Nickajack slabs.

[Alphahawk]

Still fishing guys....just not as much....still setting up new house. Hit Nickajack at 9:30 a.m. In an hour and fifteen minutes I had 9 fish of a 15 fish limit. Then the east wind kicked in and it took me almost 4 hours to get the other 6. Almost went home but decided to stick it out. Nine fish were caught using a Bison colored Trout Magnet....a Tict Ice Cube Rockin' Drift 6' 9" UL rod with 2# test braid with about 2 feet of 2# test Phantom fluorocarbon leader twitching in 21 feet of water using a count down to the bottom. Caught the rest with a Yamaga Blanks Blue Current 6' 10' Jig Head Special UL rod spooled with SOS 2# test line with a Midnight Blue Slab Magnet on a 1/32 ounce Double Cross Jig Head....also twitched along the bottom and most would hit it as it started up the ledge. The bass came on the Slab Magnet....a nice little fight with the 2# test. Smallest crappie were 12 inches with some close to the 14 inch mark.....big shouldered fish. All fish given away. Not setup in the new house yet to clean fish. Love Nickajack...life is good!


Regards

[TerryD]

Purrrty fish aha purty! In my best Andy Griffith voice...

How do we get on this fish give away list?

Awesome catch, congrats.

[Alphahawk]

Purrrty fish aha purty! In my best Andy Griffith voice...

How do we get on this fish give away list?

Awesome catch, congrats.

Thanks for the comments Terry......I give a lot of fish away. If you lived close to Murfreesboro I'd be happy to oblige.


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[notorious]

Great catch, the sauger should be about ready also.

[XxthejuicexX]

Nice going sir. You move to Murfreesboro? I will drive next time if you will share your spot :)

[Heiny57]

Nice going sir. You move to Murfreesboro? I will drive next time if you will share your spot :)

Hey now,,,, guys from Franklin can drive also. 😜

[XxthejuicexX]

Hey now,,,, guys from Franklin can drive also. 😜

Carpool? all 3?

[Alphahawk]

Nice going sir. You move to Murfreesboro? I will drive next time if you will share your spot :)

Yeah....living in the Boro now.


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[Dakota]

Great catch congrats


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[XxthejuicexX]

Yeah....living in the Boro now.


Regards

Well, welcome. If you ever want to borrow a yak I have a few. I would offer a boat up but yours is nicer than mine now :) If you ever want to fish some of my waters let me know, I don't mind sharing.

[Alphahawk]

Well, welcome. If you ever want to borrow a yak I have a few. I would offer a boat up but yours is nicer than mine now :) If you ever want to fish some of my waters let me know, I don't mind sharing.

Thanks much...may take you up on that sometime. Big change for me. Will really miss Pickwick......can only make that trip now a few times a year. But looking forward to getting out on Center Hill more and eventually get out on JPP.


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[dcfisherman]

Awesome catches! How do you fish trout magnets in deep water? Do you put on extra weight or just let it sink?

[Transplanted Sportsman]

Great slabs there Mr Randy, Nick jack fish are just husky, glad you are still hitting them really good, by the way I work in the Boro, and the Ford escape fits more than three fisherman, wink wink !lol!!

[tsuggs]

thnks for the report and pics alpha,nice papermouths

[Alphahawk]

Awesome catches! How do you fish trout magnets in deep water? Do you put on extra weight or just let it sink?

I have lead jig heads with an #8 hook in 1/32....1/24.....1/16......and my largest is a 3/32 with a #6 hook. Waiting on a Trout Magnet jig head to get down to 20 feet will take several minutes. If I need anything bigger than those jig heads listed I will use a Trout Magnet jig head on a drop shot rig. Now that I have a boat I will use the drop shot more often....fishing along dam walls. There is another way to get the TM down deep but is expensive. I just ordered 80 bucks worth of 6mm and 8mm tungsten jig heads with a #8 hook. I use tungsten mostly in winter. Using tungsten jig heads....JDM UL rods.....and some Nanofil line you can tell if a fish just looks at it....LOL. I love fishing with tungsten but due to the expense I don't use it as much as I would like.

Regards

[XxthejuicexX]

Alpha, Tungsten is where it is at. Not cheap but worth every penny.

[lupanfreitag]

This is the kind of fishing I love. Weightess is best. Cast out, read a few pages of a book, then eyes on the float.

I absolutely love it.

[Halli]

Damit man that is some table fare!

[jad2t]

Nice chunky slabs you got there, Randy. And welcome to the boro, I didn't know you moved! Have you already located all the JPP Crappie? This time of year don't they head shallow again similar to their Spring pattern?

[XxthejuicexX]

Nice chunky slabs you got there, Randy. And welcome to the boro, I didn't know you moved! Have you already located all the JPP Crappie? This time of year don't they head shallow again similar to their Spring pattern?


The fish I have been catching have been deeper. Last week they were in 25 FOW. A few weeks ago we were catching them in 12-15.

[Alphahawk]

Nice chunky slabs you got there, Randy. And welcome to the boro, I didn't know you moved! Have you already located all the JPP Crappie? This time of year don't they head shallow again similar to their Spring pattern?

Thanks Jimmy.....I haven't fished JPP since moving. Crappie.....as a general rule.......will move back into shallow water in the fall. You can find them deep but many times they will be in as little as 2-4 feet of water. They are looking for the food. At Pickwick and Nickajack I find them in water that is 20-27 feet deep but they may only be suspended a few feet down. Last week I watched them hit a Slab Magnet in about 2 feet of water as I retrieved it over the top of a vertical ledge....that was pretty neat to see. Going to hit Nickajack up quite a bit next few weeks depending on weather.


Regards

[SaltySportsmanTV]

Still fishing guys....just not as much....still setting up new house. Hit Nickajack at 9:30 a.m. In an hour and fifteen minutes I had 9 fish of a 15 fish limit. Then the east wind kicked in and it took me almost 4 hours to get the other 6. Almost went home but decided to stick it out. Nine fish were caught using a Bison colored Trout Magnet....a Tict Ice Cube Rockin' Drift 6' 9" UL rod with 2# test braid with about 2 feet of 2# test Phantom fluorocarbon leader twitching in 21 feet of water using a count down to the bottom. Caught the rest with a Yamaga Blanks Blue Current 6' 10' Jig Head Special UL rod spooled with SOS 2# test line with a Midnight Blue Slab Magnet on a 1/32 ounce Double Cross Jig Head....also twitched along the bottom and most would hit it as it started up the ledge. The bass came on the Slab Magnet....a nice little fight with the 2# test. Smallest crappie were 12 inches with some close to the 14 inch mark.....big shouldered fish. All fish given away. Not setup in the new house yet to clean fish. Love Nickajack...life is good!


Regards