TnRiver46

I have 3 crossfires, one of them I got for $2.99 at academy. The only downside is the hook-keeper, whoever invented those things should be publicly flogged. I have to bend them down on every single rod they make nowadays and sometimes it's not that easy. Filing them down seems to work best

You can use a willow branch with a few micro guides, thread and epoxy. Seriously though I get mine at academy sports, shimano makes the ones they have now. They have different ones every year, daiwa used to have good ones called "crossfire" for $20

Never worry about being broke. You know the camel fitting through the eye of a needle thing........

The highest end rod I have is $20. I usually go with the $12.99 ones though.

Those are good tough rods, especially the flipping sticks. What kind of reel is it? I have never seen a Berkley reel

sometimes the drag is locked down so tight on a baitcaster that it puts tension on the reel handle. Not sure if this is possible with a spinning reel but try loosening and tightening the drag a few times and see if that helps. Also you can add oil/grease to help them out

I remember you smearing that goop on a rattle trap and jigging it like a blade bait last fall........... very very sneaky sir........

Just throw the baits in a can of coffee and shake em around real good. Leave them in there for a day or week or however long you need to. Problem solved!

Largemouth: Texas rig zoom swamp crawler(8lb) 3/4 oz silver buddy (8lb) cheap buzz bait (8 lb) black/blue jig (7lb) Live threadfin shad (6lb) smallmouth: Bitsy tube (5-6 lb) chrome blue back ratLtrap (5lb) Shakey head zoom dead ringer(5 lb) live shad (lots of 4-5 lbers) live stonerollers (lots of 4-5 lbers)

Cool dude, I think I recognize your screename from another site. I fished tellico today and got tiny bass

Oh yea man he basically peed his pants when they started him in the swamp against Florida. He threw one pass backwards, no defender near him.

Well The vols can't get a worse coach than the last one........... oh I said that last time we hired a new coach??? Well crap

Awesome!

"I'm not going to be the Alabama coach" -nick saban. Rumors that are shot down seem to end up true fairly often

Can't beat a plastic worm

Hahahah. Haven't listened to Croce in a while

I catch more "follow up" fish with the same lure they hit the first time than I do casting in a different lure

The soft plastic ones with paddle tail legs can be good too, like rage toad and zoom horny toad

Thanks man! I didn't cook it just carved it........ can't hardly breathe now I'm so full

Happy thanksgiving!!!!

Nate peterman played here for a couple years in college. He was extra bad

Mmmmm tasty

Now that looks fun! Nice fish

Wow everyone wants to move to east TN and the TN river. I guess I was born lucky! I might need to clean out my guest room and put a for rent sign out in the yard....... if any of y'all want to fish the river one day let me know!