Was on a small local lake here in east Tennessee yesterday and had to share.  Figured the fishing would be kind of tough due to high sky's after the rain storm the day before.  Actually wasn't to bad.  Had a three and a four pound largemouth so wasn't bad.  Did set the hook with an a-rig and just flat couldn't move what I had on.  The strike was even vicious.  After a few seconds in the clear water got the fish or fish's up to where I could see and there were two down there.  One dark object shook and swam away and I landed a fat smallie pushing 18".  The one swimming away was much bigger!!!  Will not do estimates but dang.....it was much bigger.  Was exciting...wanted to share...tight lines all and enjoy the weather.

Big catfish?

Nope...another smallie!!!!  Came off fairly close.  Both fish were dark...I just got the small one.  Really clear water.

I feel your pain.

We were flipping some thick matted grass. My buddy caught this one while he was trying to get his hook and fish out of the net I felt the thump and bowed up on one and just barely got the fish out of the grass he made one run came up on top and the hook ripped out right as my buddy picked up the net he was a good bit bigger than that one. A few flips later I felt another thump set the hook and thought I was hung till it started swimming off ended up being a 100+lb alligator snapping turtle

Wow

Where were you fishing at? What part of east tennessee