It's a tad harder in a kayak, even one as stable as the Lure 11.5, but it helps. Fighting a 25+ lb striper is interesting on a rod that long, lot more torque on your arms. I especially enjoy the fact that I'm able to use bigger lures, although 5-6 inches has been the preferred size lately.

Chris Bryant

I've only fished the GSP for three years. Txnative caused me to catch my first ever TN striper one night back then.

And for sure, people do come into the channel on plane, chug all the way up to the discharge with their gas motors, park pontoon boats in the middle of the channel in narrow sections of it, pull planer boards off both sides, both up and down stream, drive between you and the shore when you are sitting ten yards off of it.

So, I kinda like the barrier where it is. BUT, in talking to Tony, the guy in charge of the project that created the barrier, the barrier will come down when work is completed in 2016. He won't set a specific date, but I have been told I will be informed of the date so I can be first up the canal.

EAT YOUR HEART OUT BITCHES!!

LMAO! Sorry, guys that last paragraph was a figment of my imagination fueled by Evan Williams Bourbon!

TK, you know what that feels like, right? Except I'm sure it would be scotch fueled, not bourbon!

Have a good night, y'all!

Was up at the Cumberland City Steam Plant today......didn't even catch a yellow belly...go figure. The channel is not blocked...as there is no construction going on there.....but boats are not allowed to go in the channel at all. It is just for bank fisherman. I first fished Gallatin Steam Plant in mid-late 60's. Then it was for boats and bank fisherman. It's a shame they closed GSP to bank fishing. For many years it was the place to be from the bank.


Regards

Oh Yea !!! <'TK><
 

I agree .. <'TK><
 

I totally agree with the "knee jerk" reaction comment and the body count not megawatts.

The enemy isn't looking to "hurt" us by making us uncomfortable with no air conditioning in the the summer, they want us dead with no blood running through our veins.

And their knee jerk reactions usually wind up costing us more of our freedoms, rights, and money than doing anything to stop the enemy.

It is a shame. We used to go there all the time in the late 80's-90's but people would steal our trailer hitch receivers off the truck and even hub caps on one side. That was always a concern for us.

I could spend hours just a gold hook, float and some moss off the rocks. Goop it on the hook then pitch it out and skipjack would hit that all day long.

Have no idea Alpha about Cumberland City. That place used to be really good. Heard numerous reports of lack luster fishing which in my times up there was the opposite.

Still got the pic :)

Chris bryant

That would be the one!

Thanks Chris, we need to do that again sometime.

That's one sexy fish Merv

A SEXY fish?

Guess we know what's on your mind tonight.

Sarah better keep a tight grip on her tightie whities tonight!!

Hell, Merv you might want to stay away from him next time you see him :D

Maybe not stay away, but definitely won't be turning my back to him!

As you can tell, I'm water deprived. This has been my longest stint off the water in years. I'm living it through txnative's great videos though