Thread: River Update

Fished the Tennessee River below Nickajack dam for three hours without as much as a nibble yesterday. Threw Speed Craws and BPS Hellgramites on Ned Rig. About to concede the Skunk when I decided to slow troll a Shad Rap down to the barge pillars. No sooner than I put the rod in the holder and reached for my lunch box, the rod was bending and the Skunk was gone. For the next three hours I pounded the rip rap and caught twenty included two 17" Smallies and a 15-3/4" chunky Spot. Also foul hooked a Drum on a Strike King crank bait. Amazing that the bass could be so picky that they would only bite a small Shad Rap. Looking forward to next weekend to do it again!

BTW....I noticed Alphahawk uses a clicker/counter when he fished to keep up. Got me one and it is the best ever! Never have to guess how many fish i've caught.

Good job stickin with it til you hit paydirt! Those are some quality fish.