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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PG .................. ARTICLE ....................................................... AUTHOR
6 ......................... New Crappie Limit for KY Lake ........................................Steve McCadams
9 ......................... Bow Fishing - Fun in the Backwoods ...............................Richard Hines
15 ......................... Becoming a Turkey Hunter ..............................................Richard A. Fagan
19 ......................... Spring Boat Preparation ...................................................Rob Somerville
23 ......................... The History of Farming in America ..................................Rob Somerville
30 ......................... Fighting Poisonous Vines.................................................Kevin Grifﬁth
43 ......................... Places to Visit ..................................................................Rob Somerville
48 ..........................Tradition Tips ...................................................................Richard A. Fagan
53 ......................... TWRA News .....................................................................STO
54 ......................... Trophy Room....................................................................STO
This lone gobbler surveys his home turf as he awaits a hen to begin the spring ritual of nature.
Photo by Rob Somerville

Letter from the Editor
From the Desk of Rob Somerville
I have been fortunate to retain
many special memories of my
life spent in the great outdoors,
but one of my most precious is of
an Easter Sunday, spent crappie
fishing on Reelfoot Lake. I can’t
remember exactly when it was;
but it was at least a dozen years
ago.
There are many reasons that
it was so memorable. First of all,
it was Easter Sunday morning
…. and as I unloaded my boat it
had started to snow. There was
literally no wind blowing and it
wasn’t even cold out. I had bought
six dozen, small minnows at Bo’s
Landing. I had 10 pole holders on my BASS PRO 17 aluminum boat’s spider rig. Being an experienced Reel-
foot crappie fisherman, I generally used six poles at the time, fanned out at the front of my boat. I trolled out
towards a stump line I liked to fish. By now, it was snowing so hard that I could hardly see ten feet in front of
my boat. I killed my trolling motor and began drifting into the stump infested area of the lake. I rigged two
minnows through the lips {one on each hook of my crappie rig} and opened my reel bail until the weight hit
the bottom, reeled in about a foot of line, and set the 12’ graphite pole in a pole holder.
I repeated this routine on two more of my poles and was rigging up a fourth when one of my rods bent
nearly in two. A stump, I thought to myself, and went to pull the rod tip back in the direction I had come
from to unsnag it. Suddenly, my line began moving towards the front side of my boat. I pulled back and the
fight was on. It was a two-plus pound crappie and I had to scramble for my net, so the hook would not rip out
of the fishes paper thin lips. I got the big slab in the boat and scrambled back to start my aerator in my live-
well.
Before I got back to the front of my boat, two more poles were bending like the first did. Now, these weren’t
little taps of a nibble that most crappie give. They were sure enough “snatch and plunge” bites. The big crappie
were tearing up my minnows and it got to the point when I could just handle two poles at a time and had to
set the rest of them in the boat.
This action continued for about two more hours, with an inch of snow now covering my boat deck. Sudden-
ly, the snow stopped and the sun came out in all its glory. The fish quit biting as well. My livewell had twenty
five monster crappie in it; all over 1.5 lbs. and two even going over 3 lbs. It was the most big crappie I had ever
caught at Reelfoot Lake, and still is to this day!
I looked at my watch and it was 9:00 am. It was Easter Sunday. I felt that this trip was a sign from the
Master of All Creations. He let me enjoy one of my best fishing trips ever, and then he shut off the snow and
turned on the sun’s light and was seemingly telling me you had your fun, now it was time to load up the fami-
ly and go celebrate His day at church. So, that is what I did.
I will never forget that day!
Editor’s Note: Get out and enjoy beautiful Reelfoot Lake and make yourself a memory of a lifetime!

Crappie anglers testing the water
on Kentucky Lake this year are
advised of changes in the daily
creel limit. Back on March 1st, the
daily creel limit of twenty fish went
into effect, a reduction from the
thirty daily limit that had been in
effect since the mid-80’s.
A 10-inch minimum length limit
remains in effect.
