Yeah, Paul Kupfer. We moved down to Tennessee a few years ago and live on the Clinch below Melton Hill Dam (basically Watts Bar) by Breasher Isalnd. Fishing the Ohio River my whole life I thought I was gonna be able to catch Smallmouth down here. That was the farthest from the truth. I’ll run in to some every once in a while. I’ve had no issue with largemouth during all seasons. It’s hard to keep up with the 16-17 pound bags of smallmouth guys are weighing in on Melton Hill during winter tournaments.
I haven’t been able to get on any Smallmouth on the Clinch South of the d**n or Melton Hill!!! Not from lack of trying. It’s been a bit of an adjustment moving from northern West Virginia to Tennessee.
P.S. @TnRiver46, my cousin Paul sent me the picture of you with that giant rock fish a long time ago.
Unless your gonna work on it yourself, it depends on where you live as well if it would be a good purchase. I live in East Tennessee and an Evinrude motor is kind of a no-no. Parts may be hard to come by in your area, as they are here.
Been catching a lot of largemouth with red eyes myself. Bringing one in to the boat last week it was crazy how red they were. When I went to take a picture, I noticed they had turned to the deeper red color like the one in your picture.
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