TnRiver46

Had a fun day in the back of my buddy’s boat, he even let me take home the walleye

He’s on fire!

Negative. That Steele creek park you mentioned supposedly has some Monster bass in it. From what I’ve heard you might not want to give up on it yet. Also the Holston River is very good for wade fishing if the flows will allow

I’ve never fished either but They both produce big largemouth and smallmouth. I even saw Where someone caught a 6 lb largemouth trolling 55 feet down targeting lake trout. When the water is up, there are tons of lay downs to fish. Boone has been 30 feet below full for several years but people still effectively fish and navigate it.

I thought it said he ran over the anchor rope with the prop. I’m guessing that left him powerless and he got sucked in like @slonezp said or the sudden stop made a wave come over the transom in swift water. I do know that running over a rope causes a sudden Stop because I’ve done it

Ok yours is a model above mine, i don’t have pockets. I love the mesh on top though

Now you’re cooking with gas! I have that same PFD

I’ve never worn a buff but I created something similar to go into Lowe’s and Home Depot by cutting the short sleeve off a t shirt. Viola, face mask

Hahahahahahhaha. But seriously I miss Johnny cash all the time

Texas rig is awesome, I would just keep chucking it!!!

I don’t bed fish because it takes forever to catch one haha. Now if I ever saw a big one on a bed, you’re darn right I would try it. But so far I’ve never seen that. Spotting the beds is rare on my water. There are a couple lakes where it happens but they mostly spawn out of sight near my house

Selling finesse gear to japan 30 years ago. Now that’s funny

I’ve never had a tattoo or wanted one but I’m considering getting a ring tattoo when I get married because I don’t want to rip my finger off. I’ve never worn a ring and I don’t think I would be very good at it

That tactic is referred to as tightlining around here, very popular for big winter smallmouth using small fluke type baits, gulp minnows, and hair jigs. I use it frequently, cast at a steep bank and feather the rod tip as the lure works its way back to the boat. Deadly in 47-55 degree water

The first time I fished with one of my buddies I brought a bunch of cookies and offered him some. He says “no thanks, I’m like a goose. If I eat, I s***” hahahaha

Hey look on the bright side, at least you tried to help get a jig out of a fish and they can always lay more eggs. Some of us eat fish and they certainly don’t make a nest after they are deep fried in cornmeal

No better way to catch em than to keep fishin, I like your style!!

I’ve caught some big bass out of watauga lake but south Holston would be a lot closer. Fishing below south Holston and Boone dam and fort Patrick henry dam is good for trout from what I hear. Everyone seems to hate bass fishing FPH lake but some do really well there

You, sir, are determined