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TABLE OF CONTENTS
STO Magazine co-owner and editor, Rob Somerville, pulled in some of the giant, slab crappie that
Sardis Lake in Mississippi is known for this past April. He was guided by Matthew Tosh.
Photo by Matthew Tosh
PG..................... ARTICLE ............................................................AUTHOR
8 ........................... Sardis Slabs......................................................................Rob Somerville
16 ......................... The Best Fisherman on Reelfoot Lake .............................Jere Hughes
24 ........................ New Year Brings New Farming Issues..............................Jonathan Holden
32 ......................... Frog Gigging: Hot Fun in the Summer Time......................Richard Hines
38 ......................... Shellcrackers.....................................................................Steve McCadams
46 ......................... Waterfowl Pressure...........................................................Sam Bradshaw
52 ......................... Trophy Room.....................................................................STO
Garry Mason
Walter Wilkerson
Terry Wilkerson
Steve McCadams
Kelley Powers
Shawn Todd
Eddie Brunswick
Larry Self
Cody Rodriquez
Sharon Somerville
Richard Simms
Dana Watford
Buck Gardner
Richard Hines
Ed Lankford
Drew Brooks
John Latham
Will Gregory
John Roberts
Richard Hines
Rob Hurt
Mark Buehler
Richard A. Fagan
Neill McLaurin
Sam Bradshaw
Daryl Ratajczak
Jonathon Holden

Does everyone reading this editorial realize what a historic and beautiful treasure
we are fortunate to have in Reelfoot Lake?
I live about ½ hour from Reelfoot and have fished and hunted over its waters, ate
home cooked meals at its fine restaurants and stayed at several of its amazing lodg-
es and inns literally hundreds of times.
It is a magical place that seemingly takes you back in time as the morning mist
rises over the ancient cypress trees that the brackish water laps against. Reelfoot has
a myriad of wildlife, fish and fauna and is an outdoor photographer’s paradise. The
lake has offered its bounty up to Tennesseans as well as tourists for over 200 years.
I feel that the lake always took care of us and that now it is our turn to reciprocate.
The Covid pandemic hit all of Reelfoot Lakes businesses extremely hard. Especially
hurting for business were the many lodges and inns, restaurants, guide services and
tourism in general. This trickled down to businesses you may not have even expect-
ed to be affected such as gas stations and grocery stores.
Consider this letter from the editor a plea from our STO family to all of you. Take
the time to reflect on the many great memories Reelfoot has given you and yours. It
is time to give back. If you are local, grab up the family and go on a Reelfoot Lake
adventure. They offer tours, canoe trips, fishing, hunting, boating, nature trails and
so much more. Stay at one of their many family friendly lodges. Chow down on one
of their restaurants classic family dinners of catfish, fried chicken and country ham.
Join the Friends of Reelfoot Lake, which is an awesome bunch of folks that are ded-
icated to the preservation and improvement of the lake and its area. Take your kids
or grandkids to the visitor center or for walks along the nature trails.
If you are an out of state reader of our magazine and have never visited Reelfoot
Lake, you have no idea what a fantastic place it is to visit!
So please, let’s take care of the lake and its many businesses as they have taken
care of us with the decades of enjoyment it has given us.
For more information go to www.reelfoottourism.com.
Thanks and hope to see you at the lake!
Rob Rob Somerville
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It all started at a charity
auction, held by my good bud-
dy Mack Zarecor, to benefit the
Gibson County High School
band way back in 2019. I had
donated a few items and was
chowing down on an amazing
catfish plate that Mack and his
friends had cooked while watch-
ing the auction. I bid on and
won a few things to support the
cause. Suddenly my ears perked
up, as Mack explained that the
next item up for bid was for a
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two with veteran fishing guide
Matthew Tosh. The trip was for
the top bidder’s choice of a trip
SARDIS SLABS
By Rob Somerville
Matthew Tosh proved that a knowledgeable guide can catch big fish, regardless of the weather, as he holds
up a couple of our Sardis slab crappie.

to Pickwick or Kentucky Lake
in Tennessee, or Sardis Lake in
Mississippi. I had already fished
both Pickwick and Kentucky
Lakes many times, but a trip af-
ter Sardis Lake’s famous slabs
was on my “bucket list.”
As expected the bidding
quickly kept going up until fi-
nally it was a bidding war be-
tween me and one other fella.
I had promised my wife to take
her on a fishing adventure and
had always heard good things
about Matthew Tosh in the in-
ner fishing circles. After all, the
man guides crappie on three of
the best lakes in the region for
trophy fish. The money was go-
ing to a good cause and after all,
Sardis was on my wish trip list.
Here is the spider rig equipment we used to troll for big crappie using Jenko baits tipped with minnows.
Spider rigging gets its name from the fanned out poles, which resemble the legs of a spider.
The wind was blowing and
temperatures were in the 40
degree range this past April,
but like Matthew said, “those
fish still have to eat.”

