rsimms, Nickajack (Riverpark), Catfish, 6-19-2009, The Hecks

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Curtis and Amanda Heck came up to Chattanooga from Mississippi for a little vacation, and wanted to sample the Tennessee River. They got a pretty good taste in a short little 3-hour tour (just call me Gilligan).<br /><br />Generation was pretty good and then they flipped 'em on full blast at 9 am. 45,000 is too much to drift the main seam, but we caught a few after that just drifting chicken breast in the current edges and eddies. They left at 10 and I went "scouting" for a while.<br /><br />I actually tried anchoring down in a couple of deep holes for a while... put four rods out and worked on my suntan. Sat on the first hole for 45 minutes (about as long as I can stand to stay anchored) and it was dry... but in the second hole I stuck a pair of very mean 15-pounders within 15 or 20 minutes. I'll fish it again tomorrow. I rarely anchor down and I really like getting to "feel" fish hit. But there is certainly something to be said for watching a rod bow down, tip buried in the water from a rod holder. emoBig <br /><br />I've fished (or grabbled) for seven days straight now ... with two more to go. Life is good and getin' better every day!