Stickapalooza on the Clinch

I decided to hit the water early this morning and try to beat the heat and still have the afternoon to spend with the family. It was a great sight walk down the river bank and see fish jumping every where as soon as the sun a came up. Since the big bass have been few and far between this Summer it was time to break out the UL and have some fun with the little fellas.

My flash didn’t make a dent in the darkness…



This year I have set it as a goal to learn a few new tricks. I’ve been a jig and tube fisherman since I can remember and at times I can get stuck in my way, so this morning was going to be all stick baits. I had made a run the weekend before to BPS and also traded a few with a buddy at work to give me a good sample to test out. On this day I had a bag of Yum Dingers, Yamamoto Senko, and BPS brand knock offs. It did not take to land my first smallie on a stick bait as this one took off running with it just at sun up

I ended up the day with 6 smallies and had 2 early catch and release fish. I must say the fish seemed to be a huge fan of the Yamamoto as every fish I caught was on it, but man are they soft and either wear out fast or get thrown when you land one. It was a great morning on the Clinch and great to get some confidence in a bait I’ve never used before.