06-16-2009, 09:00 AM
I had the fine honor of escorting Mark Ragsdale (CFF&#39;s ragsman) and his sons David &amp; Jonathan on the scenic Tennessee River this AM. We started at the crack of dawn. It was sort of a slow start, but we built up steam as the day wore on.<br /><br />Spent most of our time fishing a couple of deeper areas... downriver was tough fishing because the current was screamin&#39;. However, Jonathan was The Man! He was smokin&#39; everybody... puttin&#39; a fish in the boat on just about every drift. David held his own however and Dad had the big fish of the day.<br /><br />TVA actually slacked off the generators later and we were able to drift the turbines and ended the day with real good numbers, although the tailwater fish are getting smaller each trip.<br /><br />We weren&#39;t keepin&#39; today... but we put at least 20 or 25 fish in the boat... probably about 120 lbs or more total.<br /><br />The Ragsdales headed back to their camp hot and happy.. ready for an afternoon ski trip. Which means life is good and gettin&#39; better everyday!