Originally Posted by agelesssone
Met my friend, (yes, unlike skillet, SAMBOLIE, and TNBronzeback, I do have friends) JK Travecca at Long Hunter and set out in search of webs (whatever bites).
Did a search of the Hamilton Creek area, nada.
Took off for Old Hickory cove and milled around inside the cove and marked some fish, decided to drop some shiners down and see what happens.
Pretty soon we found ourselves into some decent 3-5 lb hybrids, seemed like a school of year class fish.
Since JK hadn't been on Priest yet this year, I was afraid he had forgotten how to catch fish but after letting (making) him reel in the first few, he seemed to remember the routine....pick up the rod, turn the handle, let Merv net the fish, rebait, drop the bait to the bottom, turn handle two cranks, replace rod in holder, and wait for the next bent pole.
All was going well until he had a fish on one rod, then another rod bent down into the water, and he's begging me to help. Well, I'm always willing to help out a novice fisherman, so I grabbed the bowed up rod. But then another rod bowed up, then another!
Well crap! We had fish running around all over the place. JK is gettin wore out by his 3 lb'er, I've got a 5 lb'er running amok, like a SAMBOLIE off his meds, and God knows what is on the other two rods.
Finally land JK''s fish then he grabs another rod, start's fighting that one, I get mine in and grab another rod.
We managed to land all the fish then got out the pocket knives and commenced to cutting and retie'n.
All told , we caught 9 hybrids, lost two (one to deficient knot tying, according to JK, and a couple to just being Houdini fish).
Fun morning for two friend's that don't get together as often as they would like.
PS: There is a good top water bite in the cove of an evening, for anyone interested in catching a few hybrids.
I'm sure I'm not supposed to share information like this, but you know what? These are not MY personal fish, there are more fish in the lake that will NEVER be caught or even see a lure.
TWRA stocked 93,000 hybrids this year.
So, go out there and catch a few. Hell, catch a bunch, enjoy the resources that the TWRA is gracing us with.
And don't be afraid to tell folks where, when, with what, and how you caught fish.
They are put in there for all of us to pursue, catch and enjoy that pursuit.
Don't be pissy and smallminded like headhunter who just brags about how many he's catching but won't help his fellow fishermen to catch fish. He's a weenie.
Since I'm sure he has me on HIS ignore list, I can say anything I want! PUSSY!
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