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife
Commission voted to reduce
the daily creel limit last fall,
after a series of public meetings
that followed numerous calls of
concerns from anglers, as to the
overall direction of the crappie
fishery.
ANGLERS ANXIOUS AND
OPTIMISTIC
For the last few years catch rates
had been declining on the “Crappie
Capital” and fishermen across the
region were vocal in their concern.
Numbers of keeper size fish had
diminished drastically, but a lot of
smaller size fish were showing up,
a scenario that indicated several
weak year classes of crappie had
taken its toll.
A variety of factors were
discussed by TWRA fisheries
biologists in public meetings
showing several years of inferior
recruitment in the population. As
a result, anglers were not landing
big number of big fish here on the
big pond!
Weak spawns really show up
in the daily creel of anglers here,
some three to four years later. It
takes approximately three years
for a crappie on Kentucky Lake to
reach the 10-inch length.
In summary, anglers here were
battling high hurdles, as their
crappie fishery had experienced
several back to back years of below
average spawns and recruitment.
Biologists attributed the decline to
a few years of drought conditions
that had negative impacts on both
lake levels and survival rates of
young of the year fish.
Fisheries biologists conduct
trap-net monitoring each fall to
gauge to some degree the success
or failure of the previous spring’s
spawn.
Some electro shocking is done as
well to observe the various year’s
class strength, yet trap netting
helps evaluate the direction by
counting the fingerling size crappie
via a series of trap net sets done at
several locations over some two to
three days in mid-October.
Biologists then compare what
they observe to several years of
data. The data base helps establish
a long-term average of what the
NEW CRAPPIE LIMIT FOR
KENTUCKY LAKEBy Steve McCadams
Kentucky Lake anglers will see a new daily creel limit of twenty ﬁsh in effect
this spring.
Photo by Steve McCadams

reservoir ought to look like after
several years of monitoring. From
that a pretty good idea of what
lies ahead can help formulate the
future fishery, at least to some
degree.
There are other factors that can
affect recruitment, as those tiny
fish grow through the months and
years ahead. Predation by larger
fish can be a factor, so there’s a little
more to it than just a good spawn
in the spring.
When lake levels are below
normal it pulls water out of
shoreline habitat. That means
crappie might not get off a
productive spawn, or those small
fry just hatching out might be
gobbled up by other predators if
they don’t have shallow grass,
bushes and roots of larger trees in
which to seek refuge.
Such a scenario means a lower
survival rate. When low survival
rates and weak spawns occur
several years in a row it paves the
way for lower catch rates down the
road for sport fishermen. That’s
what happened a few years ago for
Kentucky Lake crappie anglers.
However, crappie are prolific.
They might have a year here and
there when inferior conditions
occurred and weak spawns or
recruitment were the result, only
to have a good year somewhere
in the mix that saw a significant
rebound occur.
In layman’s terms that’s way
fisheries biologists refrain from
making knee-jerk regulation
changes when a year or two of
tough fishing results occur. They
know Mother Nature can be mean
at times but she can also show
one of her many faces, bouncing
back with ideal conditions in the
form of nice weather and stable
rainfall. History has shown the fish
will respond favorably when such
occurs.
Meanwhile, fishing pressure
enters the conversation among the
ranks of anglers. Some feel fishing
pressure is a real factor nowadays,
especially if the pressure increases
at a time when the success rates
of spawning and recruitment
decreases.
Although fisheries biologists
are reluctant to point the finger at
fishing pressure as a factor in the
decline, a concerned and confused
fishing public often feels otherwise.
Today’s crappie angler - and
all anglers for that matter - are
better at finding and catching fish
than his predecessors. Anglers of
yesteryear did not have the benefit
of modern sonar units with side
scan imaging, state of the art tackle
and boats and motors like present
day fishermen do.
Winter fishing has increased
dramatically too. This past winter
is a prime example, as it was one of
the warmest on record. As a result,
more anglers than ever were out in
force and they were catching fish
too.
In times past, not many anglers
braved the cold winter months to
wet a line. There were a few who
battled cabin fever at times and
ventured out, but nothing like
modern day anglers.