My wife, Sharon, was casting spinnerbaits for bass around the dead cypress trees of Sardis Lake when
she hooked this nice crappie.

We were treated to three military helicopters, flexing their muscles, as they practiced low flight maneu-
vers over the water.

These were the thoughts that kept
me justified in keeping my hand
raised every time I got outbid. Fi-
nally, I wore my nemesis out and
won the trip.
Our excitement quickly died
down in the coming March, as
the Covid pandemic washed over
us all and wiped out any hopes
of traveling to Sardis to fish with
Matthew in 2020. We spoke sev-
eral times, and the more we talk-
ed, the more I realized I had not
only hooked up with an expe-
rienced guide, but also made a
good friend.
We finally got the trip set
up for 15th and 16th of April
this year and my wife and I re-
arranged our hectic schedules
and made reservations to stay in
Matthew proved that Jenko jigs were the key to our successful fishing and this summer we will go back
to slow troll some Jenko crankbaits for big crappie, with him and his wife.

Batesville. We were pumped up
to hit the water.
Then, as I should have guessed,
Murphy’s Law claimed us as a
victim. The weather, which ac-
cording to the weatherman, was
supposed to be temperatures in
the 70 degree range with light and
variable winds at about 5 mph …
Well, that didn’t happen!
Matthew gave us the option
to reschedule, but too many plans
were already in place so we head-
ed out, and as it turns out, we
were glad we did.
The first morning, Matthew
met us at the hotel and after an
exchange of greetings we head-
ed to the boat ramp, about a 20
minute ride. We launched his
boat and loaded up. Let me tell
you friends, my wife was sure
glad I had her wear several lay-
ers of clothes including thermals,
gloves and a toboggan. The wind
was gusting at about 15 mph and
the wind chill was about 40 de-
grees as we headed out across the
huge lake that is Sardis. I knew
that with a rain front scheduled
to move in that night, the wind
blowing like it was, and the lake
already at two feet above summer
pool that it would take a magician
to put us on some fish.
Well, the sun was shining and
Matthew Tosh turned into David
Copperfield. He set out two large
wind socks to slow the boat down
so we could fish with the wind,
instead of having the front of the
boat slapping across wave after
wave and quickly and efficient-
ly set up his spider rig gear for
us to troll the drop offs. He set
out eight - 14 foot Jenko graph-
ite crappie poles and tipped some
Jenko jigs with live minnows. His
Garmin 93 Side View allowed
us to even see our minnows, and
amazingly enough; we watched
when crappie strike our baits!
It wasn’t long before we start-
ed seeing rods bow and smiles
The cooler full of big crappie tells the story of our trip after Sardis slabs!

spread. We caught over 60 crap-
pie that first day, with several of
them being “sure enough” slabs,
in the 2-lb. plus range. Between
the wind and the sun, my face
looked like a reverse redheaded
raccoon from wearing my sun-
glasses. Not only did we wear the
crappie out … we wore this old
fart out as well.
After sleeping like a prover-
bial baby, the next day brought
more of the same – bad weather
and big fish. One thing you need
to know about my wife is that I
accidentally got her addicted to
bass fishing, so she decided to
stand at the back of the boat and
throw a ½ ounce double bladed
spinner bait around some of the
standing dead trees on the lake.
Pretty soon I heard her scream,
and thinking she fell out of the
boat, I spun around to see her
with bent pole, frantically reel-
ing a fish in. To my amazement
it wasn’t a bass, but yet another
big crappie.
As far as Matthew, we couldn’t
have hoped for a better guide or
a nicer person. He has a great
personality, really caters to his
clients, and has all the skills,
knowledge and equipment that
he needs to qualify him as an
expert guide. I wholeheartedly
recommend him to all my read-
ers and friends. You will not be
disappointed. As a matter of fact
Sharon and I have already made
plans to go “trolling” for crap-
pie with crankbaits this summer,
with him and his wife. He even
promised a mounted boat um-
brella so my face isn’t the color
of the Red Lobster mascot from
sunburn when we get done.
I want to thank Mack Zare-
cor for hooking this trip up and
all the charitable work he does for
his community. I especially want
to thank my new friend, Matthew
Tosh, for helping me cross an-
other item off my bucket list ….
Catching Sardis Lake slabs!
Editor’s Note: For more
information or to book a
fishing trip with Matthew
Tosh Guide Service, call
1 - 7 3 1 - 3 4 3 - 2 8 3 5 , e m a i l
him at matthewtosh@aol.
com or go to https://www.
facebook.com/matthew.
tosh.33

