Steve, the fish should have been pretty close to the bank the first week of
April -- either there or the first break off the bank if the weather shut
off the shallow-water bite. Take a look at the recent reports at
http://tennesseebassguides.com and you'll see that Rick McFerrin and his
team of guides are all having strong spring seasons.

Several keys.... find wind-swept banks and points. Throw crankbaits,
spinnerbaits, and small grubs or 4-inch worms on light jig heads.

Next time you head this way, give us a heads-up and we may be able to point
you in the direction of some fish. With about three dozen excellent lakes
and numerous ponds and rivers, you should not have come up empty-handed.

Charles Summers and I hit a few places on Priest this past Saturday, and we
caught eight spots and largemouth shallow on spinnerbaits, Crank'n'spins,
worms and tubes. I know that was a week later, but the bite was way off
yesterday following a strong front rolling through. A couple of buddies
caught 45 bass on Friday, with numerous bass in the 3-pound range and a few
big ones. In that case, it was a matter of weather conditions.

You'll get them next time!

--
Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
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So you folks in TN, was last weekend really this tough? What about looking
deeper? I need some empathy so i don't give up on your beautiful state...