TnRiver46

Well that is definitely correct, I saw a big wad of them spawning today , splashing around in tight circles in the shoals I also caught more crappie today than I usually do

I don’t make it to Douglas much but lemme know if you ever come west an hour or so Hint: fishing the little pigeon in sevierville is a very good option from now til June, it seems silly but it’s loaded with big smallies

I forgot to include the picture

Same tree in my front yard I’ve posted here many times, trees ahead of the bass every time

I also always go finesse, but it’s 1/16 and 1/8 oz jig heads with soft plastics and 6 lb line on spinning gear. I think a swim jig would snap such tackle on the cast haha. I would go with the lightest one you can and trim the skirt, ad a small profile trailer or use no trailer at all if aiming for finesse swim jig in my mind is broom handle, 50 braid, and violent hooksets for finesse I think worms minners tubes and hair jigs

Swimming a jig is some of the heavier fishing is do, the opposite of finesse

I had a friend of a friend also get hooked directly dead center in the eye ball. I’ve tried to put the pic on here before but Google denies it 😂

Cheater, banned for life most think he was fishing for a fish in a box underwater because he never moved and always flipped a jig to the same spot all day. But part of him being banned was nobody will say why

Those waterproof forever chemicals are pretty nasty stuff, I usually just get soaked haha. We get 13 inches of rain more per year than Seattle , it’s inevitable I’ve had them all over the years, it’s tough to stay dry sitting down

I think Canterbury had a top 5 with it when the classic was in Knoxville and Christie did really well with one when the elite event was here in 2021. Oh the irony Most people don’t pay attention and aren’t very sharp 😂 anybody that follows fishing knows fothergill is a machine

I like the 6! Never tried the 4

Thanks @Swamp Girl! That cracked me up. Only problem is my shoes aren’t hard to fill, all ya gotta do is fish haha. Only hard parts are staying warm, enduring heat, or carrying a heavy kayak. Fishing is beyond easy, loads of fun

@Darth-Baiter, yes sir, you can catch them By the dozens this time of year. Also in summer they will school up on surface and jump, even more fun

Lanier is south! 😆 the fishing you described is how we roll most of the time unless we are in the rapids fishing shallow. I love setting the hook 20+ feet down

Decent evening, fish were in random schools with no current just roaming around. Got some with swimbait and one with rattle trap on the Hakai, was a wild ride with the fish hooked in the mouth and belly

I also have that power, I’ve broken every rod I’ve ever had for a year except st croix mojo bass trigon

You beat me to it!!!

My people don’t live long enough to encounter this issue. My grandma was close but she never once drove a car as long as she lived

Randy blaukat, no way I could be that negative every day. I ain’t got it in me to fill those shoes