hiwassee, Chickamauga (Brokeback Slough), Drum, Bass, 10/31/2010, wife unit

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Put in at Skull Island with wife unit. Ran up river headed for Eldridge slough because we caught them pretty good there this time last year under the same conditions. Saw fish busting shad in small pocket on the way there and had to check it out. Tied on a Jerkbait and hooked up a few drum. Couldn't find any bass so moved on. Bait everywhere in Eldridge but nothing happening so moved across channel and started checking some places we found them last year when the water temp started dropping... no success. All the fish I graphed were suspended except in ditches and creek channels leading into sloughs. Tried Silver Buddies, jigging spoons, Jigs, C-Rigs, etc. but couldn't hook up. Checked every slough on Green buoy side back to where we started and then found one that had the mother-lode of bait and fish busting surface everywhere. Started with Jerk baits... nothing, then Chatterbait.... nada, swimbait...nope, jig, senko, wakebait, sammy, spinnerbait... still no love! Was about ready to empty the tacklebox over the side of the boat and see what starts swimming away when I noticed a new Lucky Craft lipless crankbait still in the packge in a Rainbow pattern. So I tied it on threw it out and "BAM" - caught five bass in as many casts! I was pretty full of myself now that I figured out the secret color when I became aware of a deafening silence in the back of the boat. I turned around and saw that my wife's lower lip was protruding and she was staring at me with these big eyes. She asked me if I had another one of the "Rainbow" colored lures that she could use and I told her that it was the only one I had. She then asked me if she could use mine for a few casts and I nodded. As I cut the lure off my line I started to feel a ness and sense of loss and a looked down at my lure, my eyes starting to tear up, and said "I can't quit you"... so I tied it back on and cast again and hooked another bass. <br />Not amused in the least, my wife accused me of forming a romantic connection with my little "Rainbow" colored lure so, since I don't know the real name of my new favorite fishing destination, and because I stole a line from Heath Ledger, I have named it "Brokeback Slough" Oh... forgot to mention I did catch a TARP Crappie on a Silver Buddy.