TnRiver46

Texas rig is awesome, I would just keep chucking it!!!

I don’t bed fish because it takes forever to catch one haha. Now if I ever saw a big one on a bed, you’re darn right I would try it. But so far I’ve never seen that. Spotting the beds is rare on my water. There are a couple lakes where it happens but they mostly spawn out of sight near my house

Selling finesse gear to japan 30 years ago. Now that’s funny

I’ve never had a tattoo or wanted one but I’m considering getting a ring tattoo when I get married because I don’t want to rip my finger off. I’ve never worn a ring and I don’t think I would be very good at it

That tactic is referred to as tightlining around here, very popular for big winter smallmouth using small fluke type baits, gulp minnows, and hair jigs. I use it frequently, cast at a steep bank and feather the rod tip as the lure works its way back to the boat. Deadly in 47-55 degree water

The first time I fished with one of my buddies I brought a bunch of cookies and offered him some. He says “no thanks, I’m like a goose. If I eat, I s***” hahahaha

Hey look on the bright side, at least you tried to help get a jig out of a fish and they can always lay more eggs. Some of us eat fish and they certainly don’t make a nest after they are deep fried in cornmeal

No better way to catch em than to keep fishin, I like your style!!

I’ve caught some big bass out of watauga lake but south Holston would be a lot closer. Fishing below south Holston and Boone dam and fort Patrick henry dam is good for trout from what I hear. Everyone seems to hate bass fishing FPH lake but some do really well there

You, sir, are determined

It’s looking like I have to wait til next week. Work is always holding me down

How difficult is the trim job?

I’ve also never found this to be the case. Preconceived notions are the white bass biggest enemy, I’ve fried thousands of them for Hundreds of friends and family and they all want to know when is next time. When we have crappie AND white bass frying, non fishermen prefer white bass 99% of the time. Only avid anglers say crappie is better, thus preconceived notions drive their opinions because they’ve seen the difference in color of the raw meat and heard all the untruths about how nasty they are for years and years. The scientific experiment has already been done, fellas

I can deal with wind but not on the Great Lakes hahaha. There’s always a river bend for me to hide behind down here

You can’t control the weather, only the amount of clothing you put on before you go haha

Strike king Red eye Shad

White bass is a lot of people's favorite in my neck of the woods, to each his own. Crappie tastes fine to me but girlfriend can't get past the mushy texture. White bass is firm flaky fish and if you eat if fresh, it's hard to beat. The only bad ones I've ever had were in the freezer too long

Now the real mystery begins when you go to the same spot under the same conditions, same time of year and day and get no bites

My girlfriend says crappie are the trash fish

I ate two white bass for appetizer yesterday mmmmmmmm

I would go bow fishing for Asian carp. Only problem is I can’t shoot straight haha

I’ve never been there but the ramps I’ve heard of are horse creek and Mitchell creek. Hope you get on some big ones!!!

Middle of the day is my favorite time to fish for big ones but I’m usually at work. I remember reading in bassmaster magazine about fishing top water midday midsummer when I was a kid. I’ve tried it ever since and it works pretty well, River smallies seem to wait until midday to hit it. Why this is the case is non determinable in my opinion. I asked a bass about the moon once and he danced around the question