The best day of the fishing year for Elnutsmalljaws has arrived. No it is not the first day on the water at Dale Hollow shortly after the new year, no it is not the day of the first 5lb Smallie on the fly. It is not the first cast at Ky Lake in late March early April with the DEADLY Red Eye Shad looking for a prespawn big Greenfish, not even the first cast night fishing at Cumberland with Redfin or Sliver just waiting on the bust from the 30lb Striper. Not even the full moon in June on Dale Hollow slow rolling a 1oz Bubblegum Single Colorado Spinnerbait on my favorite flat with stumps waiting on the MOST VIOLENT STRIKE IN BASS FISHING.

IT IS TODAY AND I WAS NOT EVEN ON THE WATER!!!!!!!! The day that I get to lay off the 24 hour security guards, send the German Shephard Guard Dogs back to wherever you send German Shephard Guard Dogs when they get laid off, set the combination on the safe door, turn the 5 different keyed locks on the same safe door, disconnect the interior laser beams that protect the interior of the floor to ceiling safe, crack the safe door, HEAR THE ANGELS SING, (can you hear them now), focus on the bright light that is beaming down on the holy grail of FLOAT N FLY RODS - 10' All Pro with Okuma Spinning reel, 9'6" G Loomis with Okuma Spinning Reel and 10' Lexus Silstar, with no spinning reel for it was a gift from my buddy Chunknwind a couple of weeks ago just because I speak so highly of them so he bought me one. That is right I have broken into the safe and broke out the FNF rods and reels for the upcoming winter season that begins tomorrow morning at Stoner Creek in Paris Ky with Redneckshadrap (don't hold that against me please). Took the rod wrap material off both rods, took off the reels and gave them a good thoroughly cleaning, put on new rod wrap on the handles and spooled each of them up with fresh straight out of the box Berkley 8lb Fireline. Tied on a fresh Spro #4 3 way swivel, some fresh 6lb Bass Pro Shops XPS Flourocarbon leader and fresh Punisher 1/16oz FNF jigs to both rods and reels. Hooked on a nice new freshly made Elnut FNF bobber where the glue just dried last night and she was tank tested to perfection with a 1/16oz jig and turned up like a champ this afternoon. What a great day in the fishing life of elnutsmalljaws. Went ahead and spooled fresh 10lb BPS XPS Flourocarbon in both my Curado/G Loomis baitcasters and 6lb BSP XPS Flourocarbon in all 3 of my better spinning reel combos after giving them both a good cleaning as well. Tied on square billed crankbaits to both baitcasters that run between 2-4 feet deep, one is Sexy Shad and the other is Crawdad color. Tied on a 3/8oz Black and Blue Last Cast jig with Paca trailer on 14lb Flourocarbon on one of my Chronarch / G Loomis baitcasters as well. All 3 baitcasters and FNF rods will be in the boat tomorrow and Friday at Stoner. Went ahead and tied on a Silver Buddy, 1/4oz Luhr Jensen Crankbait and Flitterbait to the spinning reels to get ready for Dale Hollow.

Ready for Stoner this week and after Stoner all I have to do is cut off the crankbaits of my 10lb Curado/G Loomis Baitcasters and tie on a D&L 1/2 and 3/4 oz Football Head Jigs in PB&J color to each, change my leader length to my FNF rods and tie on Duck Feather jigs to each, put my 3 spinning reel outfits in the boat and she is all ready for DALE HOLLOW BABY. Bring on some cold weather and December 6th thru 10th and maybe 2 more days before or after to make it a 6 day trip the first time depending on fishing and the turnover. All I can say is the last time Dale Hollow was at this lake level was a couple of years ago and I had a bunch of spots that gave up 4+ smallies and had my best winter of 5 pounders. Should be a good year of numbers and size so LOOK OUT SMALLIES, ELNUT IS LOCK COCKED AND READY TO PROVE AGAIN HE IS...............CERTIFYABLE FLOATNFLYABLE!!!!!