AlabamaSpothunter

GG Threadfin

It would be my absolute pleasure to have you come fish with me.....you ever get a bit more south, and a bit more in banjo country, hit me up friend! I'm in central Alabama. That goes for all my friends in this thread, you got a spot in boat anytime!

Amazing day Pat! 20lb sacks = cracking the code 😎 @The Baron Thanks friend! Overnight I tried to pre rig a few more senkos with the #4s......first two broke so back to the drawing board. Wish there was a size b/t #4 and #5. @Aaron_H Thanks for the excellent tip brother, think a trip to Lowes is in my future. @PhishLI gave me some excellent advice as well, he crosses over two orings so I'm going to give that a try as well. Thanks Woody! I hear ya on the spinning gear, until I catch a fish on them they tend to drive me nuts many days. I know I could reduce some of those headaches running braid to leader. Gonna have to get a second setup so I try that out. Wish I had a fishing companion like Dolly 🙂

Roadwarrior is going to be so jelly 🤣

That's too cool dude, I've loved every second I've spent on the TVA, a large part is because of the diversity of catch, always bycatch too. I can't imagine if I tried to target all these other species. Fishing below those dams with live threadfins is like playing the lotto with the $1mil Jackpot being a 5+ SM, and the win another ticket being a Sauger 😁 That thing would have spooled you in about 30seconds anyways 🤣

I finally felt what it was like to be Katie on those first two fish, and both times your name went through my mind 😁 Both of them were seemingly inches from getting in the weeds.

@GreenPig Thanks friend! I'm learning with every fish at this point on the spin pole, but I really appreciate how they allow me to connect more with the fish. It made me realize how desensitized I was to the magnificent fight of these creatures on 16 and 20lb FC mainly. Give me a 13-14lb green pig on one and you'll hear me scream from GA 🤣

I blame North American Fisherman club for my odd fetish over wanting to catch PNW Sturgeon and Yankee Muskies 😁 Can't be the only one who had a NAFC membership growing up. I was member of that and BASS as a kid.

With all of this said, I think it illustrates how proud we all are of @Bluebasser86, and what he did at his recent Bassmaster Kayak Classic. We already knew the hammer he was, but doing so well in an event like that really solidifies his hammer status.

Thanks Katie! If only they held derbies on my home lake 😆 Had a Bass boat in college and shortly after and fished the big public lakes some but then life happened and never really got to scratch that itch. I think that's my next goal, after 20 months of learning how to Bass fish again, I want to expand my universe and learning opportunities. I really want to fish a tournament.....I'm thinking it takes the adrenaline factor to the max limit.

Had a great day yesterday with almost 22lbs, all on the whacky rigged senko. Also included are a couple good fish I caught on Saturday and Sunday.....all on the whacky rigged senko. Over the last two weeks I've blown through about 6 packs of yamasenkos, and countless O Rings/cross over rings. Today though I tried the VMC Crossover Ring in #4 and might have finally stopped hemorrhaging senkos. Still need the VMC Cross Over pliers because these things are near impossible to get on the bait. There's a nod to you Katie on the second fish in the video 😁 These fish on a pixie wand crank up the adrenaline level to 10. 6.6 5lb 15oz 5lb 14oz 5 Lastly I caught a Spotted Bass and it had what looked like a few eggs coming out, and sure enough they were. These are two individual Bass eggs.

Mighty awesome of you @ATA, what a dream that would be.

That's incredible, had no idea they lived in TN. Why in the heck are you not fishing for those things? 😁 Sturgeon and Muskie are the two fish I've wanted to catch since I can remember.

Great job Tim, I'd be super proud of that fish too......only the real ones fish in miserable conditions.

Yeah I watched the video from the dude who locked in with those two fools. Honestly those two guys have no business competing in a derby ever again. Cheating and egregious safety violations should be lifetime ban offenses.

^^^ That Spotted guy is living it's best pre spawn life clearly 😎

I caught a 6.6 during a commercial yesterday, and a 5 even right when live finished earlier today......I never had a use for a smartphone until I started watching fishing derbies while fishing. It makes me enjoy being out there even more oddly enough. I've fished everyday they've had an Elite Series or Classic day this season thus far. Gonna go to the Smith Lake event, but I hope the trend continues 😁

Let's GOOOOOOOOO @thediscochef! Love seeing the grind pay off, magnificent fish!

Congrats to Justin.....a dominant win, wire to wire. You could see a win coming since last season. He's a savant on the scope, taught Patrick Walters how to scope, he's going to be a real player going forward. Only in America can a guy go from cutting lawns to winning the most prestigious fishing tournament in the world! Not once was a dollar mentioned, or a check shown off.....winning money is at the very bottom of the list of why you want to win the Classic. Great event, happy customer 😁

What a legend Hank Cherry is, what an amazing speech!

I'm in the minority it seems but I have zero complaints, there isn't another resource that I learn more from than watching Elite Series anglers fish. I feel like I could be best friends with 90% of these guys, watching them achieve the ultimate dream in Bass fishing never gets old. This is the ultimate celebration of our sport, and Black Bass. Ray Scott's dream is alive and well.

Let's go @Aaron_H, awesome to see you catching hogs again!

The financial aspect is a great point Catt, and I think that applies to the overall sport in general now. Bass boats, electronics, gas, and tackle are all now so much more expensive than when I was growing up. Caney lake is one of those bucket list lakes for me. Any lake that produces 40-50lb bags is a bucket list lake lol.

Awesome fish @Choporoz! Getting on that killer prespawn bite would have me burning a stogey as well 😎

Huge cull by Hamner just now, put 2.5lbs of separation over Adam.