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Smallmouth trip
#3218592
09/14/20 01:39 PM
09/14/20 01:39 PM
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Prattville AL
ElkHunter
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Well it is getting close to October and my semi annual Smallie trip. Ole Nick is not going to be able to go with me this year. He just started a new job and can't get the time off.
Taking a ole buddy that has never been Smallie fishing before.
We will be there from Oct 6-9. I am bringing my fish cooker for an evening fish fry. Any of you local guys want to meet up for some fish, give me a call.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
#3218860
09/14/20 04:54 PM
09/14/20 04:54 PM
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Moulton,AL
Snuffy
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Cook all them fish you want big boy. You think Covid 19 was bad? Just wait till you eat some of those toxic waste dump fish out of the river.đł
I wouldnât eat a fish out of that river if you paid me.đ¤Ž
Last edited by Snuffy; 09/14/20 04:55 PM.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
#3219233
09/14/20 08:35 PM
09/14/20 08:35 PM
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Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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What river are we talking about here? I got enough wrong with me that eating a polluted fish ain't gonna matter.  I have never caught a smallmouth and it's one thing I wanna do before I pass on. Where can I take my little 16' aluminum and have a reasonable chance of not destroying the lower unit, and still catch some fish? I'd like a natural river instead of a lake. I looked at several in TN on the satellite map but they all looked to low to do anything but float. Is there one where I can launch the boat and go upstream?
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#3219851
09/15/20 01:23 PM
09/15/20 01:23 PM
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Rogersville
Cibola
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What river are we talking about here? I got enough wrong with me that eating a polluted fish ain't gonna matter. I have never caught a smallmouth and it's one thing I wanna do before I pass on. Where can I take my little 16' aluminum and have a reasonable chance of not destroying the lower unit, and still catch some fish? I'd like a natural river instead of a lake. I looked at several in TN on the satellite map but they all looked to low to do anything but float. Is there one where I can launch the boat and go upstream? I think most of the rivers, at least in Middle TN, are better suited for kayaks or canoes. There might possibly be some areas of the Duck River you could fish with a outboard and jon boat, but not sure. I do have an idea if you want to catch some smallmouth in a "river-like" setting from your aluminum boat. You could come to Wilson Lake in northwest AL, put in at Safety Harbor below Wheeler Dam and drive across the lake and go up in Bluewater Creek. Shoals Creek is also nearby. Both of these creeks feed in from the north side of Wilson Lake, are navigable for a distance by motor boat, and contain good populations of smallmouth. You would also be near Pickwick Lake, which has good smallmouth fishing and so much current that it is very much like fishing a river.
He never promised that the cross would not get heavy & the hill would not be hard to climb.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
#3219951
09/15/20 03:40 PM
09/15/20 03:40 PM
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Chilton County
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As far as I'm aware, smallmouths only thrive in clean water conditions.
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
-G. K. Chesterton
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
#3220056
09/15/20 05:33 PM
09/15/20 05:33 PM
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UR 6
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I've caught them most everywhere. But not numbers
LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!!
