Ronnie and I fished from 7:00am until 11:30am without bite one! Nothing-zero-nada-goose egg! They were pulling the water hard enough that it would continually pull your boat out and down stream. The generation stopped and from 11:30am until 12:30 we had 7 bites-5 in the boat (4 like the bottom pic) and one pushing 4. Ronnie needed to go so we loaded the boat and headed home. Everything on a VMC Finesse Weedless Jig and soft plastics www.vmchooks.com . I believe that I  found a pattern if could have stayed-or at least I’ like to believe that. More the end of the week. Rick

Ronnie and I fished from 6:30 until 11:15 and had  11 Spot/Largemouth mix. I fished an additional hour and had the 2 that you see me holding above. We caught a couple early on a DT6 Red Craw www.rapala.com then switched over to a VMC Finesse Weedless Jig and soft plastics and caught the rest. www.vmchooks.com Ronnie was using *8b Sufix Mono and I was using Sufix 10lb Braid and a 6lb Sufix Fluorocarbon leader www.sufix.com. The bite was extremely light , most of the time you didn’t see a twitch-slack line nothing-just a subtle heaviness.  Thanks for visiting my site. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Best of 11 that Ronnie and I had on Normandy this morning on a Rapala DT6 Red Craw www.tennesseebassguides.com . LOT’S of color and differing water temps as high as 54 degrees and as low as 48 degrees. I got Ronnie to try Sufix 6lb mono several years ago and he is a walking commercial for how great the line is. If you haven’t tried it pick some up and you will be hooked to.  Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

I have been trying to get all my pictures to load for over an hour and have just gave up. I had a good day on Normandy-10 spots and 1 Largemouth all on a Rapala DT6 Red Craw www.rapala.com on Sufix 6lb Pro Mix www.sufix.com If I can get the other pictures to load I will add them to the post. Thanks for visiting my site. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Ronnie and I caught 17 today on Normandy on a Rapala DT6 Red Craw. We had 10 off 1 bank and the others were scattered. Water temp 44 to 46 with  great cranking color. www.rapala.com We  both used  Sufix 6lb mono on these DT6’s-Slow and easy and very shallow. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Here are 6 pictures that I have been holding back because of a tournament that Bill and Braxton fished this pass week end. Bill is holding 4 that we  (he) caught (I was a good net guy) on a Float N Fly and the other 2  pics are of  Braxton on tournament day. Their club has a 3 fish limit which is great and these 3 Smallmouth won them 2nd place and a good payday in their club fish off.  Billy and I also had several smaller Smallmouth on soft plastics. Once again I was using a VMC Weedless Finesse Jig www.vmchooks.com on Sufix Yellow Braid with a Sufix Fluorocarbon leader. Headed to Center Hill to fish with Billy this morning and the actual air temp here at 4:38am is 22 degrees. Burrrrr! Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Good day on the Hill today. Best pictured above-A little unexpected extra on the Walleye that hit a Rapala Albino Shiner www.rapala.com the rest hit a LuhrJensen Live Image Blue Krocodile Spoon www.luhrjensencom–3/16 -Terminator PBJ  Finesse JIg www.terminator.com-3/16 VMC Weedless Finesse Jig and soft plastics-www.vmchooks.com All on Sufix Mono-Braid and Fluorocarbon leader www.sufix.com Thanks for visiting my site. Rick McFerin www.tennesseebassguides.com

I had a 20 fish day on the Hill with what you see above being the best. I lost 2 good fish again -one in timber and the other just came undone. Everything except 2 on a VMC Finesse Weedless Jig www.vmchooks.com and soft plastics the other on w Rapala River Shad DT6 www.rapala.com. Sufix Braid and Fluorocarbon leader. www.sufix.com . Water temp 56 degrees and good color. Some stuff floating  because of the rain that we have had lately. Thanks for visiting my site. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

This is a 2 day report. The gentleman that is holding the Smallmouth is Robert Markham-2 years ago he had a heart transplant and now he is doing great. Robert gives all the glory to God for his recovery-and that’s where it all belongs. We caught either 7 or 8 with the 3 being our best. The pictures on the floor was from yesterday on Center Hill. My camera wouldn’t work and I don’t like taking pictures this way but there wasn’t another option. I took a few and skipped the rest. Everything we caught on Tim’s was on soft plastics. I caught 3 yesterday on a Rapala Skitter Walk www.rapala.com  and 6 others on soft plastics rigged on a VMC Weedless Finesse  Jig head. I lost 2 other heavy fish that I never saw.  I also caught a 6 or 8 5 to 6 inch Smallmouth-there is a ton of them in Center Hill-good for years to come. www.vmchooks.com.   Sorry for the pics-In a new camera hunt today. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com

Billy and I put in at 7:00am looking for a top water bite that gave up two be really never materialized (it’s time for sure). We caught 8 total with the 4 above being the best.  We found a bunch of fish on my electronics and caught 3 right off the bat and missed 6 more on a drop shot that would “peck peck” but never hold on. The wind pick up a bunch and the bite shut off as quickly as it started.  I think we had one on a Rapala X Rap www.rapala.com and one other on soft plastics rigged on a VMC Weedless Finesse Jig www.vmchooks.com . I was using 20pound Sufix Yellow Braid and a 7lb Sufix Fluorocarbon leader www.sufix. I rigged that with a #2 VMC SpinShot Drop Shot Hook and a VMC 1/8 ounce  Tungsten Ball Weight. One very important benefit of the spin shot hooks is that they completely eliminate line twist and keep you plastics aligned for a natural presentation. Pick some up you will like them for sure. Water temp 65 degrees and a few areas looked almost like the beginning of turn over. More next week. Rick McFerrin www.tennesseebassguides.com