Friday Night Fights
 

I went on Friday thinking if I can catch bait I can catch rock fish. It turned out the bait was scarce but the rocks weren't. I posted one of my pictures. I caught 4 all about the same size on a 9ft bass pro musky rod, abu garcia reel and 50lbs spider wire. I caught three of my fish back to back- three casts.

Ladies and Gentlement- Summer has arrived. Start casting.

That looks like a hybrid??

Hybrid
 

That is what I thought but I don't think there are below OHD.
Many broken lines. If it was, It was a giant hybrid.

Hybrids get pretty big, I've seen 13 lbers. And I'm sure they get bigger. In Illinois they have them over 20 lbs. so they probably get bigger here.
I just checked....the TN state record is 23 lbs 3 oz.

That is a nice hybrid though and a lot of fun to catch I'm sure.

They are below OH Dam....and that is a hybrid.

Regards

Hybrid
 

Agree it looks like a hybrid to me too

Have caught quite a few Hybrid fishing from the River Walk in Clarksville. Speaking of locking through....the Silver Carp are getting quite abundant below Pickwick Dam.


Regards

Nice Hybrid. Got to love it when they are hitting like that. I can confirm that hybrids still grow in the teens in our local waters. Good choice in baits, that is one of my go-to's.

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Lupan ... Nice fish but def a Hybrid ... I think the state Record for Hybrids the last time I looked (which was not in the last decade) was around 23 or 25 pounds ... Now that is WHOUP ASS !! I had one take a new ABU 6500 and high dollar rod in the East Fork taken away from while I was fishing with Mike Anderson ... Don't think the time it takes to drop the rod tip to set the hook when the rod is pointing at him That they can't take it from ... you are wrong, a $300 lesson ... QUICK AND STRONG !!! Hybrids are fun !!! <'TK>< :)

Just checked the TWRA Fish Guide which is the first post of 'Local Fishing", .... Page 14 http://www.tn.gov/twra/pdfs/anglersguide.pdf The state record is 23.8 pounds ... <'TK><

Hybrid
 

I didn't know they stocked them below OHD. It was not a record but still probably the biggest I have ever caught. The bite is on.

That's a nice fish! The lure in the pic is what you caught it on?

Lure
 

That and another type of that lure. I like the 6oz Panther Martin swim baits. Hard to throw but every fish is a monster. The only exercise I get.

Did you mean 6 inch, or 6 oz? :eek: 6 oz., that would wear your arms out pretty darned quick! Hmmm even the 6" at BP weigh 2 1/2 oz which would get old after about 25 casts :)

state record was caught in same body of water
 

There have been quite a few hybrids below OH & JPP since May 2010 flood... there was a couple of large schools on the lower end of Priest a few days before and I suspect that some traversed to Cheatham .. nice fish