TnRiver46

The water on that same river upstream of the lakes (about 60 or more miles upriver) is probably over 80 degrees currently because it’s “freestone” (no dams) from there up to its origins

East Tennessee smallmouth bed fishing in July

I throw mine on a flemsy fiberglass rod with 4-6 lb mono. that 1/16th lure may be a tad light to throw on braid but the 1/8 should work. There’s a little friction in the guides when braid shoots through them

Braid and mono float, fluro sinks

If you charge more, people would still tip. It’s a non verbal thank you

Looks like a coiled spring ! I imagine the next picture is the underside of the dog flying over your head!

Pop R , Keep throwing it after the morning too!

Pocket knife

He still qualified points wise I guess. He was open with them about fishing the events before the season started and they didn’t tell him he would be disqualified so maybe they took some mercy on him because they weren’t clear from jump street

With Ito winning, Cox made the 2022 bassmaster classic

A pond is simply not smallmouth habitat, otherwise they would be in all ponds across America like largemouth. Sure, you can put one or three in a pond and they will live. But they won’t form a reproducing population. The only exceptions I could imagine is maybe if your pond is in maybe Maine, upstate New York, or maybe Montana or Idaho

Good to know about those biospawn baits, my buddy is on a constant search for another paddle tail bait

I don’t know about the spro ones but I have a booyah bait that looks like that but has a single tail and catches big bass. I bet that spro one would work great by the looks of it but I’m not a fish. Try the booyah bait if it’s easier to get, I love them

Hahahahhah. The butt palsy struggle is real. I have to remember to walk around, I think some members even suggested it in this thread.

Is there room in your semi for all that??? Our ollies has crazy low prices on fishing stuff sometimes. Other times they don’t even have fishing stuff, but it’s worth a shot! My buddy gets shad raps for like $4.99 and $10 cast nets there

25 acres? I wouldn’t fish it at all! But if I was forced to, I would throw weightless plastic worms, they outshine all other pond baits I’ve ever tried

Now we’re talking!!!

I certainly havent but those work great in the kitchen for me. Everything I’ve tried on the mailbox has been some thing I found laying around and extremely hurried ha . It’s one side of the hinge on the bottom that lost its crew and I have just been putting random things in there

The door never wants to stay shut so I’ve rigged it 100 different ways to stay closed, each time a little more haphazard than the last. All that comes in there is bills that I throw away anyhow haha

How many lbs or drag should I use? Do I need to go to golds gym and use their weights to set it ?

You mean they let you pick your own mail person??? I think mine hates me on account of my mailbox haha

I wouldn’t say we solved it but we’ve formed an educated hypothesis anyhow

Maybe your best friend but not mine! I’ll use my brain and thumb (dynamically changing) instead of a set rating on a drag washer (we’ve all heard the story about you losing the world record smallmouth Kent……..) insert poking with a stick emoji

You are smart!!! I try to do electrical all the time and I’m not good at it. Not in the least!

The reason you will see pros dis engage the spool with baitcaster is so a surging fish doesn’t pull treble hooks out of its mouth or break the 10-12 lbs test line they use for Jerkbaits and crankbait. They won’t be doing it while fishing jigs and texas rigs. The drag could accomplish the same goal, but is set and has to be adjusted accordingly. When you disengage and use your thumb, your brain is in control and knows more than a drag washer and star adjustment. It can let out more line during strong runs and less during weak runs and then be locked down when you re engage the spool