Went out on Sunday and picked up a crank bait… Nothing… so I picked up a shaky head… nothing… so I picked up a 1/2oz chatterbait… Nothing. So, I sat down, drank a diet Pepsi, and tied on a Zman 1/4 oz MicroMax chatterbait, white and chartreuse with a 3.5in spunk Shad trailer. I have to say I really enjoyed the feel on the retrieve and how easy it was to work it slow or fast in water up to 15 feet deep and around cover without getting snagged. It reminded me of a willow vibe, but with more control and the ability to imply, erratic action without going too fast. I found four like this one before I went home. I appreciate all the advice from the SUF family and the confidence to just keep trying new things until something works.

Spent two hours in one Cove without a bite… Moved to Rocky Bank with an SMH head and this beautiful 4 inch crawl… caught five Smalley’s inside an hour…loving the SMH

I finally got to go fishing this weekend… And I decided to try something completely new. I watched Blat catch so many on the SMH that I tried it out for myself. Second cast was a catfish… But I caught a few bass later on. Really enjoyed the technique and will use it often. It was the only thing I had any luck on in that super Clearwater. It was a weird day… Never saw so many schools of 6 to 12 inch gizzard shad around the boat… it almost looked like a school of tuna on the side imaging when they went by lol… anyway great video Blat on the SMH!

The sad part is I have not wet a hook since November… But a little fishing excitement today for me…found this on clearance… part crankbait part suspending jirkbait… 100% fun! I know the point of all of this is to go fishing… But tackle can be the fix between trips. Been pretty dry in Tennessee… Hopefully Tims Ford will get the lake levels back on track in the next three weeks.