http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/ Tennessee Outdoorsman en-us Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:59:13 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Tennessee Outdoorsman News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/images/logo2.jpg http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/ http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 I would like to share a fishing technique that has proven successful for me for the past 3 years on many of Tennessee's rivers and reservoirs. The Shakey head is rising to the top of many angler's preferred go-to bait. The Shakey head is a finese technique that has proven to catch big bass and sheer numbers of fish when it seems like nothing else is working. Fish are interesting beings that seem to have moods just like humans in a way. Fish appeal to certain baits at certain times of the day more than others. When fishing for bass we generally see an active feeding period usually early in the morning, late in the afternoon, and well into the night time hours. I know almost everyone has given up after the morning feeding frenzy, loaded the boat up and went home because the bite just seemed to shut completely off. Well the shakey head technique can be a great way to coax those less agressive and seemingly lethargic bass out of their hiding places. During the mid day hours bass relate to low light areas, either concentrating in deeper water or shady areas like under laydowns, around boatdocks, or flooded timber. These places create ambush points for predator bass to sit in cover and prey on baitfish as they swim by. Bass again are alot like humans in a way that they become lazy after that morning feed. They seem to just back into a hiding nook and just sit and relax and wait for an easy meal that will not cause them to expend or exhert much energy. The Shakey head technique is just a perfect presentation that will drive the bass crazy when placed in their strike zones. My favorite jig head for this rig is a 1/8 oz. jig head, with a 4/0 hook and a Zoom Finese worm. The water condition depends on my color. In clear water I tend to go with a Green Pumpkin or a Red Bug color. When the water is a little more murky I can't resist a June Bug color. I try and coordinate the jig head's color with the Finese worm's color. I like a light Fluorocarbon line (around 8lb.), this allows for easy castability and depth control. The fluorocarbon line allows for a very sensitive strike detection and limits the amount of stretch when setting the hook. Monofiliment just seems to float a little too much for me and has a significant amount of stretch. The best way that I have found in presenting the bait to fish is to SLOW DOWN! Fish the bait slow, allow it to sink to the bottom, give it several shakes with the rod tip at 45 degrees and reel a couple of turns, then repeat the process. Be patient and you can drag this bait through almost anything. The more the bait is shaken in place near laydowns and any type of cover, the more the bait stays in a desirable strike zone for quality Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass. Get out and give this technique a try. This technique will get you more strikes when it counts. I promise you will put more quality fish in the boat and you will turn those long days with few bites into long days with a great deal of bass. Sack'em! Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:59:13 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 Conditions: Clear 85 degrees Water: Stained 81 degrees I took a weekend camping trip this past week to Defeated Creek park. We fished Defeated Creek and the (edited)berland River all weekend. Fishing was rather tough at times. The early morning bite was the best. We had several fish in the 2lb. range but most of the fish were 12 in. The quality size just wasn't as abundant as we had anticipated. We caught alot of fish though, that made it worth it. The fish were holding around schools of bait in the creeks near the deeper ledges and also we found them in the river the same way near the bluffs and on windy points. The bite seemed to slow during the late morning hours in the creeks so we moved to the main river where we caught fish all day long. This time of year bass are really feeding on baitfish because of the abundance available. If you find the bait the bass will be close by. Maybe if your lucky you may catch a few big fish in the jumps. Fish are beginning a fall pattern it seems. The fish are beginning to get more aggressive and try and put on the pounds for winter. This is generally the best time of year for me to start catching giant bass so keep a tight line and hang on. Sack'em Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:21 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 Webmaster Note: Due to unforseen circumstances this post was not placed in time. We appologize for this error and we plan to have TNO staff on this event next year to cover and report on this yearly held Tourney. Original Submission below ~ Webmaster ~ There is a Tournament for the kids on June,21 it will start at 11:00 and have games,free food and prizes. Blast off is at 1:00 and weigh in is at 7:00. The lake it is held on is Norris Lake and is a all Bass Tournament. There may be a $20 dollar fee at the entrance and the boat dock is Powl Vally Boat Docks. ALL ARTIFICIAL BAIT!!!!!!! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:23:19 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 "Darrick York Claims Wartburg Victory" Wartburg Speedway Wartburg, Tennessee By Brody Jones After a few rain-outs courtesy of Mother Nature, the engines roared to life at last this past Friday night at Wartburg Speedway with some new faces along with the familiar ones in some brand new rides for some dirt-slinging, good old fashioned dirt-track action. The action started off with the familiar #2x, piloted by "Dirty White Boy" Anthony White, blistering the competition in Super Late Model qualifying with a solid 12.620 lap setting the pace for the evening. In Sportsman qualifying, it was the #66 of Mark Leach setting fast time with an impressive 13.260 lap. In the Mini Stock heat race, it was "The Rooftop Rocket" Rocky McNabb in the #01 winning the heat race with the # 8 of Brian Frost in second and the #D2 of Darren Goins in third. Winning the first Pure Street heat was the #44 of Jonathan Sims with the orange & blue #44 of "Slick" Nick Nelson in second. In the second heat, the #48 of Reagan Williams took the lead from the #22 of Walter Sims with three laps to go in the heat and never looked back for the win as Sims took second. And the Pure Mini class had the #17 of Andrew Green win the first heat with newcomer Kenny May, driving the #26 to a second place run. The #20 of Spunky Brown won the second heat with the #9s driven by Wayne Lewis in second. