TnRiver46

I was thinking yum dinger

Mine are either hanging in the closet by the front door, riding shotgun in the truck, or I'm wearing them.

O : big "O" crank by cotton Cordell. Or should that be under "b" ? Ocho by strike king is my backup answer

You probably should have seen that one coming......

I have one of those That my grandfather acquired from an enemy. Not the exact same one but a bayonet

A hatchet or hammer might be a better option than a knife....... I would just take my wallet, keys, phone, and pocket knife like I do everywhere but add knee high boots and you will most likely be fine. Oh yeah and don’t walk a dog on a leash along a swamp. When you look up statistics about animals killing people, alligators and snakes are at the bottom of the list. Deer and bees and domestic dogs are much more likely to get you

I thought of this thread when I drove by several springs today at work. A hint for how to find them: they all have deep green vegetation growing where they come out of the ground. The ones I was driving by today were surrounded by dull yellowish dormant vegetation and the green watercress stuck out like a sore thumb. If you find a spot on a lake that always seems to have bright green vegetation and water slightly clearer than other creek arms, you probably found a spring. The most popular winter trout fishery in the smoky mountains is a big creek that comes straight out of the ground in the middle of the mountains. All other streams are almost impossible to catch wild trout when it’s cold but the spring creek is still good fishing

Wait a minute steveo........ Is that because you are the host????? I see a gray beard in your avatar

Only when you stick something in their mouth. My 85 year old grandma used to carry them back to the creek on a shovel, I think you’ll be ok

Hahaha! I’d like to see him ripping that jerkbait wide open while zooming through a cove 2.5 mph in a kayak

@FryDog62, Steve pennaz? That’s pretty awesome!

Awesome. Since I don’t have to deal with it very often, I love snow

I know where some underwater springs are........ but I’ll never tell!!!

I will ask her where she worked, she said it was a biker bar

My girlfriend went to Hocking aka redneck tech and I think she was a bartender in Athens. Small world!

I know some spots where they have the receipts

If the opportunity arises I just might! I’ll let ya know. I have been to a gator bowl before back about 94 or 95

Two Anglers from piney flats, TN. Never heard of it hahah just looked it up, I’ve driven right by it a few times!

Interesting. I figured the 10lb mark had been broken somewhere up there. The sheer volume of water makes you think there a 30 lber lurking

Congrats!!!

I think it hit 70 here today but supposed to be 24 tomorrow night

It’s a smallish lure with some pretty small hooks too, I’ll keep chucking it

I had a 20” smallmouth bend 3 of the 6 points on a brand new rapala ripping rap Saturday. But He didn’t bend them all the way and I caught it! Hahaha

If You enjoy the brown ones or the striped ones i could put you on some big ones this winter

More time for fishing!!!