Thread: Reelfoot Report 2016

I've heard a lot talk about Reelfoot being dead, but I beg to differ. My Dad(Slayer54) and I, along with a variety of other family, had the best spring at Reelfoot we've had in 3 or 4 years. We each managed to stock a freezer full and still return some big fish back for next year. I started trolling in late January and nearly froze to death, but managed to catch a few. Dad moved his camper to the State Park around the 1st of March and promptly found them in the trees already. So we spent the next 3 months jigging the trees on the south end of the lake. Every fish pictured was caught on a black and white tube jig, and a 12' BBUL BnM ultralight, with Chris Stapleton blaring on the stereo.

On a side note, going slow doesn't always save the prop. The one time I idled across I smoked a brand new prop.