TnRiver46

Channel catfish are fun, fight like the devil and will nearly chomp your thumb off. People around here don’t like them because everyone wants to target 50+ lb blues and flathead but the channels are a wild ride that I enjoy. I caught a 24” one burning a spinnerbait and thought it was the biggest SMB ever, olive and brown colored fish that just pummeled the lure near the surface

For some reason I always go 12 and up on baitcaster, I like the way the diameter/feel/casting/retrieve all work together with that size. I have used some 10 before and it’s still pretty strong, I think my wife had 10 lb line when she caught a 36 lb striper! It just seems slightly too thin for most of the stuff I end up doing

I’ve never been to Iowa but I’m guessing flat Ag land? If it’s mud instead of rocks I would think you will be fine. The one place I can break 15 lb braid all the time is rock edges. Problem is 99% of the water i fish is filled with rock edges. if the water is clear , I’d definitely use some clear line but that’s just me. Fish can see nearly microscopic stuff, but that’s doesn’t mean they care. I’ve had them strike my line instead of the lure and I’ve also seen them swim away at Mach 5 before a lure even landed. I would think your leader usage would be for two reasons: heavily pressured fish and situations where abrasion resistance is paramount The 50 lb on the baitcaster? That ain’t breaking much . I keep two baitcast reels with seaguar 50 lb tactx at all times for 4 wheel drive applications

Not sure what a 721 is (phoenix?) but I saw mark daniels Jr do a video about the lighter batteries in the back actually slowing down his ranger boat. Weight distribution is more important than just running lighter, he had a marine mechanic point out the issue and they fixed it somehow, can’t recall exactly how. Maybe a jack plate adjustment . The lighter weight lithiums caused the boat to sit on the pad differently

Those will put a really big hole in your house, ask me how I know 😂

I started over at 40 and it has worked out great so far . Did animal damage control for 17-18 yrs and the company just fizzled away. Now I’m in maintenance with little experience but learning rapidly. There are tons of jobs out there now and they all pay a lot better than they used to 😂

When is our next club meeting ? 😂 There better be fried crappie

River smallies love a tube jig and topwaters! Curly tail grub can also be extremely effective

Hahaha!!! They’ve got Clydesdales that can kick a field goal too

The river in Newport is (was?) full of SMB. Had the worst flood since 1791 and some of the town washed away. You may find some interesting items in the water such as semi trucks, siding, fences, etc. What body of water are you fishing?

I catch fish like @Team9nine, only smaller…… my wife wanted me to go down and clean up the lakehouse because she might have a friend that needs to stay there this weekend. Went straight there after work, cleaned from 5-6 and fished from 6-8 😂. @Jigfishn10 knows my habits…. Fished a row of docks for a while and only got the one bass. Was pondering if I should go out past the marina to main channel for smallies or stay put. Decided to try the crappie dock and it was loaded, got 7-8 in half an hour and paddled back home.

If I was a betting man, id bet it was uploaded to YouTube by the offender and then taken down. Just a guess

I’d say the more controversial the better, just look at how much chatter it drums up

I saw a Budweiser ad with talking frogs once

Quit being sensible!

I would read voltage with a multimeter instead of on the graph, my graph always reads way lower than the actual voltage

Great news!

Humbug!!!

Can you put the “why” part on a public forum or will that give away which lake ?

Always have cheaper stuff than the next guy, problem solved 😂 wait a minute, didn’t work for Robertson haha

Always keep a Taco Bell cup for bailing water

13,000 lbs of bass? I thought these tournaments and electronics were going to kill all the fish ? 😂