TOPIC: TNhunter 2016 Fishing

I got out and did a short wade in a small local river this morning...

Going to eat good tonight.

Got a couple nice smallies and a couple of black perch.

TNhunter

Check this out... the view down the throat of that larger small mouth bass.

It had a mouth full of BIG craw dad and still hit my rapla x-rap.

TNhunter

nice, I would say he was mighty hungry..

Nice TN. That should be good in the fryer!

Nice fish! Couldn't help but notice the tender leaves on the tree behind you. Gonna be cold tonight!

Went fishing Saturday morning and the nice small river I usually wade was up and running from the rain we had late last week.

It was really too fast and the water was really dingy but I got in anyway and gave it a try.

Managed to catch one nice small mouth bass.

It was also opening day for turkey season... and while I was fishing there was a nice gobbler that came down to the river bottom and got fairly close to me. He was gobbling like crazy.

Then when I got home, there was one gobbling in the woods behind my house.. I have been seeing him for a week or two crossing my field following a hen.

Now I have both smallmouth bass and turkey to eat this week.

The gobbler had a 10\" beard and 1\" spurs. I did not weigh him, but he was plenty heavy.

Got to love SPRING !

TNHunter

Those smallies sure are pretty !

Mr. Tom...



That old single barrel shotgun, I bought with fur money back in the 80's. It is a 30\" full choak, H&R.

It has killed many a Tom turkey, lots of squirrel, fox and a few bobcat.

It is old reliable, when that hammer falls, there is meat on the table.

TNhunter

Nice bird TN

great job...I got a hr single barrel 10 ga. I use on turkey...

Thanks Hobbler...

Chief - I bought a H&R 10 guage, with 36\" full barrel back in the late 80's.

I thought I would use it for fox calling and crow calling...

But man that 36\" barrel was just too heavy. I could not swing it on something like a crow flying over. And it was too heavy to hold up long at all - like when you are trying to wait out a turkey that is coming in.

I have seen them made for turkey hunting with the shorter barrels and I am sure that would work much better.
Probably kicks like a mule though.

TNhunter