Except this time in freshwater. Me and a pal ran an 8-mile stretch of the Tallapoosa Monday below Tallassee. Paddled up to the falls, hoping to snag a stripe early, but didn't get any hits. The rest of the day went well though. I was fishing mostly with beetlespins, and caught my 50th fish right at our take out. Mostly bream, but did manage to catch a few hard fighting spots that would have weighed just over a pound. Plenty of fun on ultralight tackle. And just to let you know, a three pound hybrid will 'drag' out a lot of line on that same lightweight stuff! One of the fun things about river fishing... you never know what's going to bite.












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