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i have seen good numbers all this week. mid lake is clear some floating trash looks like corp pulling it hard. i had 66 water temp by trooper today.
i use live bait shad. i seldom fish in...

A friend of mine ask me to list his topper a fiberglass topper top of the line, cost nearly $1600.00 new.

He has bought a 5th wheel an no longer needs, the topper, asking $400.00 OBO.

I dont...

needing the mount plate for a Min Kota, trolling motor. I have the base plate which fits the boat. this is the slide on/off mount, looking for TM plate

anyone thinking about buying a remote...

Wanted to pass along a great experience I had with A 2 0 Boating Supplies in Jeff. I highly recommend there service department on Minn Kota's.
More important, I got 2 follow up calls in a timely...

For those trying this set up, you need to totally understand what your rig (boat an motor) can handle.
No anchor.
PFD mandatory.
Any doubts about trying it then don't

I have had the same thought myself

I regard this as very encouraging:
Dear Rick,



Your e-mail to Governor Haslam concerning smallmouth bass at Dale Hollow Lake was forwarded to me for a response. You stated that �A number of...

I have to admitt my days go from zero to 100 mph, more zero days this winter season, I live here so the challenge keeps me motivated, if i had to travel for these fish that would be...

I have access to craws but no i stick with shad

Jump over the gate, saves the hinges, (money well saved) wink, I like the walnut idea

Let me start by saying the style an method I use (Live-Bait drifting an bottom fishing) the past 2 days conditions have been near perfect, no wind, misty w/cloud cover and mild temps. Winter...

if you follow this site www.smalljaw.com for a few weeks b4 u go it should give u an insight about Dale, Cumberland is getting some post as well

Im one 80$ anchor short, 3to5 20$ anchors short, all in less than 12 months.


has not been a good year, Thank goodness my dock neighbors are absent for the winter because the next one I lose...

After a couple days with little to no success, today I was able to put several fish in the boat. Water temp around Lilly Dale was 46 plus, high sky and little to no wind. With live bait I drifted the...

IM curious as to what under water structure upgrade you noticed.

I have a hard time understanding what bridge, road, or creek bed, they now know about that they didnt know about 12 months...

Jim I found your message sunday morning about 10 as I was walking out the dock. Winter fishing, I have had to adjust to using patience this winter, its been extremely tuff, I made a deal w/a...

I was out of date by a couple months for an extra 80$, I could up grade, Ill have to see how much improvement they have made, before I go the extra exspense the other side of it is I only fish...

Saturday the winter conditions were here, mid lake saw water temp at 47.2, we had blowing snow, cloudy and near freezing all day, ( by weeks end if the forcasters are right we could see water temps...

can u post that link thanks
or does it default to it when you open it? thanks

will look forward to seeing you this spring, follow SmallJaw.com it will be valuable info, on what is working, Ill share some spots w/you for spring time,
Perhaps watching that site a few weeks b4...

excuse my mis spelling I need to figure out how to edit a post or get it correct the first time lol.

Thats the way I see it, no offical word, that the lake has been hit. I follow SMALLJAW it is nearly unanamouse its only slow, things will get in gear after 2-3 issues take place, rain, turn over,...

thanks guys

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Water temp 49.6, lake is rising slowly, with nearly a 1/2 inch of rain in the last few days. Fished today w/live-bait, stayed busy. First fish I boated came off a gravel point, less than 30ft of...

Id guess a good #5, got off, only fish I lost, but what was interesting with in a couple minutes or less the best fish of the day was landed.
Thats when I realized I was about to get busy and I...

Tuesday: Completely different day, couldn't find the same fish I found in grass yesterday, After a couple hours w/just one fish in the boat, I found these off the gravel points some 30ish ft depth...

couldnt edit post, lake is creeping up slightly each day, we have had a few steady rains which is helping the bite

Started the morning with a good bite, boated 3-4 small fish 16-17 inch range but a good bite. Drifting live-bait off a flat near the channel. This was a morning with conditions you know its going to...

I'd try calling a alum boat dealler, around your place, see what they recommend, houseboats shoot through there hulls no issue, ( I have one with a 10 year old in dash lowrance) it works fine, ...

I agree with you, I have fished Dale all winter with a conservative guess my numbers and size are off 90%, and I dock with Live Bait guides and there reports are terrible as well. The production is...

good report the details of what is working and how means a lot to those thinking about making the trip,

way to many factors here, are you using it for a get away spot or as a home site an need it close to your work etc, also important is you need to be able to determine if wildlife will use such an...

http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj130/rickhise/4-6/

hobert did manage these: forgot to add them,

took a friend out today, daylight to noon, drifted spawning type bank, flats with pea gravel red clay, some gentle slop banks around lilly dale, Willow Grove, Trooper Isl.
by noon 3 Small-Mouth in...

Thanks everyone for the response, I enjoy passing along the info, remember I'm not on here daily and private messages may go un read for several days .....

I talk to several guides here at the...

Sat. fished mid lake it was a tuff bite. My big fish was a little over 20 without too many others, to go with it. I fished a little of everything spawning areas, grass pockets, red clay, I just...

good job great report

Conditions: Mid lake water temp was 66 early AM, For those trying to get here or thinking about it. The bite is far from its pre spawn 100mph but it is terrific. One key is be on the water as early...

was out early wasted the first couple hours drifting shad main lake, near trooper on spawning banks, nothing
About 8:30 moved to a point in Lilly Dale an boated 6-7 small fish, had to come back...

you guys did an amazing job, great job on finding out what to do. Bigger fish are minutes away from be the dayily norm

I live here fish dayily and a good limit of crappie gets more attention than 4.5 lb small mouth. Its a beautiful lake, just not a lake your typical fishing style, or aproach is productive.With...

Fished from Lilly Dale up to-Geiger Island, Conditions: stained, still rising, trash, temp 62 plus.
At daylight boated 6-8 fish off a grass hump next to channel,boat in 22, throwing live-bait to 30...

Mid lake, AM water temp 57, Lot of small floating trash as the lake is rising. If your headed toward Wisdom, water is closer to rust orange just below the dock. I started in the Obey near Lilly Dale,...

Sat/ I fished about 6 hours maybe boated 6 fish, what I call bank runners 1.5/2lb fish.
Sun was worse. Mouth of obey a lot of surface trash has floated down to the wolf river area.
You will have...

was on the water wed. the farther u go from the state park marina the clearer it was.

thurs. we just got over an inch of rain today so all your latge coves will be muddy w/trash, the lake...

IM ok with the rule, I took it for granted if it (a CG approved pfd) was handy it was good now I know better.
IM sure there has been many on here hollaring foul, if the normal vest can be stored...

yes

Fishing in Tenn. waters this week, check by G/Warden when I produced the auto inflate PFD, it didnt count. You cant store them you have to ware it, if its stored there must be a normal (ski vest)...

http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/2012fishguidetrophyfish.pdf
go to the above link for the infol

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