05-02-2012, 09:00 AM
<br /> Well...here goes! I&#39;ll be loved by some and blasted by others but I really don&#39;t care. emoParty <br /> Tatterhead Travis and I planned a trip this morning to do something I haven&#39;t done in quite awhile. Float shiners down on River park. Got on the water about 8:30 and ran to some barge tie ups where i learned that one battery for my trolling motor was shot. Completely drained after a night of charging too! I had litle power but we manged to float beside the barges Ok.. I caught a 17 3.4 Smallie right off the bat then a good spot went in the well. Travis in the mean while was trying to figure out how not to hang up on the bottom. (hasn&#39;t really fished alot) <br /> Decided to run downtown after that and sit on some bridges. That wasn&#39;t a mistake. We both started filling the well with decent Spots and a few small ones. Then it happens....Travis hooks a really nice Smallie and what a fight he had. I was coaching him on when to haul and when not too. Making sure the drag was right and he did everything to a T. We landed his fish and the excitement he had was unreal. His first Smallie ever and its right at 4 pounds. Not bad! YUP...In the well it went! <br /> In the next hour i managed a nice Smallie too. alittle over 4 and in the well it went. While adding some spots here and there we decided to run back to the ramp and meet my wife who had gotten me a replace mt battery. We had some power now. 
My brother rode with her to help with the battery so he jumped in the boat for the rest of the day. <br /> Went up to the dam with a few spots here and there then ran back down river for a repeat of that morning. Not too bad...managed to get some decent spots to the well and a few more short Smallies with one small Google Eye. (Travis is eating that one) God only knows how many Spots we caught today. I would have lost count anyways. <br /> I had not floated the park in a long time and sorta miss not going down there. When the kids fished, we always had a good time. <br /> Well...here&#39;s the photos. FIRE AWAY! <br />
My brother rode with her to help with the battery so he jumped in the boat for the rest of the day. <br /> Went up to the dam with a few spots here and there then ran back down river for a repeat of that morning. Not too bad...managed to get some decent spots to the well and a few more short Smallies with one small Google Eye. (Travis is eating that one) God only knows how many Spots we caught today. I would have lost count anyways. <br /> I had not floated the park in a long time and sorta miss not going down there. When the kids fished, we always had a good time. <br /> Well...here&#39;s the photos. FIRE AWAY! <br />