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Harold Money jr

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I have fished alot around middle and east Tennessee through the years. Several examples of local "flavor" come to mind when I think of different lakes. These examples are by no means conclusive and I may see things different than most but here's some things I notice.
Douglas lake, I see more people parking capable bass boats in pockets and walking out to fish points from land than anywhere else I've ever fished.
Center hill, when I think of the hill I think of floating worms, seems they use them here more than anywhere else also, using plastic lizards as jig trailers unique to here.
Upper east Tennessee lakes if you say anything about a hellgrammite they wont have a clue but, if you talk about Grampus they'll know exactly what you are talking about.
Dale hollow, night time walking baits for walleyes, see and hear more about them here than anywhere else.
Chickamauga, when I think of chick. I think of folks crappie fishing with floats and tube jigs, bobby garlands etc. about 18" under a float, jerk.jerk.pause...even when ice is on the water.
Norris, 1/64 oz Popeye flys mostly white head and blue feather for crappies.
Reelfoot, buffalo ribs. Nothing more needs said.
I know why there is special lures and techniques, because they flat out work!
I'm looking forward to hearing more local flavor that I haven't noticed or just didn't
know about.
 
Never seen anyone park and walk on douglas... and I dont fish norris for crappie. I know thry are there but I prefer douglas and cherokee.

But youre right about the must have lures for certain lakes.
 
Reelfoot, buffalo ribs?
I have no clue.

I was going to say Reelfoot, blue glitter jig. :)
 
Buffalo ribs from the buffalo fish. I've seen signs of them for sale, never had em would like to try em. Those coot gizzards now that's another story, that bizarre foods guy could make a whole episode there.
 
I've seen lots of guys in East Tennessee skulling a f16 alumacraft sitting on a "saddle" mounted on the bow tip, they are jigging with a huge jig and a gob of night crawlers with a big cork. They use these in muddy, cold water and catch huge bass. Do they do this in West Tennessee?
 
Harold Money jr said:
I've seen lots of guys in East Tennessee skulling a f16 alumacraft sitting on a "saddle" mounted on the bow tip, they are jigging with a huge jig and a gob of night crawlers with a big cork. They use these in muddy, cold water and catch huge bass. Do they do this in West Tennessee?
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Not that I've ever seen. You would just catch catfish and drum doing that out here, as far as I know. Sounds pretty weird. I've never heard of anyone using night crawlers to target bass, period, except for a couple odd exceptions of someone "Texas Rigging" a live night crawler to sight fish for bass. I've never tried it.
 
I know a guy that has a bunch of 8-12 lb largemouth on the wall that he caught using that technique. He has a seat that he sits on that is welded to the rails of the front of his aluminum v hull boat the he sits in and uses a very long stout pole to jig.
 
I don't fish many of the big lakes in TN. I fish trout rivers in Arkansas. Even amongst them, they have their own quirks. I agree with SilverFox, certain places do really well with certain lures.

White/grey roostertails work good at the Spring River. They also do ok at the Little Red River. Smoke/grey grubs at the North Fork of the White River. As for the White River...I'm still working on that. The White River is my kryptonite...I can't catch anything there!
 

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