TnRiver46

Almost any bomber long A is bone when you scratch the paint off with a pocket knife. People have been winning a lot of money slow wobbling that plug on top for a lot years. It is very difficult not to soil your linens when a smallmouth comes up from 20 feet down to grab a long A, then dive right back down

Same for TN river. I’ve had two story boats that you would imagine jay z was driving get that close to me. And barges you have to run and hide from “you scratched my anchor” -Rodney dangerfield in caddy shack

Welcome! Let me know if you ever make it to East TN

Things don’t get a whole lot better off the bank. Couldn’t help but think of @A-Jay on this one hahaha

I have several Ponds right near my house and I’ve never fished any of them. I’m starting to realize why after reading bank fishing threads.......

Good for BP, congrats. That will cover his buyout and then some

Ah, the American dream! You would probably get shut down by the local govt or taxes and permits would outweigh your profits haha

Two reasons: 1) it catches fish 2) it’s the color of a shad

The possibilities are endless! French broad, Nolichucky, pigeon, little Tennessee, holston, little river, tellico, clinch, even abrams creek in the national park has smallies. And then there are all the lakes! Cherokee, tellico, Norris, Watauga, and south holston are all excellent smallmouth Fishing. Douglas fort Loudon and watts bar are also very good

Fun day on the river with @Jermination. We caught lots of small fish and a few decent ones, water temp 73-75.

Weightless finesse worm with some sparkles in it. Throw it out there, don’t move it AT ALL and watch your line

I hate that stuff . We get it way down deep in the dead of winter on highland lakes. I set the hook every time thinking it’s mister big

Sweet!

3.8

I don’t know exactly how long but they rust in my wet tackle box in 1.5-2 days

Spoons and grubs

The one I’ve got in my hand! They aren’t necessarily Easy to come by unless you want to buy a spro . Craft hair is ok but bucktail is best. I would just make my own

Beat me to it. I break off lots of those, a thick fish hook will work in a pinch

I think I caught a glimpse of the leader Jamie Hartman throwing the ole ball and chain for smallmouth. Love it. A welcome change from watching Ito have his drag set to “bluegill” and fight them for 10 minutes a piece last week haha

it doesn’t take a high tech unit, I’m pretty much the bottom of the barrel in depth finders and I can see a 1/16 oz jig on the screen

I like the abu cardinal and a new diawa model I have a few of

How to fish ned deep? Wait longer for it to sink.......... it works “video game” fishing vertically With a 2d depth finder at any depth, some people catch them all the way to 80’ in winter here

A lot of times they live on with the hook in them and in some cases pass it . If you’ve got them hooked deep in the goozle, sometimes it’s better to cut the line than to get the hook out. Being underwater the hook will rust away

Smaller tube jigs always work way better than big ones in my area. Kind of led me to believe they eat small ones more often . If you are trying to catch crawdads, night time is always best . Washing camp dishes always brought thousands out of the wood work

Haha! Bring it! Or leave it there and jump in my boat. Well I’m glad you value my opinion, I think it’s just you and three dogs in that club......... very exclusive