Best of 7.   It  started out sloooow this morning . I fished from 7am until 11am with only 1 bite. I was just about ready to load out when I caught the ones you see above on a VMC Fineese 3/32 ounce jig and soft plastics. www.vmchooks.com  I talked to 3 other guys fishing in 2 separate boats–1 boat had 1 and the other zero. It was just plain tough. Sufix 10lb performance braid and 6 pound Sufix Fluorocarbon leader. www.sufix.com The bite was so soft  and the Sufix Braid sure helped in detecting the bite. More in a couple days Lord willing. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Best of 8 this morning on Tim’s Ford. Water temp 53 degrees and good color. All on a Rapala DT6 Redcraw and DT6 Caribbean Shad 6lb Sufix Clear Blue Pro Mix Mono. More next week Lord willing. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Good 5 1/2 hours this morning on Tim’s. Water temp 53 degrees-15mph wind and Rapala Jerk bait what a great combination. For the last 2 weeks I’ve been saying it’s Jerk Bait Time with no results until today.  The picture at the bottom is the 2 baits that I used today. A Rapala Deep Haymaker Shadow Rap and a #7 Shad Rap.  The Shadow Rap will slowly rise and turn left or right on a pause and then snap back into action. And the bass “LOVE” the Haymaker color on Tim’s.  www.rapala.com I used Sufix 10lb Mono on the Jerk baits and 6lb on the Shad Rap. wwwsufix.com  Pick up some Shadow Raps before you come to Tim’s beause Jerk Bait time has just started. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Tough for me on NAJ today. I’ve struggled down here over the last couple trips. They Corp is still pulling over 100,000 CFI the lake has dropped some and there is still a lot of color to muddy from the damn to the bridge. I caught these on a Rapala DT6 Demon www.rapala.com and a Luhr Jensen Hot Red Crystal Speed Craw www.luhrjensen.com  all on 6lb Sufix Clear Blue Pro Mix Mono www.sufix.com  I lost 2 others on soft plastics flipping some lay downs other that that not much to tell. Chickamauga Today-I’ll keep you posted. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

This has been a tough week for me on the water. What you see is the best from Normandy & NAJ.  Ronnie and I had 2 Largemouth and 4 Spots yesterday and Billy and I had 4 Largemouth on NAJ today. Billy talked with several guys today and no one he talked to was on fish on NAJ today. Misery Loves Company I guess. We found clearer warmer water nearer Shell Mound almost 50 degrees. River channel was muddy and the Corp is releasing over 100,000 CFI so the river was moving right along. Normandy was muddy with high 40’s in water temps. No excuse we just couldn’t find any consistent pattern with no more than 1 fish at a time. Better day ahead. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

I fished Tim’s this morning for 5 hours the what you see was my best. 1/8oz VMC Weedless Finesse Jig www.vmchooks.com and a Luhr-Jensen Krocodile Spoon www.luhrjensen.com  fished on Sufix 10lb yellow high vis Braid and 6lb Florocarbon leader. Lot of water………..I think I will sit a few days out this week and get some honey do’s done around the house. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

These are pictures of the Silago and Ragland Bottoms ramps and parking areas on Center Hill as of 12:30pm this afternoon. I haven’t checked the elevation since 5am this morning-but CH had come up 20.75 feet since Monday and still rising. I think they said it wouldn’t crest until Tuesday of this next week. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Great morning on Tim’s with Billy and Braxton Campbell even with the lake raising over 6 feet because of all the rain we have had this week.  One thing I learned along time ago on Tim’s , if your on fish in the winter in a particular location consistently they will move up and down with water level changes. Rarely will they move to a different location.  So you adapt to the conditions and as you can see they were still there. We were on fish from the get go and these were the best in 5 hours The wind picked up and we fought trash that was blowing into our spots making it harder and harder to fish. Water temp was 47 more or less. Everything on either a Float N Fly or soft plastics on a VMC Weedless Finesse Jig wwwvmchooks.com  Sufix braid and fluorocarbon.  Hopefully I will have a Chickamauga  and Center Hill next week depending on weather. Thanks for visiting my site. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Best of 16 this morning with Ken. We fished from 7 am until 11:15 am and got out before it rained. For some reason the cold was extra bitter today, atleast for 2 senior citizens.  VMC Weedless  3/32z Finesse Jigs and soft plastics. Sufix 10lb Yellow Braid and 6lb Fluorocarbon leader. 48 degree water and a lot of color. Thanks for visitng my site. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Best of 9 Smallmouth on Tim’s yesterday in 4 hourswith Ronnie. Everything on VMC Weedless 3/32 Jig head and soft plastic. vmchook.com Sufix 10lb Braid and 6lb Fluorocarbon leader www.sufix.com   We lost 2 or 3 as well. Headed to Center Hill tomorrow. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com