06-28-2012, 09:00 AM
I finally got my boat back from Chattanooga Fish N Fun after it was damaged way back on March 2nd in the tornado that swept through Ooltewah that day. Got on the water after church about 3:00 pm and fished for a couple of hours before picking up Kent at the dock at HBSP. It was pretty slow and very hot. Water was very clear and surface temps were around 89 degrees. Before I picked Kent up I managed only one small bass caught on the rip rap beside highway 58. I fished the grass edges and some docks with no luck. I picked Kent up at 5:00 and we decided to try a grass flat with deep water near by. We had a few hits but nothing to show for it so I decided to run to the dam. There was no water moving so I thought we would be in trouble but we managed to catch 6 bass with the largest being the one in the picture that Kent caught deep. It was great to fellowship with Kent and get to know him better. He and I attend Silverdale Baptist and he is a great friend and good fisherman. I hope we will get to share a boat again soon.