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:55:10 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 Morgan County dominates the East Tennessee small school state tournament Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:09:47 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 Legend has it the Cherokee and Shawnee Indians mined rich veins of silver in the mid 1700's in the Appalachian mountain range. Later in the mid 1800's rumors say that the French and Spanish mined the ore. One of the most notorious silver seekers was John Swift. He has been said to have left hordes of silver stashed at various places. Also, he left a journal leading to the location of his treasures and to a mine where he and other characters, some questionable, mined and purified silver. During Swift's later years his sight failed him and because of this he made a declaration giving half his lost treasure and mine to anyone who could find them. Reprinted below is one such declaration. The Middlesboro, Ky. "Daily News" printed this declaration on Wednesday March 26, 1947. Uncle Scott Partin, a local treasure hunter, furnished it and said his grandfather gave it to him. Click the Read more button for more information on this fascinating tale. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:39:33 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 With so many treasure hunting sites out today we couldnt resist jumping in and putting a section on our site just for this purpose. Tennessee is chock full of treasure tales and we have a few right here in our back yard. One tale is of over 100 silver dollars hidden away on a remote hillside in the Joyner Community. The man who hid it is till alive today but cannot recall the location of the treasure due to a night out with Jack Daniels. He says he knows for sure it hasn't been found for if it had it would have been the talk of the town considering the condition and dates of the coins. We recently had a small treasure hunt here in our town pulling up a nice silver butterfly ring estimated value of about $75.00, not bad for 20 minutes out huh? Join us here for a weekly treasure tale and don't forget to check out our forums for more treasure tales to come. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:08:32 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 Click here for Division of Forestry Lone Mountain Homepage Lone Mountain State Forest, a 3600 acre forest set in Morgan County with beautiful scenery and winding trails that covers at least 14 miles of some of the most lovely mountains you will ever see. Problem is for most people is they will never get to see it. Why you ask? because it is open to horseback and hikers only. Horseback and hiking is fine but not for grandma or for the fellow in the wheel chair and not even for the guy who suffers lung damage from having worked for 26 years mining coal out so the state and nation could continue to operate. These people will never get to enjoy the public land as we call it, inside the state forest. Should it be this way? should it be kept only to hikers and horseback riders? Some have raised this question so I felt it was my duty to present the debate. I work on this forest for a living and I am a firm believer in preserving the forest while at the same time I feel we should offer to the public the chance to enjoy our forest while boosting state public relations. The taxpayers of Tennessee purchased this land but not even 10% of your average population will ever get to see it all. My mother and father loves the outdoors but cannot hike the trails. They would love to see coyote point. To open the trails up in such a manner would boost public relations and show the people that the state does take into consideration the fact that everyone should be able to enjoy our state forests. Managed correctly it could be done safely and with little hassle. Click the read more link below to see a proposal that may allow more people to enjoy Lone Mountain State Forest and still be able to preserve it for future use. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:16:08 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 Chris Matherly creator and owner of www.morelmushroomhunting.com has gotten together a once in a lifetime trip for those interested in Morels. The excursion will take you into the BC/ Yukon Territories of Canada to one of the most remote regions known to man. Nearly 100 miles from the nearest known inhabited area at the site of the Yukon fire. According to Chris one can be expected to find up to 500 pounds of morels on this once in a lifetime trip. Discovery channel may accompany the members on the trip to document this amazing morel hunt. Fire burn morels is just something one must see for themselves. The first spring after a large fire such as this, one can find morels standing like little statues all over. This area being so remote its only natural to expect a wondrous site with not only an amazing amount of shrooms but the breath taking beauty of such a remote true wilderness. To be eligible for this trip you must be a member of Chris's club which is worth joining just for the information he has to offer. For more information on this trip you can visit his site at http://morelmushroomhunting.com/2008_yukon_fire_burn_foray_adventure.htm Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:21:37 GMT http://www.tennoutdoorsman.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 The state of Tennessee has apparently closed the deal on the property in Gobey, Smokey Junction, & Brimstone areas that has been in debate for some time now. So far we have learned that 23,000 acres in Brimstone has been turned over to TWRA and so far they have begun marking certain trails in the Brimstone rec. area. so far we have no details on the land in Gobey in the Morgan county section of the property that was being looked at unless this 23,000 acres tract runs into this section. we will post any news as we get it. Anyone having details on this is encouraged to post their comments. click the read more button for an article from TnHunting.com on this issue Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:58:41 GMT