TnRiver46

Well I got beat on lunker award but it was a fun float with my brother and friends! One decent rapid, the future looks good for ducks and duck hunters

Congrats. Weightless Zoom worm is also my fav

A bart........ are you sobi’s buddy??

I floated it in Newport TN July 3rd. It was slower than it usually is that time of year. This was our only decent fish in 9 hours

Yeah I’m guessing little bass boats might not fare so well

I guess I’m a little different, I don’t necessarily fish a feature on a flat. The fish push the bait up onto and all over the flat most of the time. When they aren’t running the shad I fish the drop off . When they are running shad they seem to be all over a featureless area raising cane attacking shad. In fast water it seems timing is more important than a ditch or log. If they are feeding I just burn a trap all over it. I would focus more on the ends and ditches when they are resting with a jig or worm. Here’s what most of ours look like and you can see the shad in tight wads freaking out and bass flying through the air frequently . It’s exciting and maddening all at the same time .

I’ll be fishing it July 19,I’ve got to pick up some friends that are hiking the smokies, apparently the old man that used to run the ferry passed away

Only time I can remember high clear water is in the deep mountain lakes like Norris and Fontana

I haven’t yet gotten fish with them in spring (yet) but they catch the heck out of them in the fall

I always manually close it, prevents the loops and is easier on the gears/springs

Sounds fun to me!!! What do they do if there are thunderstorms on such a big body of water?? I watched a storm roll across Lake Michigan from the safety of dry land and I was still scared

They follow the rising water where I live. Then when it recedes they follow it again

Well most people would give their left ___ in exchange for lots of things....... or so they say.....

got started a little early with the spotted bass on my home water. Only problem here is 99% of them are that exact same size

Keep it up!!!

Gotcha. I was watching some guys catch them off beds on YouTube out of Lake Michigan recently but I guess it was either a) filmed weeks ago b) way north of sturgeon bay or c) both

They are burning excess gas next to a big highway near me. It’s loud!! Imagine the crawfish boil you could cook on that flame

My buddies give me crayons and tell me to draw a picture of my fish next time when they hear my film story

Geez!!! Must ....... catch ........ spots...... I will have a chance july 19 on Fontana

White bass will teach you lots about flats

@Hook2Jaw, You might want to fish in areas with lower budgets for the "school" systems....

Primus is good stuff, lot of songs about fishing

And dodge

8 lb that broke a stringer and the roll of film was double exposed . Remember rolls of film?? I wish I didn't.....

It’s definitely not ideal but without an engine, I’m guessing the boat would be pretty light.