Well I made my first trip to Wheeler below Guntersville Dam today. Brought home about 15 eater cats between 2 and 8 lbs and thought I had a giant on about mid afternoon but it turned out to be a 15 lb drum. Ran a few jugs to the left of the turbines by the spillway after dark but only wound up catching one about 5 lbs.

Man you lose a lot of tackle up there. I left a pile of lead and 6/0 circle hooks on the bottom today. Is there any trick to not losing so much tackle lol? I started vertical drifting with a heavier weight and when I felt it hit bottom I would crank the weight off the bottom. It helped some.


My little buddy Jackson.



"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."

-- Archibald Rutledge