Fished for Smallies Tue night before the monsoon arrived. thought David Hayes was going to be moved to 2nd place when I got a "Tiny" hit on my 1/4 oz Avacado and Orange Punisher jig. I had no clue what I had originally but after a few minutes of eliminating the possibilities (a submarine was a possibility), and a 15 minute fight or maybe more my uncle laid the net under a 23-8 Striper. Not bad on a 6' Med Action spinning rod with 10lb Flourocarbon. My Dad and Uncle's first night fishing on Cumberland. Nothing after that but we changed to the redfins, slivers and thundersticks for stripers and walleyes. Maybe I should have just kept throwing the jig. One funny thing to see was at 2:10am and the lightning strikes just southwest of the lake and it looked like a night tourney had let out as boats came from everywhere from the dam to Indian Creek heading to the ramp. 12 of my closest buddies trying to take out at the same time. Dropped my Dad and Uncle off at the campground below the dam and literally was running to the Explorer as the torrential downpour started. I feel sorry for anyone that decided to stay on the water thru this one. I would like to know just how much rain they got from 2:20am to 3am. It was blowing sideways, the stoplights in Jamestown were at a 45 degree angle. Fun drive back to Georgetown but luckily I got ahead of it as I got to Liberty.