TnRiver46

I’m with @flatcreek, deer tastes better than veggies anyway

We got absolutely nothing on my end of the state , which is normal and a good thing

Oh man I used to change the channel immediately when those walleye tournaments came on TV when I was a kid

I heard a saltwater guy one time say you could heat it up somehow and it goes limp. I just get stuck on the bottom of the river on a long cast and pull the coils out of it

My buddy has worked for Cemex for 15 years…….. road trip!!!

Doggone! Mother in law is in town, sounds like we will be in church in the morning

Well, it depends………. I have no natural lakes. I have rivers with dams and some without . Most dams fish great when they are flowing, especially on main stem of TN river. Conversely, when fishing below some of the highland tributary reservoirs, fishing is almost impossible when the dam is running. You can’t work a bait very effectively when the boat is moving 5 mph. In these scenarios, the fish start biting pretty well once the water starts falling and fish the best when the water is completely turned off. Then when it comes back on, the fish will activate briefly until it’s a raging torrent and they have to tuck in behind something. In rivers without dams, it’s slightly more complicated. It depends on how rapidly the water is rising. If it rains a medium amount, especially in summer, it can help the bite. If it pours rain, you’re going to have a tidal wave of water the same color as peanut butter. That rising water fishes horribly. But after a day or 3 of muddy water, the fish have to start eating as the river falls back out

I think he was well downstream of where you fish, somewhere around Paris

Yes indeed, and You sure do! My buddy got a bunch in Kentucky lake last summer

I killed 19 yellow perch today . Some of the males spawned all over me and the ladies were full of eggs

It’s certainly firmer than any other fish . You’ve got to have an open mind going in hahaha

It’s one heck of a process, the skin is tougher than just about anything. Tools required include tin snips, hack saw, etc. its also a different texture of meat , like clams and/or mock crab . But it’s all white meat. the one we fried in the photo was loaded with huge eggs in the dead of winter, we discarded them

I’ve heard that as well. The meat is actually pretty good.

A stinky type veggie kind of like an onion that grows wild

I’ve never had chitlins but my fishing mentors have. They say it’s pretty good, but not for everyone

I think that one with the head exploding would be accurate for me hahah

The guy put up a post yesterday with a picture of his wife removing two gar teeth that were stuck in his hand

Bring some to the 2023 classic and I’ll buy a jar haha

You want to hang onto the same hog skin for the rest of your life? Might get a little stinky ……. just messing. Although I did throw some skin scraps into the bushes when we butchered a hog……… my dogs found it…….. and rolled in it………. And then they had to get brand new collars

I got squirrel number two today. The hole in the previous picture is where you can see a yellow grocery bag in today’s photo. I put the bag in the hole to monitor when the squirrels go in and out. Once they stop knocking the bag out of the hole for a few days I cover it up with wire mesh or flashing or both

I usually have a machete, an axe, a thumping stick (old axe handle or dogwood branch) and good walking shoes within reach. The machete and axe are for clearing vegetation, or of course the dreaded pine tree across the road. The thumping stick is for miscellaneous reasons, self defense and fish euthanasia. The walking shoes are for when/if something won’t start. I need to add some waterproof matches or a bic lighter to the list I also have a tool box full of basic wrenches and screwdrivers, lots of electrical tape, and the always handy vice grips

That’s probably just a local term since we have a lot of each . I definitely don’t think it would show up in the dictionary haha but I’ve seen many (free stone) rivers near me turn into a ghost town in November . But the tailwaters are excellent fishing in November and December. They have constant water temps, whereas the free stone streams get cold shock every night

Free stone is a river without a dam

Well that’s up to each individual but it has an effect. Kind of like all the threads on here about certain YouTube fishermen that end in dispute, they have fans that back everything they do and attack any competitors