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Hire Tim "Hotdawg" Curtis for a day. I have been fishing with him for 25 years. He is a great guy and you will learn a lot. https://www.hotdawgguideservice.com/

I can't tell if you have three too many or need two more!

Lake Toho 2 days drive one-way Lake Fork 1 day Toledo Bend 1 day Guntersville 6 hours Wilson 4 hours Bull Shoals 5 hours Pickwick 2 hours Lake Michigan (Sturgeon Bay) 1 day air flight & car

Nashville in TN and Huntsville in Alabama are engines of prosperity.

East of Arlington, in the middle of no-where. Should be good for Germantown, less than an hour away and a good distance outside the hood.

I have hunted with many men and in several clubs over the years. I have NEVER observed any carelessness at any time over a period of several decades. It is YOUR responsibility to pick your friends and hunting partners.

My main water is Pickwick and the Tennessee River. I can be on the lake or river in two hours.

Send it in to Shimano, I think they will take care of it for you.

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I call it a double fluke rig. Is there a difference?

Flash is good! Blades mimic schooling baitfish.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Yum_Yumbrella_Flash_Mob_Jr_Umbrella_Rig/descpage-YYBFLJ.html

85* today, 81* tomorrow, rain this weekend and cooler weather next week.

25.1 lbs https://bassfishingfacts.com/world-record-chaser-the-story-of-dottie-the-25-pound-largemouth-bass/

Some other thoughts... I have been fishing The Rig since it was "re-introduced" as a freshwater lure. I fished with the "inventor" before he sold the concept to Mann's. He was killin' em on Wilson and Pickwick, winning numerous local tournaments. So, over a period of years, suprisingly, I have never had a double and never caught a single fish on the outside arms. As a result, I minimize the weight of my outside baits. My set-up is 1/8 oz jig heads with LFT Live Magic Shad on the arms, 3/8 oz jig head with a Rage Tail Swimmer in the middle. I'm not in "AJ shape" so casting is a challenge. I prefer trolling. Although my target is generally smallmouth, I have caught MONSTER striper on this set-up. I use heavy gear, Lamiglas SR705R, Calcuta 200, 50 lb braid with 20 lb Tatsu leader. I catch bass from fall until early spring, but for whatever reason, not in warmer weather. I have caught striper in the summer on the same presentation. Smallmouth can be picked up individually, but virtually every striper has been in a feeding school.

Ooh...I didn't know you did snakes, too. I'm glad there are guys like you for hire, I wouldn't like doing anything in your profession. Just having to go in under a porch would end it for me, skunk or no skunk!

Switch to the Red Eye Shad. The forward fall and shudder is superior to the dead fall of the Rat-L-Trap. Regarding alternatives: Fish Head Underspin/ LFT Live Magic Shad https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Fish_Head_Spin_Underspin/descpage-SHFHS.html https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lake_Fork_Live_Magic_Shad_Swimbait/descpage-LFLMS.html

You probably don't have it attached to the spool. Use a small piece of tape to affix the line to the spool.

You may be right, but I am done with the lake until next spring. As a river rat, this is my time of year!

"T" is for Texas?

No. After today fall is in play. Cooler temperatures and longer nights. It probably takes a week or more for your water to reach the Pickwick Dam. That's a lot of time to cool off.

Well, what is important is that the water temperature on my part of the Tennessee River has dropped to 69.5 and that means SMALLMOUTH SEASON is here!