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The aged headlight beams of
the truck were strong enough to
illuminate the small herd of deer
underneath the trees by the state
park ranger residence. The deer
looked strangely out of place
standing beside the giant crappie
statue located at Kirby’s Pocket.
The intense whining of the gold-
en retriever revealed her desire
to give chase, but deer are on
the “no chase” list and the pho-
tographer patiently waits while
the deer run off into the pre-
dawn darkness. After their de-
parture, the photographer pulled
the truck into the ramp’s parking
lot to prepare the towed boat for
launching. The golden retriever’s
disappointment from not having
the deer to play with was soon
replaced by chasing a raccoon up
a tree by the water’s boat ramp.
By Jere Hughes
Continued on page 18

The morning’s dawn made
the white PVC piping that marks
the path of the Racetrack from
Kirby’s Pocket easy to see. The
same strengthening light caused
the cypress trees and occasion-
al duck blind to appear as aged
Ansel Adams black and white
images. A pair of wood ducks
flushed in front of the boat
winging their way like a pair of
high-speed Olympic downhill
ski racers weaving in-between
the lake’s flooded cypress trees.
Their whistling sounds, pushing
out like ripples on the morning
breeze, echoed across the lake.
Their calls were returned by
an eagle scream as it soared to-
wards Horse Island Ditch. While
the eagle caught the photogra-
pher’s attention, like the denial
of the deer to the retriever, the
departing eagle was ignored this
morning. The focus of this out-
ing is Reelfoot Lake’s overlooked
raptor!
As the flat-bottomed boat
glided over the stump-covered
water of Reelfoot Lake, the pho-
tographer’s scanning eyes soon
picked out the morning’s focus
of pursuit. The rapid wing beats
of the stationary, mid-air hover-
ing of an osprey were observed
over an opening in the lake’s lily
pads. As the distance closed, the
osprey’s flight pattern changed
from stationary to high speed as
it dived into the water’s surface.
The strengthened morning light
caused the exploding water par-
ticles to glisten like diamonds
as the osprey emerged upward
with a bass clutched in its large
sickle-like talons. The aged joints
and reflexes of the photographer
prevented the capture of the os-
prey’s entry and exit, but the
years of waterfowl wing shooting
enabled the image capture of the
prey laden flight of this Reelfoot
Lake’s overlooked fish hunter.
Reelfoot Lake is famous for

being formed by an earthquake,
causing the Mississippi Riv-
er to flow backwards to fill it.
It is loved by many from dif-
ferent viewpoints. Fisherman,
non-commercial and commer-
cial, love the pursuit of crappie,
bream, bass, catfish, and oth-
er species of the lake fisheries.
Hunters, local and from across
the nation, pursue the waterfowl
of the lake. In fact, many live in a
pre-waterfowl season, waterfowl
season, and post-waterfowl sea-
son world mindset. Hunters also
pursue the lake’s deer, turkey,
and squirrel populations.
Birders and photographers
view and capture images of the
lake’s sunrises, sunsets, animals,
insects, birds, and waterfowl.
While the eagle is at the top of
the raptor list for these lake vis-
itors, the hawks, owls, and kites
are actively sought along the
shorelines and fields of the lake.
However, many visitors over-
look the lakes other fish-eating
raptor. The lake has a well-es-
tablished eagle population, but
ospreys also share their own es-
tablished population. It is the
best fisherman on Reelfoot Lake.
The ospreys usually arrive in
April and start pairing and mat-
ing. They immediately begin re-
pairs of previous year’s nests or
begin building new nesting sites.
Every section of the lake has os-
prey nests with some areas hav-
ing more than others. Ospreys
are very vocal to boaters that
come near these nests and their
unique stationary hovering while
looking for prey is easily seen
from far distances. Their hov-
ering ability was the inspiration
for the naming of one of our na-
tion’s military helicopters, the
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.
Unlike the lake’s eagles, which
will reward viewers multiple
sightings whether as boaters or
vehicle operators, the lake’s os-
preys require those wishing to
obtain the maximum sightings
to utilize waterway boating. For
those fortunate enough to own
or have access to boats, this is
not a large challenge. However,
for those who do not, there are
other options. The lake’s multi-