Crappie ﬁshermen at Kentucky Lake are hoping for a better year ahead, as
it appears a stronger year class of ﬁsh will see more keeper size ones entering
the picture. Photo by Steve McCadams

The more crappie taken during
winter months means fewer left
once spring, summer and fall
arrive. Yet, Kentucky Lake has had
the reputation as a fish factory,
producing good numbers year
after year despite the thousands of
boaters who venture here.
When compared to other lakes
across the country Kentucky Lake
has stood out among the rest in the
long haul.
That’s why anglers began to
wonder what was going on these
last few years, when fewer and
fewer fish were caught or lots of
little fish showed up, but not many
slabs!
Bottom line is that it appears
Kentucky Lake crappie suffered
several years of low blows. Weak
year classes back to back didn’t
get that rebound needed and it
reflected in the coolers of crappie
fishermen.
The last year or two anglers saw
lots of small fish coming on. Two
years ago they were tiny and last
year most were approaching but
hadn’t yet reached the 10-inch
minimum length limit, although
last fall and this winter more
eclipsed the magic mark.
As the spring of 2017 approached
it appeared things would get better
as biologists documented a pretty
good spawn some three to four
years ago. That’s why anglers are
seeing an increase in numbers
already of keeper-size crappie.
In an effort to spread those
numbers out among the fishing
public a lower creel limit was
enacted. It’s still a pretty liberal
number, as two anglers can still go
out and bring home a total of 40
fish on a good day! That’s a lot of
fish in anyone’s book.
Lowering the daily creel by ten
fish won’t likely alter the spawning
and recruitment say biologists.
They say the fishermen’s hook
doesn’t have much effect! Neither
does the number of poles used;
thus no regulation changes were
made in that aspect.
Meanwhile, most anglers have
welcomed the change and felt it
would better assist the long-term
management of crappie here.
Several states and lakes across the
nation have lowered both creel
and length limits on crappie the
last few years in response to both
public concern and biological data.
The Kentucky portion of Kentucky
Lake implemented a twenty fish
daily limit several years ago.
Several other reservoirs in middle
and east Tennessee have lowered
their daily creel limit to fifteen.
Lowering daily limits is nothing
new. Some anglers don’t like it.
Others say they never landed a
limit anyway.
Overall, today’s anglers have
embraced reductions in creel limits
and increased length limits across
the country. They’ve learned it’s in
their best interest to sustain the
quality of their fishery.
Times have changed. Fishing
regulations must change too!
Editor’s note: Steve McCadams is
professional guide and outdoor
writer from Paris, Tennessee.
He has been inducted into The
National Freshwater Fishing Hall
of Fame and Outdoor Legends Hall
of Fame.
The author with one of the many slabs he has taken over the years at
Kentucky Lake in his 40-year career! Photo by Steve McCadams

A nice short-nosed gar just
passed us when Stan said, “Take
your time and let him cruise by
again, maybe he will give you a
nice side view.”
Beinganoldbuddyofmine,Stan
had invited me on a bowfishing
trip to shoot carp on a small lake
near my home. It had been years
since I had flung arrows at a fish,
so I was excited about trying it
again, particularly with all the
new equipment available today. I
remember sticking my first carp
with an arrow about 45 years ago,
I was working at Kentucky Lake
and some friends and I decided
to give it a try. I got in my closet
and dug out my old Ben Pearson
Fiberglass recurve bow that I had
used when I was 10 years old. I
bought a nice Fred Bear “Grizzly”
in 1971 that I deer hunted with,
but I was not about to hang a
reel on my main bow. I could not
afford to buy any other type of
bow, so it was my old fiberglass
bow that I chose to use. I don’t
remember any sources in catalogs,
but our local hardware store did
have three essential items every
bow fishermen needed; a bow reel,
line and a fiberglass arrow. If you
were shooting fish that was it for
high end equipment in the world
of bowfishing.
But in 2017, it’s a different story.
With instructional DVDs and an
array of kits available you can get
involved without much problem.