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: Cibola]
#3220157
09/15/20 07:41 PM
09/15/20 07:41 PM
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Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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What river are we talking about here? I got enough wrong with me that eating a polluted fish ain't gonna matter. I have never caught a smallmouth and it's one thing I wanna do before I pass on. Where can I take my little 16' aluminum and have a reasonable chance of not destroying the lower unit, and still catch some fish? I'd like a natural river instead of a lake. I looked at several in TN on the satellite map but they all looked to low to do anything but float. Is there one where I can launch the boat and go upstream? I think most of the rivers, at least in Middle TN, are better suited for kayaks or canoes. There might possibly be some areas of the Duck River you could fish with a outboard and jon boat, but not sure. I do have an idea if you want to catch some smallmouth in a "river-like" setting from your aluminum boat. You could come to Wilson Lake in northwest AL, put in at Safety Harbor below Wheeler Dam and drive across the lake and go up in Bluewater Creek. Shoals Creek is also nearby. Both of these creeks feed in from the north side of Wilson Lake, are navigable for a distance by motor boat, and contain good populations of smallmouth. You would also be near Pickwick Lake, which has good smallmouth fishing and so much current that it is very much like fishing a river. Thanks for all that info. I crossed the Duck river several times on turkey hunting trips, and it looked navigable. I had also studied those creeks on Wilson and thought that at least my AL fishing license would be good there. That would probably be smarter than going to TN. Most everything I've read about smallmouth fishing in AL talked about either catching them at night, or on live bait, and I don't like either idea. Fishing in those creeks sounds more my style.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
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09/15/20 09:01 PM
09/15/20 09:01 PM
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Prattville AL
ElkHunter
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We will be fishing on Wilson and Pickwick. Mainly Pickwick.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
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09/16/20 04:23 PM
09/16/20 04:23 PM
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Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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So how crowded would it be on Wilson on a weekday in October? For those who have fished both, would it likely be more or less than Lay Lake? I guess the uncertain weather scared everyone else off, but I fished Paint creek yesterday on the lower end of Lay and had it entirely to myself. I have never seen that before in over 40 years of fishing it.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#3221484
09/17/20 08:41 AM
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Rogersville
Cibola
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So how crowded would it be on Wilson on a weekday in October? For those who have fished both, would it likely be more or less than Lay Lake? I guess the uncertain weather scared everyone else off, but I fished Paint creek yesterday on the lower end of Lay and had it entirely to myself. I have never seen that before in over 40 years of fishing it.
It shouldn't be very crowded at all on a weekday. The pleasure boating crowd starts thinning out after Labor Day. Weekdays in October should be just fishermen, and most of those will be concentrated in the tailrace of the dam. By the way, October is prime time to drift live shad in the tailrace for a chance at a trophy sized smallmouth.
He never promised that the cross would not get heavy & the hill would not be hard to climb.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
#3221489
09/17/20 08:49 AM
09/17/20 08:49 AM
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Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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Thanks for all the info, and Elkhunter, I didn't mean to take over your thread. Good luck on your trip. We have decided to go to Wilson in October and fish an afternoon and the next morning. We both just wanna catch one smallmouth, so maybe that will be enough time to land one.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#3222128
09/17/20 08:59 PM
09/17/20 08:59 PM
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Marion, Fayette, Lamar, piddli...
Lonster
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Thanks for all the info, and Elkhunter, I didn't mean to take over your thread. Good luck on your trip. We have decided to go to Wilson in October and fish an afternoon and the next morning. We both just wanna catch one smallmouth, so maybe that will be enough time to land one.
Wilson in October: 1. Catch some shad OR buy some; 2. Launch below Wheeler Dam; 3. Launch boat and motor up to dam; 4. Fish with spinning rod with 6lb. line, #6 hook, small split shot about 1â above hook; 5. Hook shad through lips, drop straight down over the side of the boat about 7â deep and drift down about 400 yards; 6. Wash, rinse and repeat. Youâll catch plenty of smallmouth. If you have any questions, just watch the other boats (locals) and mimic what they are doing. There will be a few there doing just this. Lonster
Last edited by Lonster; 09/17/20 09:02 PM.
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Re: Smallmouth trip
[Re: ElkHunter]
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09/17/20 09:01 PM
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Marion, Fayette, Lamar, piddli...
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FYI
If theyâre running water, and you need that to catch fish, youâll catch a fish on every drift. Usually only one because by the time you get in in the boat itâs time to motor back up and do it again. Youâll catch lots of drum and catfish too.
Itâs fun but I donât do it too often because it takes me an hour afterwards at the car wash to get all of the shad scales out of my boat, looks like stripper glitter from front to back!
Lonster
Last edited by Lonster; 09/17/20 09:04 PM.
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