gone before I switched baits. Got to paddling swiftly on the way in with the $20 kayak and spooked a gar when I almost ran it over, it jumped way up right next to me in the dark, ?

I just had some catfish I caught last week, it was phenomenal

My wife’s uncle lives there!