ple guides can be contacted for
daily rates for osprey photogra-
phy packages. Also, the lake’s re-
sorts have guiding networks in
place and can be contacted to see
if a photography package can be
arranged. However, the Reelfoot
Lake State Park’s sunrise and
sunset cruises are an excellent
way for birders and photogra-
phers to get close to the ospreys
of the lake. However, nests can
be viewed from the shoreline of
the public access Air Park boat
ramp on the north end of the
lake and flying ospreys can be
viewed from the lake boardwalk
behind the Reelfoot Lake State
Park.
This overlooked lake fish
hunter received attention from
the Reelfoot Lake State Park
and the Reelfoot Tourism Coun-
cil. They are jointly hosting the
first Reelfoot Lake Osprey Fes-
tival. This festival is scheduled
for July 16-18, 2021. The week-
end activities include two-hour
boat tours, an art/photo con-
test, and a live raptor show. The
Reelfoot Tourism Council office
can be contacted at www.reel-
foottourism.com or by phone
at 731-253-2007 and the Reel-
foot Lake State Park can be con-
tacted at 731-253-9652 or at
https://tnstateparks.com/parks/
reelfoot-lake for the details of
the festival and its planned ac-
tivities. The Reelfoot Tourism
Council can also provide details
on the lake’s lodging and eating
locations. Their office located
at 1605 State Route 21 E, along
with the state park, has many in-
formational pamphlets for lake
visitors to use to plan other lake
activities while visiting the festi-
val. Those visiting the state park
can also check out its new visitor
center along with the park’s oth-
er wildlife viewing opportunities.
Plus, a new eagle nest has been
built by the visitor center behind
the park maintenance building.
Embracing the spring and
summer months in the outdoors
of Reelfoot Lake can offer every-
one a chance to view the lake’s
wonderful treasures. Having
the opportunity to attend the
first ever Osprey Festival is just
one of those treasures. So come
out and be a treasure hunter on
the lake. Those seeking treasure
might even run across a gold-
en retriever riding around in a
boat looking for things on the
“chase list.”

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the industry is back to the pre-
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pesticides that farmers are us-
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under President-elect Joe Biden
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served in the same role under
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saster programs for their farm
income. Any trade disruptions
will quickly and negatively im-
The barges move grain down the rivers and into the gulf, where it is then shipped overseas. Since the
U.S.-China trade deal the movement of grain has slowed down. Photo by Jonathan Holden

pact the commodity markets and
farm economy.
The lingering effects of the
coronavirus pandemic are also
one of the major concerns of
farmers. While the pandemic
fallout certainly leaves farmers,
food processors and retailers
with plenty to contend with, the
uncertainty will no longer rattle
the industry as it focuses on its
more inherent needs and defi-
ciencies involving federal trade
policy, labor availability and
adapting to shifting consumer
behavior.
The energy portion of agricul-
ture suffered under COVID-19,
while demand for U.S. crops
outside of the U.S. soared. De-
spite the COVID-19 pandemic,
U.S. agriculture exports gener-
ated more than $270 billion for
the U.S. economy since 2019,
proving that the Ag sector is re-
silient under any circumstanc-
es, according to trade experts.
Today, more than 20% of what
U.S. farmers produce is ex-
ported. Looking ahead to 2021,
things are expected to improve
in the ag equipment sector. Ag-
riculture machinery investment
growth will accelerate.
The Workforce shortage is
spilling over from previous years
into 2021. The long lingering
agriculture workforce shortage
The president has nominated Thomas J. Vilsack as the 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture and
the Senate confirmed him. Photo by Jonathan Holden

has only worsened as a result of
both recent public policy and
COVID-19. Travel restrictions
and immigration policy leaves
the industry hungry for a via-
ble guest worker visa program
that will drive more work to
food producers. Many indus-
tries have been short-staffed due
to the pandemic. But for agri-
culture, finding workers during
COVID-19 has taken on-the-
farm employment to another
level. So, while producers were
able to get through 2020, it’s
unclear if they’ll be as lucky in
2021.
The shift in consumer de-
mand has some to do with the
pandemic. Another industry-de-
fining byproduct of the pan-
demic has been the changing
of value chains. The pandemic
has driven more people to eat
at home as opposed to restau-
rants. Producers, processors
and packagers have had to ad-
just accordingly. The uptick in
quick-service restaurant demand
also benefited some producers.
As thousands more, full-service,
sit-down restaurants are expect-
ed to close in the first several
months of 2021, supply chains
will be transitioning to serve ris-
ing consumer demand for home
meals. While the deployment of
a COVID-19 vaccine across the
U.S. population will underpin a
recovery in the food service sec-
tor, widespread economic ben-
efits are not expected until the
second half of 2021.
These are some of the issues
that the agriculture industry is
facing now and in the upcom-
ing months. As an industry that
bounced back relatively quick-
ly after the initial shock of the
COVID-19 pandemic, agricul-
ture across the U.S. faces key
issues that will shape its fate in
2021.
Editor’s Note: Jonathan Hold-
en is an Agriculture Educa-
tion Teacher at Dresden High
School. His background is in
Agriculture and Animal Science.

