lazeebum

Sounds like a good day to me.

I caught this one, its twin, and 3 more small ones.

I retired in 2020 at the age of 60. I don't regret it one bit. I fish a couple of times per week. My fishing buddy has a cattle farm, and I help with that some. I don't fish as much as I thought I would, but more than when I was employed.

I don't understand that. Public waters are for everyone. I thought it was cool the way Poche won that tournament. And I also have an admiration for the anglers who know how to use modern technology. I'm no tournament angler, but I do have a certain amount of respect for the ones who are.

I didn't realize how long ago the video was posted.

I just happened across a video by Randy Blaukett in which he was discussing Kieth Poche's victory in a tournament being protested. According to Blaukett, some of Poche's competitors tried to block the entrance to his extremely shallow fishing hole with rocks. Poche gained access, and won the tournament. I'm confused as to why the victory was protested.

Nice catch. My biggest smallmouth this year was caught from the bank.

I've moved to Tennessee from Florence, Alabama. And have fished the tailrace Below Wilson dam a lot. I've yet to fish below Pickwick dam, but I have caught some fish near Clifton. It's pricey keeping 2 fishing licenses, but worth it to me.

So, how did you do?

No big ones, but I managed to catch 8 in 4 hours.

Lol.. I did that in Waterloo, Alabama, on Pickwick lake. I mean the grill the chair, the whole nine. I slept in the back of my truck, no problem. A couple of weeks later, I pup up a tent. You woulda' thought I had committed a major crime. They had a sign about the size of a car tag that said no camping and I didn't see it. The Waterloo police department must have been really bored.

lol.. I was just thinking of the stress on the fish.

My bad. I reckon that shows how well I keep up with tournament trails. Still kind of a shame to haul your catch from Guntersville to Birmingham.

From Guntersville lake to Birmingham for a weigh in seems a bit of a travel for fish in a livewell. I reckon since espn owns B.A.S.S. it will go the way of nascar, no longer interesting.

For those of ya'll inclined to do so, there' s two youngsters and their boat captain missing on Pickwick, or Kentucky lakes near Savannah, Tennesee.

Looks like you had a great visit to the Heart of Dixie!

Personally, I don't use them. I'm kind of lazy, and a snap discourages re tying a knot.

Your approach was the right one. I have been working on the "let it go" approach. I have been known to be as rude to people like that as they are to me, but as I get older, I realized the escalation of a situation will lead to one of three places. If you win, jail, if you lose, the hospital or funeral home. Let the ******** think they're being alpha males, but intelligent people know better.

What part of Pickwick? We launched at Waterloo.

Well I went out today. Only because a friend asked me to. It was cold, water was cold and muddy and we didn't catch a thing. I tried to talk him out of it, that's how miserable it was.

Since I am a tight wad or broke ass, I will wait until it ain't miserable to fish. Shad kill or not, I fish when I can enjoy it. Winter is a great time to fish the Tennessee River, but I don't enjoy ice building up in my rod guides.

A guide is a good idea. I have not fished that lake from a boat yet. It is a really deep lake. Since my daughter lives near it, I am gonna try to fish it from my boat. Maybe I can tell you something after that. Keep checking a little closer to your planned time to be there, maybe someone knows something.

I wish I was fishing right now instead of going back to work. I may try again this weekend.

I can promise you, if I could fish tomorrow, I would. If you have a chance to fish the Tennessee River tomorrow, just fish. You will not be disappointed.