TnRiver46

If we had that weather, there would be no milk available in the entire state

at least y’all have something to complain about! The locals here are literally freaking out about the polar vortex pictured above

Are there other people fishing the spots that you have tried?

Cotton cordell, baitcast or spinning will work. Buy ones you don’t mind losing

Well I don’t buy any fishing lure over ten dollars and usually none over 5 so take that into consideration. H20 express TWS is my favorite , unless I can find Zara puppy in the clearance bins for $1. Which happens at wal mart fairly often

I’ve never encountered a pond with smallmouth so this may not help much. Around here in shallow flowing rivers/rapids they like top waters to be sitting still and they hit them somewhat gently (weird, I know). A lot of guys can catch trophies drifting deer hair bugs with fly rods. They will still hit things like buzzbaits but dead of summer they apparently like bugs sitting still. In lakes I like walking baits as fast as you can walk them. Not sure why but they like it fast in still water and still in fast water

big ones chasing Shad !

I like a 6’6” broom handle for ratte traps

I’ve had that happen to me before so that really hit home. Luckily my bosses are cool and had my back like his did. Kind of sounds like MLF is trying to squash out criticism instead of listening and learning

I need sputter fuss/sputter bug blades! Somebody already bought them all haha

That should work great as long as you are throwing it and not me! Just how cold of water will they eat that in?

I’m in no danger of wasting away, I keep a layer of flour tortilla formed insulation around my midsection........ I’m also capable of obtaining food and water without stores or electricity. If for some reason I’m unable, I have lots of friends. It was only two generations ago in my family when nobody had anything and they did fine

Good to hear from ya!

There’s pure gas available all around my house thank goodness.

Trailer lights are the bane of my existence

Just use it more than you should and it will run great!!!

Gulp minnow, Tiny tube jig, spoon, hair jig, paddle tail and jerkbait. Shakey head honorable mention

The week between Christmas and New Years is my favorite week of the year for fishing. These were all caught during that week or the week before over the last few years. It also helps that I usually have that week off from work. East Tennessee is a good destination For Christmas lunkers if you bring everything from long jons to flip flops. I don’t even go down to chickamauga where people catch all the double digits

Smallmouth living near trout get really big in TN. You can actually buy trout and fish with them for smallies legally, it’s quite fun and they are only $5/dozen for 4-6 inch trout

Hahahaha! You should hear the locals. They carry on like it’s the arctic circle. We had over a month without a single drop of rain and the first time it rained, all anyone could talk about was “all this rain we’ve been getting.” It literally drives me crazy Can’t stop won’t stop

If you store up enough food, rodents will find it

I have to go to these peoples houses to trap rats and mice all the time. Matthew 6:19-20 is good reading on the subject

i had to drive across this dam 3 times while working and eventually caved to the pressure and fished 40 minutes for a lunch break

Got 3 species in 40 minutes on lunch break just now...... yee haw

short lived