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We could hear frogs giving
their alert calls and they were
diving into the water one after
another when I said, “we better
slow down and get quieter”. It
was the second week of the season
and these frogs had seen lights be-
fore, so it was going to be more
difficult to gig frogs in this pond!
While Tennessee’s frog sea-
son runs all year, many states or
WMAs have seasons. Like open-
ing day for deer there are old frog
hunters who also look forward
to opening night. Some years we
would be sitting in our boat at
midnight, ready to go after frogs
as soon as the clock hit 12:01 AM.
Lots of fun and it was an all-night
event. Today, at my age, I prefer
being finished by midnight!
By the time you are reading
this, bullfrogs have been out and
about for several weeks. Bull-
frogs are the largest frog in North
America and are typically the last
of the frog species to become ac-
By Richard Hines
Frog gigging has been around for decades and is still quite popular. It is done during the cool night time
temperatures and offers up a delicious table fare. Photo from STO archives

Frogs can be very elusive during the daylight hours, but will generally freeze in place under the
beam of a head lamp when approached with stealth. Photo from STO archives

tive each spring. They prefer let-
ting air temperatures reach the
68° mark and this is when you
begin hearing their distinctive
baritone call and as you guessed
it, their way of attracting females
during the mating seasons which
runs from May into July.
During the peak of breeding
season, groups of males begin
calling in unison, all of which
helps attract females. While all
the frogs sound like they are sit-
ting together, there is a spacing or
territory between each bullfrog.
The larger older males’ station
themselves in the center of the
territory, while the younger bull-
frogs remain on the outside edges
and just as with a deer herd or a
turkey flock, researchers discov-
ered that in bullfrog populations,
it is the older larger males that are
the most successful breeders.
By July, most calling really slows
down with only an occasional
male calling. At this time of year,
you will not hear the large chorus.
The frogs on our pond will even
call sporadically even into the
fall but these are typically young
males just reaching maturity…
like jake turkeys calling in fall.
Hunting frogs is a favorite for
many and there are numerous
ways to get your limit of frogs. I
prefer a gig but over the years, I
have taken bullfrogs with air ri-
fles, .22 rifles, and even catching
them with my hand. One friend
of mine in Kansas, Scott Jordon
catches frogs by dangling a piece
of red yarn on a fishhook from a
flyrod.
Bullfrogs can also be harvested
from a Jon boat, canoe, or wad-
ing. It all depends on what type of
water you are in and the amount
of brush or trees on the site. Two
hunters are needed in a boat. One
paddles, quietly guiding the boat
within range so the hunter in the
front can take the frog.
As frogs begin picking up ac-
tivity during the late spring and
summer, it is always easy to key
in on the males booming call,
which will give you time to move
in. Other frogs including the con-
stant clicking calls of cricket frogs
or the “single banjo clunking” call
of green frogs along with bull-
frogs, all shut down if they de-
tect intruders. That is why it is
important to not talk and move
slowly while only shining the
bank. Once the light is on him,
move into range slowly, bullfrogs
will remain motionless unless dis-
tracted by noise.
The amount of equipment re-
quired to hunt frogs is as min-
imal as it gets. Your choice of
gig is no issue, but just as choos-
ing a good rifle or a good fishing
A canoe is a great way to slip up silently on a big bullfrog, as proven in this photo.
Photo from STO archives

rod, your light is important. I
like headlamps which leave both
hands free. When I started, I used
a flashlight, but with today’s se-
lection of headlights, why make it
difficult. Camo gear is not needed
and over the years I have gigged
frogs wearing everything from
white t shirts to camo. However,
I believe wearing darker colors
improves success.
As you approach the frogs, stay
out of the glare, so frogs will not
see your shadow. This gets worse
if other hunters were there before
you. Frogs that have been hunt-
ed or “gigged at” will not sit still
long so you must ease up making
sure not to splash water or make
waves which alert them to an ap-
proaching predator.
When I gig bullfrogs, I pin
them to the ground until I can
grab the frog, then take them off
the gig. The only exception here
is gigging while they are in the
water. I have gigged frogs and
brought them into the boat, but
many frogs have also jumped off
my gig when I picked them up too
quickly. As you gain experience
you will learn how to use the gig.
By the way, after you gig your
frog, the best thing to carry them
in is a large potato sack which
lets the water run out. I have also
used fish stringers. When you get
to your vehicle, have a cooler with
ice to transport frogs. Be careful
when opening the lid because they
can and will jump out!
When you gig, you will also
harvest the close relative of the
bullfrog; the green frog. Both
are similar, but distinguishable.
While green frogs have simi-
lar coloration, they have a white
throat, while bullfrogs have yel-
low throats. Additionally, that cir-
cle you see behind the bullfrog’s
eye is an external hearing organ
called the tympanum. If you look
on the bull frog, there is a ridge
that runs from the back of the
eye and around the tympanum
and stops. On the green frog this
ridge goes along the entire back.
A headlamp can range from $10 to $150, but a decent and long lasting one for beginners can be bought for
less than $30. Photo from STO archives