If you are reading this, you are
also probably in the vicinity of
By Richard Hines
Bow Fishing
Fun in the Backwater
Here is a photo of the 2016 Muzzy Bowﬁshing Classic winners.

Kentucky or Barkley Lakes. These
two lakes provide some of the best
bowfishing opportunities in the
country.
Anywhere on Kentucky Lake is
a bowfishing paradise, but mainly
the backwater areas in coves and
creeks. Each spring you will find
these areas loaded up with rough
fish. I always see the most fish
where water is outflowing around
creeks, where the clear water
meets the muddy. These are spots
you will find gar stacking up and
you will find some fast shooting
action around these backwater
spots.
Before you go, consider
equipment and the days of
scrounging up an old bow and
fishing reel are over. Muzzy makes
some of the best equipment out
there for bowfishing enthusiasts as
well as for the beginner. Mark
Land, who is the Technical
Support Manager and Prostaff
Director for Bowfishing
PromotionsatFeradyneOutdoors,
told me Muzzy provides the
Muzzy Addict Bowfishing Kit
featurings a new 58-inch-long
recurve bow with a 40-pound
draw weight at 28 inches. The bow
is a three-piece takedown design
that is drilled and tapped for
normal accessories and comes
ready to shoot. The bow’s riser is
magnesium for strength and
vibration reduction, and its limbs
are constructed of laminated
maple and fiberglass for great
performance.
The Addict Bowfishing Kit also
includes Muzzy’s new XD Pro
Reel. Pre-spooled with 150-pound
Spectra line, this new stainless
steel reel features a unique finger-
activated lever switch that clearly
indicates an open bail or locked
bail. The switch eliminates the
guesswork of the old-style press
switch. Simply flip the switch
to the open position to shoot,
and flip it back after the shot to
retrieve the line. The XD Pro Reel
attaches to the riser by way of an
integrated stainless steel mounting
that reduces weight and allows for
easy, single-bolt mounting.
The Addict Bowfishing Kit also
includes the new Muzzy Fish Bone
arrow, a 32-inch custom-infused
coated fiberglass arrow with
special wear-resistant graphics,
and the Muzzy quick-release carp
point comes with the kit.
A Muzzy Fish Hook rest and a
pair of neon green finger guards
This huge carp was taken with bow and arrow at Muzzy Classic.
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Land told me a lot of folks are
carrying the Muzzy breakdown
bow in the boat and fishing during
the early morning hours and then
again when that golden time when
the sun is up and the light is just
right (10am to 4pm) they pull
out the bow and go to the heads
of creeks where gar, bighead carp
and other rough fish are stacking
up for some fast bow fishing.
If you don’t have a boat you
might consider two of Tennessee’s
National Wildlife Refuges; Cross
Creeks and the Duck River
Unit/ After a winter of providing
habitat and resting areas for
migratory waterfowl these NWRs
will be opening to public use
on March 16th. Typically, as the
water is drawn down from the
waterfowl impoundments you
can bowfish around pipes and
other dewatering areas from
daylight to sunset each day. In
some winters the Cumberland
and the Tennessee Rivers overflow
the impoundments, which result
in large numbers of rough fish
being trapped. Deputy Project
Leader Troy Littrell said, “We did
not receive backwater flooding
from the river this winter but you
can still count on seeing good
numbers of rough fish that moved
along canals and water control
structures from storage lakes”.
At Cross Creeks, I would check
out Pool 1 and Pool 2, which are
immediately behind the Refuge
Visitor Center. These pools are
waterfowl impoundments and
water levels are typically pulled
down early, so staff and plant
crops in them to feed waterfowl
next winter.
Refuge staff also wanted to
emphasize several things that
help them out. One is to not
leave any unwanted fish lying on
roads or bridges. Please return
any unwanted or non-desirable
fish back into the water. Troy
Littrell also mentioned if you
boat in any of the impoundments
on Cross Creeks remember
there is a “no wake zone” for
these impoundments to protect
shorelines around the lakes.
No matter where you go,
bowfishing can add some fun to
your upcoming fishing outing.
