TnRiver46

From what I understand, the brush hog history is irrelevant compared to the history of the baby brush hog........

Gotcha. A friend of mine knows the guys that make them, he gave me a box of them once. I’ll send you a couple pics and see if you might want any of them. I thought I recalled seeing a few thumpers

Well I have been fishing non stop since I was about 2. To say fishing is my life’s passion would be an understatement. I always made good grades in school but Hated every minute of it (because I wasn’t fishing). When it came time to graduate high school, I didn’t want to go to college. My mother said well too bad son, you are going anyway haha. Then she said it’s easier to get a scholarship if you pick a major. Looking at a list of majors, one had the word fish in it! Wildlife and fisheries management. So I naturally picked that one and got a full ride to the university of Tennessee—- GO VOLS!!! Now I work in nuisance wildlife management through the week and part time as a fly fishing guide for trout at a fancy resort on weekends. The whole nuisance wildlife thing was a total surprise to me as I never did any trapping growing up. But I’ve got a knack for it I suppose, and top notch training. There is also a huge demand for it in my area, we get way more calls than we can keep up with

I have no clue how anyone could ever live in Atlanta. And my first cousin lives there!

Can I have that one back?? I never really look for them but I certainly pick up any that I find. I would love to find a lucky craft or megabass jerkbait, because that will be the only way I ever get to fish with one haha

I like your style

This is hilarious. Who would have thought exiting your $70,000 vessel would give you a tournament advantage? Are bank fishing tournaments weighing in bigger limits now or something? Haha

Have you ever seen Stan Sloan Zorro baits? I thought they made any spinnerbait

I can typically find them on a rock cliff or channel edge any time of year, including spring

I’m sure we have crossed paths, I’ve got a camo center console but it looks a lot like a bunch of other boats. I tried to launch at island home airport after work Friday since the other ramp is under construction. I quickly remembered why I don’t use that ramp at winter pool. I live just across the river from downtown so I’m having a hard time splashing a boat near home right now. Holston river park is decent but they will lock you in there if you don’t make it back before dark

Another kid got an 80 lb in Lenoir City

You are correct sir. It was loaded with eggs, now it's vacuum sealed and frozen! Everything was hitting a rattle trap on the fall, even the drum

That's what it's looking like. I use the ramp under that bridge most everyday and it will only hold 20 trailers. It's under construction now though so we will see

I don't walk out of the door without a pocket knife

42,000 cfs from the dam and a good bit falling from the sky at 39 degrees. We call that "Tennessee snow "

Holy cow. That's a fat one.

What a day. Brutal wind (for this part of the world) and air temps in the high 20s to start. The water temp was around 48. We had one dink smallmouth in the boat for 3 fisherman from about 9 am til 4pm. Then things got interesting for the better!!! My buddy got a nice largemouth down deep with a kietech. Then we hit a flurry of nice smallmouth from about 17” up to 21”. Rattle trap silver buddy and kietech were the baits of choice, one time I got hit insanely hard while my rattle trap was sinking, I had a ton of slack and was watching the line and it took off like a rocket. I think that may have been the 21” fish that we boated, it was all a quick blur after a day of freezing and no action

Awesome!

It doesn’t seem to slow your catch rates down!

I bought one and broke it if that helps you any haha

We have the opposite problem around here. Way too many fishermen........

The only beds I ever see are in ponds or very shallow rivers that you have to wade

I just got into these baits and bluebasser86 makes a good one! Starts shaking as soon as you engage the reel

This is hilarious. they do lack that compound in Cali ......

I have access to hogs of all ages if anyone wants some fat back!!!