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Been chasing trout and having a ball. The trout didn’t cooperate today but the black perch did. Lost count of those little rascals....sure fun on the Finezza Prototype UL. Decent fight in the current.....oh I did get 1 good trout on the super UL.
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Those perch look cool. I have never caught one up here in E TN. I heard you say in one of your videos they are good eating, like a bluegill maybe? Firm flesh or flaky?
Oh....they’re really good....I think better than bluegill. Fishing Dale Hollow in the morning and they are prolific in there....and big....around 10 inches. The only problem, I’m taking my nephew and he wants to only fish for Smallies. So can’t concentrate on Panfish. But if I get on some shell cracker while we’re up there I ain’t moving the boat.....LOL.Quote:
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Same as Rock Bass?
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I would consider you the winner,much better eating than the trout,imho.
Thanks for pictures, never seen one here .
Looks like a great trip.
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Yes rock bass are very good eating, and sweet tasting.
Trout are great UL fish. As one of my mentors taught me, though, "catch what's in front of you".Quote:
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If your target species has lockjaw, you can almost always count on something else to put a bend in your rod. :)
This is what I love about UL angling. No bluegill today but a couple of these made the day for me.Quote:
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That’s a nice Smallmouth, get a weight or measurement on him? Cherokee is chock full of those high fliers. They are bedding here now, lots of Bass guys catching them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
Had an 18 and a 19 inch...and some smaller ones. The bass guys didn’t do as well today. The Trout Magnet will flat catch some Smallies. The bite was few and far between for those fishing and the bite was extremely light. I used the Finezza to catch one and the Corto for the other one. I’ll get the video up in a day or two. If you get a chance check it out and look at the bend in the rods. On one rod I was using Varivas 2.5# test with an FC leader tied with a 3 turn surgeons knot. I got to say.....I was proud to land that fish on that setup.Quote:
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Those fish are fun, no doubt. I caught a few in the river by then ball fields in downtown Manchester. Sounds like a fun day.
Creek bronze backs are the bomb , I used to chase a few when I was a kid up north , and rock bass are some pretty bad packages as well . Many a rock bass slammed a big bait trolling rocky shorelines as I remember .
Congrats on them ketches bro :highfive
I didn’t see the smallness til just now, and WOW is all I can say. Very nice fish. My earlier comment was about the rock bass that though I have had limited experience with are one of the favorites in the mixed bag I always seem to pursue.
Thanks for the comments guys. The bluegill bite is just not quite ready here. I’ve fished 3 lakes this past week and the bluegill bite is almost nonexistent. But.....with temps at or near 80 the past 2 days it shouldn’t be long now.
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