Here are two, huge gar taken by team Muzzy.

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a turkey vest. I bought myself
several different kinds of calls.
The slate, box, and glass calls
were the easiest to master. The
mouth call, on the other hand,
presented a challenge. At my
first attempts to demonstrate
my skills with one, I was told I
sounded like a turkey ….. one
with a head cold. It was also
compared to a hen with an
acorn hung in her throat. I kept
working with it and got better.
Even with all the preparation,
I was still faced with one
problem; “Where was I going to
hunt?”
During that time, most
turkeys were found along the
river bottoms and on wildlife
management areas. People who
were fortunate enough to have
turkeys on private land didn’t
give out to many invitations. I
startedscoutingandlearningmy
way around three management
areas that were known to have
good turkey populations. I
spent several mornings at these
places and heard gobblers at
each spot. I decided on where I
wanted to hunt opening day; so
I spent the mornings of the last
week sitting in the woods and
listening.
My first day turkey hunting
didn’t involve the blast of my
870,butIconsidereditasuccess.
I had five hens come right up
to me less than five feet away.
This proved to me I was doing
something right. A cold spell
had moved in that weekend and
there was a lot less gobbling due
to that. I heard birds, but never
got a chance at one. That was
how my season was to go until
Joe and I cooked up a hunting
trip to Land Between the Lakes.
I have been on numerous deer
hunts at LBL and have learned
my way around it fairly well.
We decided to hunt Area 15,
which is one of the largest on
the Tennessee side. It also has
a good number of crop fields,
which tends to attract game.
The hunt was the last three-day,
non-quota hunt for the season.
I drove up to hunt and scout
that Friday morning and would
meet Joe that afternoon.
A Humbling Experience
Friday morning came and
I found myself right in the
middle of the action. I had three
different gobblers responding
to my calls at the same time.
I couldn’t figure what side of
the tree I needed to be on.
They all stayed just far enough
away that I could get a glimpse
every now and then, but they
Three days into my second turkey season, I called in a gobbler and gave it
the business end of my twelve gauge. Photo by author

never came into range. These
birds kept me a nervous wreck
all morning, but I stayed after
it. I was hoping when I met
up with Joe, I would be
showing him my
first Tom. It didn’t
happen.
That afternoon
I met up with
my cousin and
gave him a full
account of my
day. He agreed
we were in
the right
place, but
wanted to
try the ridge
next to the
one I hunted
that morning.
The weather was
supposed to change.
Thunderstorms were moving
in. Joe said hunting there
would increase our chances
of a kill because of the small
fields at the bottom of the ridge.
Turkeys tend to move into the
fields when it rains. After we
made our plans and finished
our meal, we turned in for the
night.
The next morning we were
up early. After a thirty minute
drive from the rental cabin, we
parked the truck and headed
up the ridge. Sometime during
the night it had started to rain
lightly. The wet leaves made
our hike to the top of the ridge
tricky. We reached the top and
moved eastward. Joe stopped
and pointed to a large oak tree.
Oddly it was clean around
the base of the trunk,
so we set up there
and started the
wait. Joe had a
reason for us to hunt
this spot. I figured
I would find out
sooner or later.
Suddenly, the
entire woods
were shaken
by the loudest
gobble I had
ever heard.
I could only
guess that we
were within fifty
to seventy yards
away from the
roosted gobbler. Again
and again he sounded off,
sometimes answering
to the thunder. Joe
whispered for me to get
my gun propped up and
ready in case he flew down
in our laps.
We heard his wing beat and
a heavy thump as he landed.
He was going in the opposite
direction. Joe gave a few soft
yelps and received an answer

immediately. We waited and
waited. A few more yelps and
nothing. Everything went quite.
Fourhourslaterweheadedback
to the truck for lunch. It was
then Joe told me he had been
chasing that bird all season and
had seen him twice. He gave me
a grin and said “He’s big, real
big.” We finished eating and
returned to the oak in hopes of
catching him as he came in to
roost.
