03-29-2010, 09:00 AM
Dennis Lichter, Tyler Ware and I fished a full day on Chickamauga today. Dennis from Germany, who is in the United States for the first time working at the Volkswagen Plant, took the day to go after some largemouth bass. At our first stop this morning, Dennis caught his first largemouth bass ever that weighted 5 1/2 pounds on a jerkbait. Tyler caught a largemouth later in the day that weighed 5 pounds on a spinnerbait. We fished jerkbaits and spinnerbaits all day around staging areas in the lower part of the lake. We caught around 20 fish with the best five weighing 19.75. We also caught 2 short fat smallmouths on a jerkbait that would push three pounds that were in the 16-17 inch range. Dennis and Tyler are both great guys and I enjoyed the day fishing with them. Dennis has to go back to Germany in about a week and I wish him the best while he is here and a safe trip home. Hopefully he will be able to return to the States soon. Dennis has the pictures and he or Tyler will post them soon.