How far down the Hiawasse were you fishing? Took my boy yesterday ... we have never fished it ... we just hit the first few coves after leaving the TN River. We caught probably 18 or so in the few hours we were there, but almost all were too small. Was still a great day hanging with my boy. We caught ours in 3-9 feet of water, mainly around laydowns, using red/white and blue/white jigs.