Hey guys, I've moved to St. Clair County/Blount County area from Florida.  I've done salt water fishing most my life inshore and offshore so I feel lost with the freshwater environment.  Any recommendations on lakes to start out at or a guide service I could pay to give me recommendations on gear to get?   Mostly interested in Crappie, Stripers, catfish, and bass.  I have a 21' Carolina Skiff, I plan on reading the articles on the site to figure out a well made set up to buy to get started.  I currently have some offshore conventional reels and a lot of spinning reels.   

 

Thanks and any advice is greatly appreciated.

Welcome aboard!

Well, you have lots of great options. Kentucky Lake, Pickwick and Guntersville are all fairly close. If you want to fish Pickwick and the Tennessee River I can

"guide" you for free!

 

For specific advice on gear we need a pricing point, but generically you need to

start with a MHF baitcasting rig for single hooks, MM for treble hooks and MF

spinning rod.  Start with some basic tackle: soft plastics and jigs; Zara Spook or

Sammy;  Bandit 200 and Red Eye Shad; spinnerbait. 

 

The Mid South is know for crappie and blue gill; largemouth, smallmouth and

white bass;  striper,  catfish and drum (ick).  The fishing "season" is from January 1 through December 31.  Review fishing regulations and be safe on the water. 

Well RW pretty much summed it up so all I will add is "Welcome aboard" Hope you enjoy your new location.

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

A-Jay

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Hello and welcome to the forum.

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Welcome home! We're glad you're here.

For bass, Guntersville is hard to beat. For catfish, there are some guides on Wheeler that catch some massive blues and flatties.