Those are from the Tellico hatchery. They stocked them a few weeks ago. I caught one last weekend too.. Here's the post from there facebook page.
"Some "Tellico Trophies" were stocked in the Caney Fork River today and they were wearing jewelry! All these huge rainbows were tagged with a small metal tag on their pectoral fin. The tag allows biologists to identify these fish during their electro-fishing samples. There is no prize or reward just the joy of catching a big rainbow."
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