I don't keep a log but if memory serves... shouldn't the stripes be deeper than they are right now? I mean 85+ degree water and mid-July and the stripes are still at 25 ft? Sounds more like Norris than Cumberland....

Alewives are almost dead on the hook by the time you drop em down. Sounds like a great time to pull some u-rigs if they stay that shallow.

I wish the marinas would have a guy with a cash box at the shiner tanks an hour before dark in the summer mornings. They could make a lot of money that way (or at least keep the fisherman happy). The bites usually over by the time they open and I hate buying them the night before.

BTW, nice meeting you Peter. That spot usually produces all summer although it's a pain to fish...