Frog legs from both the green
and bull frogs are some of the
finest meats you can dine on.
Many people are accustomed to
eating frog legs at local restau-
rants, but most of these are com-
mercially raised in Asia. Restau-
rant frog legs are OK, but once
you have dined on locally har-
vested frog legs, the rest will not
stand up to the taste and quality.
If you think there are fewer
bullfrogs, you are not imagining
it. All frogs have been declin-
ing over the past decade. While
some blame hunting, the decline
is occurring in both hunted and
non-hunted areas not just in
Tennessee, but nationwide. As
wildlife agencies investigate, it
appears non-point pollution and
fungal diseases specific to am-
phibians are potential problems.
TWRA wildlife management
areas have limited seasons and
have implemented this to assure
that successful breeding occurs.
All bullfrog populations have nat-
urally low numbers of females
that are attracted to the calling
from groups of males. Delaying
harvests assures reproduction
occurs. In Tennessee, the season
is open year-round except on
TWRA WMAs where the season
opens June 1st through June 30th.
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INGREDIENTS:
2 sets frog legs per person
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
salt, pepper, Cajun Seasoning & garlic powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
vegetable oil for deep frying
DIRECTIONS:
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Since the dawn of time people
have attempted to halt the aging
factor and return to their youth.
Spanish sailors, hoping to discov-
er the Fountain of Youth, land-
ed in what is now St. Augustine,
Florida around 1513. Too bad
their long journey didn’t land
them in the locale of bedding
shellcracker and bluegill.
Ponce de Leon’s quest for pro-
longing youth could have been
achieved had his sailors just dis-
covered a hot spot where sunfish
were bedded and biting!
There’s no pill one can take
to avoid old age. No miracle cure
to stop the march of time. Yet,
a journey to one of Kentucky
Lake’s shallow bays where peak
spawning phases are underway
for the aggressive sunfish known
as shellcracker (red ear sunfish
is their biological name) or ol-
ive drab colored big bull blue-
gill is about the best thing going
nowadays to help dodge the ag-
ing factor.
In the midst of these feisty fish,
when protecting their spawning
territory, is about as good as fish-
ing can get. Some say it’s fish-
ing’s finest hour. Cast after cast.
Fish after fish. Buried treasures
abundant.
Having been on the receiv-
ing end of aggressive bluegill and
shellcracker beds now for more
than sixty years I can tell you first
hand it’s about the best medicine
you can get for whatever ails you!
Seeing a bobber disappear at
the blink of an eye will rob you of
your troubles. These dark green
and copper colored little bun-
dles of joy will make you forget
about back aches, money woes,
leaky roofs and hidden - yet wor-
risome squeaks that sound off at
times from beneath the hood of
your truck.
When under the spell of bed-
ding sunfish it’s hard to have a
bad day. All your thoughts are
consumed with the battle. The
only thing better than the present
tug of war is that on the next cast,
if you’re lucky to hit the right
spot, the instant replay button is
activated.
May and sometimes a short
portion of early June is peak
spawning time for bluegill and
shellcracker here at the big pond.
Surface temperatures heat up to
the low to mid-70’s and that trig-
gers the biological clock to go off
on these powerful panfish.
Veteran anglers like to es-
pecially hit the shallow pockets
and bays where some submerged
grass and buck bushes inter-
mingle. And, while no time is
bad, there’s more than a few an-
glers who like to target the times
around full moon phases.
This year there was a full
moon back in very late April with
the next one is coming on May
26th says the calendar. Some bed-
ding may have gotten off to an
early start this spring, but watch
for a surge in activity during late
May and early June as well.
Generally speaking the hot-
test periods on shellcracker oc-
cur in very late April and the first
couple of weeks in May. Bluegill
are known to stretch out their
By Steve McCadams

