drumking, Watts Bar tailwaters, White, SM, LM, Spots, and Rockfish, 09/24/15, Dr Phillip Gawthrop

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Dr Phil and I hit the tailwaters of Watts Bar dam this AM before the sun got up and got into fish right away. I started us off with a nice Rockfish, then we both began catching white bass, smallmouth bass (2), largemouth bass (1), spotted bass (1), skip jacks (3), and had a big Rockfish break our 17 lb test leader after a 3-5 minute fight. Don't know why the line broke. First time for that. <br /><br />All together, we caught 6 Rockfish, and about 40 white bass to go along with the other species listed above. We kept 14 big white bass and 4 Rockfish for the dinner table. Doesn't get any better eating fish than these. Cleaned properly of course. If they aren't cleaned correctly, they are too strong for most people. I caught my PB white bass today, a 17.25 inch fish well over 2 lbs. I'm sorry that we didn't weigh it now. <br /><br />We fished with Foley Spoons and if you want to buy some, please contact Spurhunter. He has many that he needs to sell. emoBig emoGeezer<br /><br />Well, I'm gonna have to resize these pics before I can post them. Sorry about that. Be back in a few.