Muskrat, Chickamauga, bass / mixed bag, 07/25/17, Debbie

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A great trip for us Tuesday and I got a nice bass out of the deal. Nothing as rewarding as catching a big bass on your birthday emoParty. I've shared a few birthday trips over the years on the forum.<br /><br />We caught almost all of our fish from 1:00 pm until 5:00. Double and single drop-shot rigs with Berkley Gulp minnows -- "live" medium shiners and green pumpkin "shaky head" worms. Boat control was a little tricky with a slight north wind in the same direction as the current but hard work paid off. The fish were caught mostly in 18-22 feet. Water temperature 87-89 degrees when I glanced at it a time or two.<br /><br />We caught about every species in the lake with quite a few "double-ups". A little pic heavy and a few of our bigger fish including some slab crappie aren't shown as we got our fish back in the water ASAP. All fish were released. You know it's been a good day when your thumb looks like it's been in a meat grinder from holding fish. I had one particular upset channel cat work it over good.<br /><br />I got B-day gift cards to Academy Sports and BPS from Debbie. emoDance