The author is shown here with a big shellcracker taken on light tackle. For over 60 year’s Steve McCad-
ams has pursued shellcracker and bluegill during May spawning phases and he says such fishing will
bring out the kid in all of us! Photo by Steve McCadams

Sporting some dandy shellcracker like these will put a smile on anyone’s face and help return fishermen
to their youth. G.G. and Jan Crenshaw of Georgia travel to Kentucky Lake each spring to rendezvous
with bedding shellcracker. Photo by Steve McCadams

spawning phases, which may last
through early June.
Known to be somewhat fin-
icky at times, shellcracker will
shy away from excess noise and
movement. Making too much
racket and bouncing around in
a boat can disturb these shallow
gamefish to the extent they flee
for a moment and gradually ease
back to the bedding zone if peace
and tranquility resume.
Bluegill aren’t quite as shy as
their sunfish cousins and much
more competitive when it comes
to biting and beating another
fish to the bait. Bluegill are also
known to bed in large numbers,
whereas shellcracker beds usually
attract smaller numbers although
there are exceptions.
Skill and finesse are two at-
tributes often required to consis-
tently find and catch shy shell-
cracker. They often bed around
an old log, buck bush, tree lap or
such structure but may well be
found in open areas of shallow
grass beds as they love aquatic
vegetation.
Some small gravel substrates
such as a mixture of pea grav-
el and mud will appeal as the
shellcracker fan their crater beds.
However, shellcracker beds are
usually less conspicuous than
bluegill craters who often fan
their homesteads in plain view of
open flats just off the shorelines
or even right up next to the bank.
Wearing a pair of polarized
sunglasses is a valuable asset. You
can cut through the glare to some
degree and enhance your under-
water sightings.
Illusive shellcracker some-
times turn shy and play hide and
go seek. Veteran anglers have
learned to adjust by skillfully an-
choring their boat once a few fish
are located.
Today’s modern side scan so-
nar units have taken away some
of the mystique but the fish still
have the element of surprise on
their side. However, fishing pres-
sure is a factor in today’s world.
Laying back away from the
bedding areas and casting light
tackle is the norm. In shallow
water some fishermen even opt
to use no bobber, or perhaps one
that’s dull colored such as the
original cork type floats.
Loud colored bobbers can
spook shallow shellcracker at
times as they may very well flee
from the splash of a big, bulky
Hefty sized, Redear Sunfish {known down south as shellcracker} are
the ultimate ticket for anglers wanting fast fun. The fish spawn each
spring starting in late April and it usually last throughout May.
Photo by Steve McCadams

Shellcracker and bluegill will coexist around grass beds and shoreline structure. Baits such as redworms,
wax worms and crickets are great choices. Photo by Steve McCadams

noise making float when it crash-
es in shallow depths.
Casting a light split-shot
and long shank bait keeper
hook in the number 6-size size
across bedding areas is dead-
ly when armed with the bait of
your choice, namely red worms,
maggot or larva type baits, or
crickets. Slowly crawling the bait
through the spawning beds is
usually irresistible.
Monofilament line size rang-
ing from 4 to 6-pound test is
popular, as are ultra-light or light
action rods. This aids in the cast-
ing of light tackle plus prolongs
the enjoyment and battle.
It’s wise to frequently ad-
just your drag, allowing some
slippage during the battle as
these aggressive fish have a lot
of torque at this disposal. They’re
known to reverse gears and do a
180-degree about face once they
get close to the boat.
For that reason anglers are
wise to loosen the drag a bit
or suffer discontent once a big
moose shellcracker snaps the line
and waves goodbye.
During active spawning phases
of both shellcracker and bluegill
the males are guarding the beds
and often ward off intruders.
Therefore, consistent strikes oc-
cur not only from hunger, but
just from mature males with a
territorial mood swing while
guarding the nest.
That scenario is a Mecca for
fishermen yearning for back to
back success. Fishing during peak
spawning phases has been known
to spoil many anglers!
Other times require patience.
It’s often a long hunt, requiring
a trial and error approach, before
discovering fish packed tight in a
small area. Like rabbits hidden in
a briar patch, shellcracker don’t
easily reveal their whereabouts.
Bluegill and shellcracker will
coexist and share bedding areas
at times, but it’s not unusual for
shellcracker to reside a short dis-
tance away from bedding blue-
gill and relate to some sort of
structure.
If you’re fortunate to discov-
er some prime spawning areas
remember your limitations and
show some respect for future
fishermen. Tennessee has a dai-
ly creel limit of twenty (20) on
shellcracker. There is no limit
on bluegill.
If you’re a trophy fisher-
man hoping to break a state re-
cord the bar is
pretty high. The
current record
on shellcracker
stands at a tall 3
pounds, 6 ounc-
es. For bluegill
Tennessee’s top
spot is a lofty
3-pounds!
Yet, you
don’t have to
come anywhere
near state record
weights to have
a memorable
fishing trip that
will withstand
the test of time.
Wheth-
er your 8 or 88
years of age it
makes no dif-
ference. When the bobber fades
away we’re all taken back in time
to younger days and the most im-
portant thing in the world - at
least at that moment - is jerking
and observing just what’s on the
other end!
Truth is, you’re never too old
tackle the challenge of bedding
shellcracker and bluegill. Now’s
the time!
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Duck hunting has become
a very popular sport in recent
years. Our economy has al-
lowed a lot of individuals to
prosper in their wealth and
more and more acres are pur-
chased each year with the goal
of producing waterfowl des-
tinations. Also, in the same
sense, more people are explor-
ing family property, friend’s
property, leasing land, and so
forth. As a result, the available
lands for wintering waterfowl
to rest are shrinking very rap-
idly. These wintering ducks we
hunt are only after one goal;
By Sam Bradshaw
Author and members of the Tennessee Tech research crew enjoying a day afield.
Photo by author

