Lot of big smallmouth, yes all 3 species and meanmouth as well but they usually count those as spots in tournaments. 14" minimum keeper limit for largemouth and 18" for small mouth. Spots you can keep 15 of any length so I guess they will put a 12" limit on them for the classic. There are two reservoirs connected by a canal, ft Loudoun and tellico. Ft Loudoun is the main channel of the Tennessee river and is typically more stained and has more current. Tellico is on the little Tennessee river and comes out of the mountains from North Carolina. It is much clearer water and not nearly as fast. The holston and french broad come together just upstream of Downtown Knoxville to form the Tennessee river. These rivers can be moving up to 3-4 miles an hour carrying logs and junk if Douglas and Cherokee dams are pumping hard. There are a couple sets of shoals they could reach on the holston side, really only one shoal they could legally fish on the french broad side. The current can be somewhat slack and water can get very low in the spring when they begin to raise the upland flood control lakes, could see a lower unit or 3 busted (like mine). Other years it's plenty deep and chocolate milk colored. Once the current slows down into each lake, there are a ton of boat docks and rip rap and vertical bluffs. It can be challenging at times but 20 lb limits are not uncommon at local tournaments
