I wanted a few fillets for supper for tonight, and discovered I had let my stockpile get dangerously low. I have been giving too many away without replenishing. My neighbors and mom keep coming back for more. Anyway, I went to Watts Bar yesterday evening, and caught several nice ones tight-lining minnows in brush 14 feet deep. I only needed about 5, so that's all I kept, but I released several 10 1/2 inch fish. The five I kept were 11 and 12 inches long. Only had to hit one brush pile. I was on a flat in a major creek. I love to feel that little "thump" in that deep brush.