Post season, during a winter storm, the author setup an ice eater to see how providing habitat (open water)
would attract waterfowl during a freeze. Day in and day out this pond doesn’t hold waterfowl, but with
the right habitat ducks came from miles. Do you think they would’ve been there in this abundance with
a hunter setup? Photo by author

and that goal is their survival as
a species.
Through this overall pro-
cess we, as man, have driv-
en these wintering birds into
patterns of nocturnal activi-
ty. Once the waterfowl season
closes the birds will enter back
into their natural movements
by searching for fresh natural
foods and also finishing off the
food planted by man the sum-
mer prior. As we move forward
in years, we as hunters need to
keep a clear vision on the fu-
ture of the birds we hunt. Ten,
twenty, even fifty years down
the road we can make a differ-
ence. A lot of people’s rough
seasons draw them to conclu-
sions to blame refuges, stand-
ing corn, spinning wing decoys,
and the list continues.
What I’d like to bring to
light is the amount of pressure
we put on these birds. Quite
frankly we are tough on them
when they winter in our area of
West Tennessee. Thousands of
duck blinds litter the landscape.
Through my own research and
blind counting, I have person-
ally accounted for over 1,500
blinds in West Tennessee, and
that was from an online map-
ping system. Actual aerial sur-
If we want future generations of waterfowlers to be able to see flocks of majestic mallards like this and have
the opportunity to hunt them, we should pay close attention to what concerned groups like the Tennessee
Tech group are studying. STO Archive Photo

veys {I’m almost certain} would
produce more. However, there
is a flip side. All of us con-
tribute through taxes on the
goods and licenses we buy to
help fund the conservation and
preservation of these birds. As
a double edge sword idles there
is a middle ground that hunt-
ers need to keep in mind. Too
much hunting is bad. Too much
refuge is bad. Where are we
currently? That’s up for debate.
In my personal opinion,
we couldn’t live in a better
time to hunt waterfowl in this
country, and more specifical-
ly west Tennessee. The major-
ity of hunters do say there is
lack of success, but is it fair to
say hunting is bad when you
are hunting a bird that trav-
els around the world with no
map? Good hunting comes and
goes in areas, and man blam-
ing man on why ducks don’t
fly can only end in bad terms
for everyone who enjoys wa-
terfowl hunting. The window is
narrowing for both ducks and
duck hunters! With that being
known researchers are taking
to the field to study waterfowl
habits to better understand how
they react to pressure, changing
landscapes, food sources, and
even nocturnal activity. While
their research is still ongoing,
I’d highly recommend looking
into the “Tennessee Mallard
Project” where students from
Tennessee Tech are conducting
research on wintering mallards
in Tennessee. Through their re-
search man will finally be able
to come up with direct relation
on all things driving winter-
ing waterfowl movement. They
have trapped and equipped
hundreds of birds to track their
movements, and I must say the
results are fascinating! Theories
are great when trying to man-
age wildlife, but projects like
these should be the driving fac-
tor to produce actual evidence
on how we should move for-
ward in the future!

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WANT TO COOPERATE, DO WHAT I DID AND SEE
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- ROB SOMERVILLE
COLE CHIROPRACTIC
BARRY L. COLE D.C., FADP
731-285-2696 1-800-558-2696
417 TROY AVE. - DYERSBURG, TN - 38024
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