TnRiver46

Agree on the name! But I do have one somewhere I hate a spinnerbait so bad it makes me mad just thinking about one. Yes I know they work but not during the countless hours I've thrown them

Mister twister zoom and kalins. White pearl and watermelon

You beat me to it. That’s the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the picture of that box

The entire state of Tennessee only has one natural lake so I really never fish anything BUT current . Even the cow ponds have some flow here! Fish tend to face upstream and wait on food to come their way. I don’t like for them to see me, so I usually cast upriver if I’m wading shallow water. If im floating downstream in shallow water I like to cast downstream (most consider this sacrilegious) or directly across, trying to get the bait to a fish that hasn’t yet seen me. Deep current, like the TN river, the fish usually can’t see me, especially the ones on the bottom. When it’s raging fast they tuck up against the bank or behind rock shelves. When it’s slower they spread out and get a little tricky but still eat.

In my area (only 4 hrs south of Cincinnati) the river smallmouth seem to bite best during the middle of the day, especially on topwaters. I don’t know why but they do so I don’t question them. And yes there will be fish between the two dams. Your first season of fishing in 40 years and you are successful with a whopper plopper? I’ve been fishing 30+ years non-stop and I still can’t catch a fish on that thing

Paddle tail swim bait

My buddy also got a 6 lb hybrid in some shoals the day before

Got a 42 or 43 inch river monster. Hard to measure those things . It was jumping like a swordfish boatside and taking the canoe all over the place

Awesome man! Thanks. We knew they were locked in somehow

We cut the heads off easily with angle grinder but they won't knock out . The second picture down is the rivets after we chiseled the wood away and cut the heads off

@Turkey sandwich, will you come fish out of my boat for a weekend?? Haha! Excellent analysis, I could learn a lot.

Only from the crappie fisherman that complain in winter when those big brown bass snap their bobber leaders! Haha

Awesome!!! Glad they turned on

I’ve had two and broke them both but I will never forget the flurry of fish that iaconelli caught with a DT6 in the bassmaster classic this year

I’ve seen those for sale before, no clue as to their purpose

Keep up the good work! So are you taking sandwiches out in the Lund with no bread?

When we first started dating my girlfriend thought my calloused hands were attractive. Fast forward 6 years and she always says "get those sandpaper hands off me!" Hahaha

Now that would be fun! I keep having homeowner related issues and it takes me forever to fix anything because I lack the knowledge that all my buddies have. Well that and I fish too much

@A-Jay, you are a machine. I bust those big round pieces once (or twice) with a maul before attempting to pick them up. Hash tag sports hernia haha

Exactly. I rented a primitive log cabin for 5 years with no central heat and only a wood stove. It was fun splitting it all but that's when back spasms began. Thankfully my parent wouldnt allow that! When we turned 18 she showed us the door and said " here's your hat, what's your hurry?" Haha. If my spine was broken or something she would allow it of course but her advice was always go to work and do what the boss says. Simple to me but hard for some

Ah yes but it does prolong my survival

Thanks! I'm hopefully staying put but you never know. I have several buddies that remodel homes and it's always crazy how much knowledge I can gain just following them around a weekend project. I guess I'm about to have to teach myself how to finish drywall. What kind of company do you work for?

Here's what me and my 30 something year old buddies did AFTER work the other day. My second favorite past time other than fishing. You'll have to ask Ryan why that one giant log was in the street 10 feet from his truck hahaha

Offering a different perspective: my boss is 65 (I'm 34) and it takes him the better part of an hour to park his van in a customer's driveway and get out and do something. Do anything! Literally one hour before he starts working in any fashion. I'm usually done with the project before he has his tool belt strapped on. He has earned it but it's been that way for over 10 years. Manual labor has always been my favorite form of work, the harder the better. If I could move a pile or gravel with a shovel all day, that would be ideal. I honestly enjoy sweating through my clothes before lunch, that stink is a badge of honor. Before all you curmudgeons blame all us youngsters for the demise of society, remember who borne and raised us all. Baby boomers spoiled their kids. They taught us from kindergarten all the way til senior year that our only chance at success was to go to college and work in a cubicle. Well everyone went to college and now are buried in debt. Thanks for the advice! The kids I grew up with that got into manufacturing after high school are making BANK. The kids that went to college are mostly in the red, with a couple exceptions. I have plenty of friends my age that absolutely work their tails off for terrible pay and no benefits. Now, there are plenty of today's kids that just can't manage to show up at work, and it's somewhat alarming. But just blanketing all of us as useless is far from truth. Trade skills were for "dumb kids" when I was in school and that idea was perpetuated by the previous generation, so we aren't completely to blame. Also, the previous generation took discipline and the Bible out of school, the result it what you see on the news