TnRiver46

Howdy neighbor!

You tried to feed a bratwurst to a fish????? I would never………. those are entirely too delicious for fish more self reliant? Hmmm. For the trout I would try inline spinners like rooster tail and panther Martin. For bass I like plastic worms

Science: smallmouth bass (micropterus dolomieu) are poikilotherms. Therefore the warmer the water, the faster their metabolism. So the hotter it gets the more they must eat

Impeller is a rubber spinning wheel (or so I thought). Then again we’ve always used the terms interchangeably when referring to outboards

Here’s the one that got him

They vary, but I’ve seined some big juicy ones . 2.75 inches is perfect for about any smallmouth lure. You can catch your own helgrammites and compare sizes to your plastics (or use the live ones and catch the mess out of them )

^plum ruirnt

Well there’s lots of science but you don’t need to know or apply much of it to catch a shallow River smallmouth on a hot summer day. They’ve got to eat

Dang, hate to see it but by the looks of the photo, it could have been worse

Well since I don’t hunt we deemed it an authentic mountain man Jim bridger trapper cabin (with electricity and TV).

One of Those drew a good bit of blood from my buddys thumb the other day

Negative. We don’t deal with bugs (thank God) im allergic to bee stings so I’m the epipen guy

Congrats!

Hot summer days are one of the best times to catch big river smallies . No science , the shallower the better!

It seems they always hear the complaints, you gotta hand em that

Dont fix it if it ain’t broke. Why fiddle with a bunch of extra knots that take up fishing time?

I hate bees

I just use your old ways that you listed when you never had problems

If you just specifically mean the Midwest, the Missouri River is excellent I believe (not that ive fished it but my buddy did)

My friends have always threatened a 10 day float down the Buffalo …….. ain’t nobody got time for that !!!

Hard to argue with that one!

Thanks!! This one grabbed a Redfin off top as soon as it landed

I drink about 2 gallons of water a day, usually only eat 2-3 almonds haha

Ha! Those numbers check out……..