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Winter Pastime
I haven't been able to get on the water since Thanksgiving. It's just too cold and the days are too short for me! So, to pass the time I've been painting some crankbaits. I really enjoy making jigs...
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My Latest Creations
Here's some crankbaits I finished this week. Hope you enjoy! The top two are "Blue Mottled Craw" and "Mottled Spring Craw" and the bottom one is "Pesky Gill".
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Check out this blog
Here is a blog that belongs to one of my followers. It's in Spanish, which I'm very limited at. I can read some, but can't speak it. Anyway, it is a very nice blog full of interesting tackle and...
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First Sturgeon
I was able to go fishing for the first time this year on 3/6/10 below Ft. Loudon Dam. I fished on the side where the lock is and the water is calm. I tried several different lures with no luck, but I...
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Olive Craws
Here's some Olive Craws I just painted for a customer. He requested the eyes be put on the back of the lure instead of the front. Comments welcome.
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Natural Shiner
Ok, you might be getting tired of seeing my painted crankbaits, but I've not made it to the lake yet for any fishing reports. Besides, I really liked the look of this one. It's my version of a natural...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - Week of 4/4/10
This week on Ft. Loudon, large numbers of bass are being caught, both smallmouth and largemouth. The water temperature rose drastically over the last week. Water temperature recorded at 59 degrees in...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report 4/12/10
On Monday, 4/12/10, I was on the lake from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm in a tournament. The water is getting warmer with main channel temperatures in the 65-69 F range. The water continues to rise and there...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 4/22/10
Brandon and I fished in a tournament on Thursday night 4/22/10 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The water is still warming up with 70+ degrees being normal in the coves. The main lake is hovering around 68...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report 5/5/10
I took a friend out today from 9:00am to 1:30pm. We fished the Ish Creek and Saltpeter Bluff areas. The weather was bright and sunny, no clouds and no wind. Water temperature was 73 F. Clarity was...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report 5/25/10
I took two of my friends out for fun on 5/25/10 from 6:30 pm to 9:15 pm. We put in at Carl Cowan park. The water was stained, 79-82 degrees. It started out raining and heavy wind, but passed through by...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 6/22/10
Brandon and I went out on Tuesday afternoon from 2-5 pm. We fished the area around and near George's Creek. The air temp was 95 F and the water temp was 91 F. The sky was clear and there was...
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The Fishing Place - Knoxville, TN
I'd like to take a moment to fill everyone in on The Fishing Place, which is an established tackle shop under new ownership. The new owner's name is L.B. and the store is located in Black Oak Plaza in...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 6/30/10
I put in today at Carl Cowan around 10:00 am. The sky was cloudy and there was a nice breeze and fish jumping everywhere. By the time I got unloaded and to my first spot about 30 minutes later, the sky...
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7/30/10 Fort Loudon, Concord Piers
Went to the piers at Concord to do some catfishing on Friday, July 30. First, I caught a bunch of small bluegill for bait with nightcrawlers. Then, I rigged up the Catfish Ugly Stick, set the clicker,...
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Funny Story
For those of you who don't know me well, I work for a magazine distributor. At one time, we had both drivers and merchandisers under the same company name. Due to reorganization, blah blah blah,...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 10/4/10
I was able to fish a tournament last week and go fishing from the bank for a little while yesterday and here is what is going on. The bass are scattered. Some are deep, shallow, and everywhere between....
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Hi I'm the wife.
Hi Folks,I would like to finally introduce myself. I am Jon's wife Lezlee. This is just a post to review a book through a progam called booksneeze. I will submit a link at the end. Basically this is a...
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Fort Loudon 6/17/12 Bass Report
Put in at Concord ramp at 6:00 am and headed down the lake towards dam only a few miles. It was a windy morning but it felt great. I started out cranking a 5XD in shallow water so it would bang off...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 3/17/13
Joey and I took the boat out for the first time this year to make sure everything was working after several maintenance problems were fixed. We put in at Concord Ramp at around 2:30 pm and fished...
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Fort Loudon fishing report 3/19/13
I was able to go out for a couple hours with one of my friends today after work. We launched at Concord Ramp at 2:30 pm and fished until 4:30 pm. It was about 55 F outside and was very windy again with...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report 5/14/13
Fished in the TNToad out of the canal from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. The weather was windy and clear skies and around 75F degrees at launch and mid 60's at weigh in. The water temperature in the area I...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report- 6/25/13
I fished in the Tuesday TNToad tournament on June 25th from 6-10pm and didn't do so great. We launched from Louisville Point Park and stayed in the mid-lake area. The weather was partly cloudy and in...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 7/9/13
It finally quit raining long enough to let us get in some quality fishing without being soaked! I heard on the radio it was the first day without rain since June 15. We launched from the Concord...
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Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 8/6/13
I fished in the Tuesday Night Toad (TNToad) with my friend Brandon last night and, to be honest with you, it was miserable! The tournament was from 6-10 pm. The weather was mostly cloudy with some...
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