TnRiver46

If you don’t mind my asking, Which part of tourney fishing is it that you don’t like? Or why don’t you fish more of them? Seems like you would win a bunch of them

Classic!

Sushi is great when you have too much money in your pockets . It’ll drain them quick and you’ll still be hungry , ready to spend more!

I fish out of my papaw’s 1957 Cherokee . My mom used to “wake surf” behind it on a sheet of plywood when she was little

USC was the best team ever too....... then Texas beat them in the rose bowl and they weren’t even champs

If I thought it would make a difference, I still wouldn’t ! Haha. I’m fishing for fun not baking a cake

Yep

Old timers around here call 4 lb test smallmouth fishing “Bar (bear) huntin’ with a switch.” Doesn’t seem like enough weapon but it sure works sometimes. I think they got the idea from watching crappie fisherman catch big smallmouth (and be mad about it) disclaimer: I do not recommend hunting bears with a switch

I’m still using all mono except the frog, mostly eagle claw brand. I swear I think it was like $3 for 1500 yds , I bought it a long time ago and don’t know if I’ll ever use it all haha. The stuff is strong, I can usually pull my boat over to the snag when I get stuck with 6 lb on spinning rod. I still use 20 lb mono for top water sometimes, it helps when battling 20”+ smallmouth. I use 12 lb mono for most of my baitcasters, it works for just about everything (Texas rig, jerkbait, topwater, rattle trap, etc)

Sound advice. I’ve heard of several boats running aground already this winter

Amen brother . My two favorite times to fish are when it’s raining and when it’s not raining......

I don’t allow weather to determine my comfort level. I’ve got sunscreen just like I’ve got thermals everyone’s favorite season is the one with the most big bass

It’s my fav! Smallmouth love it

Go get em catt!!!

One of the you tube fishermen I watch got a spine stuck in his hand that is still there according to x ray

Yes the gulls will be diving when the time is right, throw a spoon into the frenzy. Creeks vs main river is always dependent on all kinds of things, definitely try both . Jerkbait and swimbait are always good options for me, although I don’t fish down on chickamauga often. Lots of fish are caught there with jerkbaits

We are getting snow again

I wish winter was all year long

Nice!!!

Only got one fish today , tough sledding

You were vers-a-tile

Purple. Always purple!

I bet that was merely coincidence, You’ll get on them with baitcaster. I catch fish with jerkbait at what seems to be an even ratio spinning gear and casting gear. The advantage of the spinning gear is lighter diameter line , thus deeper jerkbait. The advantage of baitcaster is fishing bigger jerkbaits around shallow cover, helps to have muscle once you’re hooked up. As far as cadence, I just bounce them along fairly constant but not super hard rips. If it’s below 50 degree water I leave it alone quite a bit And you caught a monster !

Oh yeah and fish around gulls if possible