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The stripers move up toward Cordell Hull tailrace spring and fall. They are tougher to find this time of year, when they move further downriver. Some head up into the Caney Fork in search of colder...

Thanks for the plug! :)

In addition to www.fishingtn.com, here are a couple more good sites run by friends of mine:

www.itinerantangler.com - Zach Matthews has some great podcasts and casting...

You should put up an ad on the Nashville section of www.craigslist.com - it gets a fair amount of traffic.

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Ralph Dallas at Dallas Taxidermy does very good work on both replicas and skin mounts. I did a yahoo search and I believe his phone # is 615-824-5792. Everything's relative regarding what a...

For an 8-year-old who isn't experienced at fishing, the best bet is going to be bluegill fishing. The bluegill are going to be bedding in the next couple months and will offer fast action in shallow...

Have you checked out www.tennesseebassguides.com? Rick McFerrin posts some very informative reports on Tim's over there.

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I don't think anybody officially tracks lake records.

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The tough issue comes if you catch a fish that beats the record in one category, but not both. Then you've got to decide how strongly you feel about consolidating the categories...

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You raise an interesting point. It looks like you're correct - scientifically, both common carp and israeli carp are listed as "cyprinus carpio." After looking at it, I guess I'm not sure why...

I don't know of any site showing pictures of Tennessee record fish. There is a site with pictures of some of the "certificate" fish cited in the TARP program, but those aren't record fish, just big...

I don't know about Bull Run - my home waters for striper fishing are the Cumberland river system in the Middle TN area, and the only steam plant I fish regularly is the TVA plant in Gallatin.

Our...

I have one and it's a decent rod. However, I do NOT like Bass Pro's warranty. It is only a one-year warranty. The Extreme rods run about $100.00, which is a decent chunk of change for a bass rod....

Scroll down about halfway on the main page and you'll see a link for "Listing of all Discussion Boards." Click that for the list. I think the Boats board is the one you're looking for.

It's...

Cole's Ferry Ramp on the Lebanon side is the closest to the plant by water.

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I don't know a lot about FLW, but is it legit to use a title off a junked boat? That can't be what Ranger or the tourney directors had in mind.

And if FLW regards it as fraud, doesn't the person...

We've had a huge threadfin shad population this year, probably due to the combination of a mild winter and dry spring. I think all the food provided by these threadfin has helped the skips rebound...

I think you were out there Saturday, weren't you? What kind of boat were you in?

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What lake?

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Which part of the Cumberland? If you mean above Cordell Hull (toward Kentucky), I have heard it is slow with a few fish being caught here and there, though it was pretty good earlier in the year. ...

The skipjack are in at the Steam Plant now. In fact, they are thicker than I've seen in a long time. If you want to make a bait run, this is the time to go.

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Personally, I have gotten to the point where I greatly prefer fiberglass replica mounts, and I probably wouldn't use a skin mount again in the future. Skin mounts seem a little wasteful.

But I...

Same question posted to three different states' discussion boards on this site on the same day. Same question asked in various questionable articles around the 'Net, all linked back to a website...

I have heard many people say that Cabela's customer service is top-notch, though I've never bought any big-ticket items from them personally.

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>My experience was similar to yours with the "stinks to be
>you" attitude. That was at the Nashville store.

I'm talking about the Nashville store too. I used to love the Bass Pro catalog...

>So what you are saying is, I shouldn't bother taking my
>BPS rod back to the Nashville store.

That is correct. If it's over a year old, Bass Pro will not replace it. The serial numbers on...

LAST EDITED ON Dec-08-05 AT 11:21AM (EST)[p]I got burned on a BPS rod because I didn't ask enough questions. It was several years ago, and I was just getting into fly fishing. I was looking at the...

The irony is that they might not see the demand for the striper tackle, because the serious fishermen will figure out pretty quickly to go somewhere else for it. How can they measure sales for items...

Strange. The one near Nashville has plenty of cast nets and striper gear.

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Check out the website at www.tennesseebassguides.com. They've been catching some impressive fish on jigs tipped with minnows.

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Having looked at both sets of photos for comparison, the birds I've seen are definitely cormorants and NOT loons. Sorry.

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There are some birds that overwinter in this area (Old Hickory and Percy Priest) that some people call loons - however, I've always thought they were cormorants. Does anyone know for sure which they...

LAST EDITED ON Nov-22-05 AT 09:58AM (EST)[p]The Cumberland below Old Hickory has a good reputation as a winter sauger fishery. It also has some excellent smallmouth fishing further down near the...

LAST EDITED ON Nov-13-05 AT 07:34PM (EST)[p]I haven't ever done float 'n fly fishing, so I don't have a "largest fish" on that method yet, but I figured I'd ask a question about it if you don't mind....

I wish the website said what species the black saltys are, and whether they are native to Tennessee. Without that information, I'm kind of leery about using them on my local waters.

I'd hate to...

Shawn, that would be a sweet little setup for river fishing. I especially like the platform on the back - you don't see many boats set up for that around here - you have to get around the flats...

I have been using a No. 6 Eagle Claw plain shank hook for the stonerollers and crawfish. I like a smaller hook for live bait when I can get away with it, since sometimes smallies in the creeks can...

Stoneroller minnows, followed closely by crawfish. I've heard some people say that spring lizards are the best bait for the biggest smallmouth, but I've never tried them.

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Not a whole lot. I have noticed that stripers don't seem to bite well for me around the full moon, but that's about the only trend I've been able to identify.

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He sounds like a good fishing partner - obviously, he's a man of action, since he called TWRA while we all were still just talking about it.

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Now that he's a millionaire, maybe he'll take us all fishing.

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I haven't called - like you, I didn't know if someone else may already have called TWRA. Plus, I'm not familiar with Cherokee, so I wouldn't be much help on narrowing down the location where the...

Has anyone contacted TWRA? They should be able to look up the registration number and locate/contact the owners. If someone's boat floated loose from a dock, they might think it was stolen and not...

Priest has a few decent bank access areas. Smith Springs recreation area isn't bad - walk around the cove to the far bank across the boat ramp and you can get to some decent water. If I remember...

I found a good canoe at a great price today!

Many thanks to all the good folks who e-mailed helpful comments and assisted with the search.

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Hey guys, I managed to put a hole in the side of my canoe last weekend, and I'm looking for a new one. I've got a fishing trip coming up in a couple weeks, and though I've got a second canoe, it's...

I'd recommend hiring a guide for a day if you seriously want to learn how to fish for river stripers. The really big stripers are not an easy fish to target, especially since they can move long...