TnRiver46

Haha. Thanks buddy

The only pattern I've noticed with the moon is when it's full I can't catch crap

@Koz says upstate is lousy fishing, head for the low country! Haha. I’ve seen pics of big largemouth And really big brown trout from jocasee. Other than that I know nothing

Smallmouth/spot hybrid known as meAn mouth is very common species in my area

bold prediction for East Tennessee: it will get hot this summer and everyone will say “we didn’t even get a spring this year, straight off into summer again” This statement will come shortly after 3-4 months of gorgeous spring weather. Then from late September to Christmas it will be gorgeous fall weather and the first time it gets cold you will hear “straight off into winter, skipped fall all together “

Today show said this was the warmest year in recorded history. I call BS

The only surprising thing about the weather is that is surprises people year after year

Niiiiiiiiiiceee!!!!!

Great news! Show those fish who is boss. And in case I missed them on another thread, would love to see pics of the new yak all setup

Here now....... Man didn't climb to the top of the food chain to be scared of leeches minnows and centipedes..... Hahaha stores are running out of food, you might look into a philosophy change . Just messing. I have a video of my buddy trying to grab a lamprey off the bottom of my boat that is comedy gold but not family friendly enough to post

@A-Jay, give them heck! I vote you are still on topic as mole trapping is a wonderful quarantine activity. I think being familiar with any trap and putting them in the right spot is the key. Pro tip: a lot of people pull the harpoon straight out of the ground when it's sprung and the mole just slides off the tines and stays underground. Basically they think they missed but didn't. Always check the tines for blood, fur, or a dead smell. Also look in the soil for larvae that are eating the dead mole. I always do this because we charge per mole and I need to confirm the kill.

I had a customer show me one of those and I tried not to laugh but he said he had caught one with it so the joke was on me haha. I like one you can test fire several times to make sure the kill mechanism will make it through the dirt without hitting rocks or clods. I tired that with the big stomp trap and couldn’t quite get it going but I have also only piddled with one for about 30 minutes. These are my money makers........ the smaller black ones are victor scissor traps, not my favorite but my coworkers like them ok. The ones on the left with maximum coils are by far my favorite but no longer made. They still make the one on the far right With the weaker spring and the small black scissor traps.

Yeah I’ve got 3 dogs that catch moles. That’s way worse than anything the mole ever did . I’ve got some traps I’m cleaning right now that I’ll post pics of

Well let’s have a lake name and some GPS coordinates. Lord knows no one ever figured out fishing on their own

Exactly!!!!! Im not worried one bit about people whose fishing strategy is to go online and try to duplicate success at exact locations. They will always be a couple steps behind

Zoom makes a good one

The black and red Things that can’t be stomped to death?

Well I guess I’ll chime in from the other side. Yeah, little out of line. I’ve had people do that to me before and I wasn’t thrilled about it. If you don’t want me to dance, tackle me before I get to the end zone. I’ve had my own friends get mad at me for posting picture of Tennessee caught fish in Tennessee fishing forums. Oh the horror. If you aren’t catching anything, it’s not because of me

The game wardens don’t really have a fond opinion of fishing tournaments in the area. The ones I know would probably get a laugh out of someone getting cheated out of fish tournament winnings. They would much rather see anglers legally harvesting fish and taking kids out than a bass tournament

I’ve heard cicadas panicking in a cloud of dust but I never knew what was attacking them. I’m in the epipen crew so I don’t get too close! Haha. I’ve also seen the cicada killers digging holes in the ground about the size of a dime, literally throwing dirt out of them. Some folks also call them “miner bees” for that reason

I thought we have always had them, we referred to them as cicada killers because they always seemed to be carrying around a cicada

I grew up in A suburb but now I live very close to downtown Knoxville. I’m not sure if I would call it metropolitan but it’s pretty crowded on game days. If you drive 30-45 minutes in any direction you are pretty much in rural areas if not wilderness

I see them!

Victor harpoon traps are your best bet for the moles . That and extreme levels of determination