Please don't tell the nursing home staff. I figured I'm going to die living! Have a great day Jeff.

Stay warm TJ! Have a great weekend buddy.

@@fishsmack yes sirrr!! 👍

I'm so glad to see them back at their nest.

@@fishsmack oh yeah definitely a good sign 👍

I love seeing them in around the creeks.

It's really cool to see them in person. Have a great week brother. Our nightmare is finally over.

@ absolutely brother!!! Watching now 😉🇺🇸

GO America!!

I'm glad to see them back. I saw one of them down in the nest, and YES, they are recovering. LOL!

Thank you Mr. Mark. I hope you have a great week. Be safe out there.

They are probably like..."What are you doing to us"? LOL!

Same to Dave. Have a great week and be safe.

@ Thanks

This year seems to be colder than normal in TN.

Thank you brother! Have a blessed weekend and be safe.

I greatly appreciate that! Thanks for stopping by. I'm Trey by the way. What state are you located in?

@ Trey I’m in Colorado and since 2008 I’ve been fishing in our Colorado mountains for trout! I love it each week we would travel to a different lake spend the whole day there making amazing memories! Last year in January I was home from work during my recovery from surgery watching fishing videos. Kayak bass fishing came up on my KZbin channel and I was undeniably hooked! Than creek, river for panfishing videos appeared and I was saying to myself, “what have I been missing.” Now I can’t stop watching them lol! Thank you sir have a blessed day.

I'm hoping I have not done any permanent damage! This creek fishing stuff is dangerous. LOL! I hope all is well Mr. Ryan. Have a great weekend brother!

I really appreciate that, thank you! Have a great weekend. Be safe.

I appreciate that Mr.Alex! Have a great weekend brother. Be safe.

Thanks for stopping by. I greatly appreciate that. I have tried the Stones River a couple time during winter (both East & West). Last year was tough, but the water levels were really low there, but I did good 2 years ago when the water levels were higher. Do you wade or kayak?

Thank you brother! I was a little surprised that they were that active last Saturday, but that kind of showed me they will bite on colder days if you get it close to them. Weird thing is, the LM were active but the smallies were shut down.

Thank you Mr. Chris. You're right, it was very unusual for sure, and they were also schooled together. I only caught 1 smallie in that same pocket. It was like the smallies were shut down that day.

The old KCustomRod strikes again!!

That old Doyle Hargraves is one mean dude! LOL! Don't take advice from him. LOL!

We don’t need to practice @ 🤣 (actually i do got skunked the other day) we need some paying gigs !

You may need to go back and watch this a second time..I'm just saying!

@@fishsmack that or just go to where I caught them last year 🤷🏼‍♂️ searching for new spots tho. Great video by the way

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Thank you brother! How's your place in IN? Have you gotten the chance to fish up there? I hope you doing well.

@ actually I have not fished there yet. Been too busy with the business day to day stuff and construction of my new place and my parents. I will definitely be hitting it this year. Got some new bed rigs to try in that creek.

Thanks for stopping Austin! I greatly appreciate you.

I'm not waring winter waders, Kenny. LOL! Mine are just BassDash Waders for summer, but I wear insulated pants and wool socks under my waders. It helps, but I still get cold if I'm not walking.

I'm in Middle TN. Every time I drive over the French Broad, I always want to pull over and fish it! I love that area.

Are you on Instagram as well? If so I'll connect there and just give me a shout maybe we can wet a line over here. I grew up in middle TN wet legging those streams.

Yes sir. Look under Fishsmack45. It's nice to connect with you. I grew up in Franklin TN.

LOL! I want some fishing pictures! Be safe out there buddy. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate you!

Thank you Mr. Houston! I figured that snow would make for a scenic view. It was pretty out there, but my feet were numb after standing in that water for 2 hours...but it was still fun. I hope you are doing well brother.

Howdy Mr. Patrick! How are you doing buddy?

I have tried them a couple times. I pretty much just eat flathead catfish these days. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are doing well.

Thank you Mr. Greg!

Thank you for stoping by. I greatly appreciate it. I hope you are doing well.

Thank you brother. I went out there today in the snow, and after about 2 hours of standing in thigh deep water, I could not feel my toes at ALL! I must like punishment! LOL! Luckily the LM were active. I hope you doing well. Happy New Year to you.

@fishsmack yes sir, you as well! Happy new year to you too!

I would guess that I saw around 20 cottonmouths and 1 rattlesnake this season. As long as I don't badger them, they generally swim up and look at me and then swim off. I have never ran into any really aggressive ones, other than 1 that wanted to get in my kayak years ago. I had to use my kayak paddle to change his mind.

I really don't like fishing with multiple treble hooks. Those smallies are too dang mean to handle with hooks flying around! The good part is...Chris, the owner of Twelve Oaks uses some insanely sharp hook on his custom lures, so it went right through.

@fishsmack I tangled with a rapala minnow treble one afternoon and it would make a preacher wanna cuss lol. Haven't done it on video yet and I Pray I don't have to.

What state are you located in Kody?

@fishsmack middle TN !

Nice! We are in the same area.

Thank you Kody! I appreciate you stopping by. I hope the information is helpful. Be safe out there.

This link is broken, Houston.

@@fishsmack don’t know what’s up with the link. it’s that famous Ugolord lawyer reviewing a fishing trespassing video talking about how you can fish in a creek or river even if you walk in.

I like this guy already!!

I'll have the biguns! Ummm Huh. LOL!

I agree with you Dennis. I feel like you have to be firing on all 12 cylinders during winter. Every little advantage needs to add up. I appreciate you stopping by. What state are you in?

@fishsmack , NW AL

I appreciate that GFF! Stay safe out there and keep warm. Hug Miss Winter for me.

Little different type of video for me. I'm trying something different. Have a good one John. Be safe brother. Tell Hannah hello.

LOL! That's too funny! Thank you for the good laugh Brian!

LOL! I have been looking into getting a fishing ghillie suit that I can wear over my waders! These fish better look out.

I've seen some in the Harpeth River. I fish mostly in Middle TN, but I run into more cottonmouths down towards the south. I see them around the Duck River also.

Now I need to my graphs hooked up! LOL!

LOL! That's what I was afraid of! I knew I was going to strand someone back in the creek.

What rivers do you fish mostly fish in TN. I seen the snake video so you must have been down south . There aren't any cottonmouths in my area of Tn

I've seen some in the Harpeth River. I fish mostly in Middle TN, but I run into more cottonmouths down towards the south. I see them around the Duck River also.