The afternoon passed
uneventful. The rain had
stopped and it seemed to be
warming up. We decided to call
it a day while it was still light
enough to maneuver down the
ridgewithoutaflashlight.When
I leaned forward to get up, Joe’s
hand pushed me back down.
“There he is,” he whispered.
The turkey had walked right
up the ridge, not ten feet away
from us. He never looked our
way. He didn’t have to I sat
there frozen solid as the bird
walked right by me, through the
decoys, and out of sight. Joe sat
there shaking his head. Finally
he spoke, “You had your chance
Cuz. That’s one of the biggest
birds I’ve ever hunted and you
let him get to you.” He made
me a promise that he would see
to it that I would never forget
what happened. He has kept his
promise. If I had to say what
got me, it was the fact that I was
caught completely off guard
and I had never been that close
to a gobbler before. He did get
to me and my hunt was over. I
had a long drive home.
Redemption
I had a whole year to think on
my first try at turkey hunting. I
set my goal to be ready for the
next spring. I threw away the
owl-hooter I had purchased
and learned to hoot like an owl
naturally. I continued to work
with calls and even learned the
kiwi-wee call that is used for
fall turkey hunting. Through
deer season when I would see
turkeys I would watch them
and listen to the hens. When
next turkey season rolled
around things were going to be
different.
Three days into my second
turkey season, I called in a
gobbler and gave it the business
end of my twelve gauge. My first
turkey was a nice one. He had a
ten and a half inch beard, inch
and a half spurs that curved
making him a “limb-hanger”
and a weight right at twenty
two pounds. Later that season I
took another nice gobbler.
Over the years I have come to
valuemyspringturkeyseasonas
much as my fall archery season.
I guess that old Tom at LBL had
some part in the making of a
turkey hunter. That was his last
teaching lesson. That Sunday
afternoon Joe caught him doing
the same thing and took the
double bearded monster down.
The key to becoming a
successful turkey hunter is the
knowledge gained by hunting
hard, remembering the things
you did right and the things
you did wrong, so they don’t
happen again. It also helps to
have a cousin like Joe, Thanks
Cuz.
The slate, box, and glass calls were the easiest to master. The mouth call, on
the other hand, presented a challenge. Photo by author

Ready or not, the spring fishing
season is upon us. If you’re fishing
boat isn’t water ready, now’s the
time to spend a few minutes
insuring that the fast approaching
fishing season will run as smooth
as a well lubricated wheel bearing.
WHEEL BEARINGS
Speaking of wheel bearings,
this is the ideal place to start with
essential, spring boat preparation.
Every year the bearings on your
boat trailer should be examined,
repacked with fresh grease and
reassembled. Just giving the hub a
couple squirts of grease isn’t going
to displace water or grit that has
undoubtedly found a way into the
bearing housing.
Remove the tire, pull off the
grease cap, and remove the entire
wheel housing. Pull out both the
inner and outer set of bearings,
and make sure they are not pitted
or worn. If repacked once a year,
wheel bearings will last for many
years, without fail.
Clean both sets of bearings with
some gasoline, then repack them
with quality marine grade grease.
It’s a good idea to replace the grease
seal once a year as well. When all
this is complete, reassemble the
bearing and wheel assembly and
give the hub a couple extra squirts
of fresh grease, to finish the job.
This job is messy, but it shouldn’t
take longer than 30 to 40 minutes to
do both sides. Ignore this essential
task, and you’re asking for a major
repair down the road.
BOAT BATTERIES
Boat batteries are the life blood
of your fishing boat. If you charged
your batteries before storing the
boat last fall, chances are they
will only need to be placed on
the charger for a few hours before
hitting the water. Charge all the
batteries in your boat, and then
wait a few days. Take an amperage
tester and check each battery, to
be sure it’s putting out a full 12 to
13 volts. If a battery is showing
less than a full charge after being
charged, chances are it has a dead
cell and will not take a full charge.
Replace this battery now, before it
can ruin a fishing trip. Depending
on how much you use your boat,
most marine batteries typically last
two or three years.
When replacing deep cycle
batteries that run the electric
trolling motor, consider upgrading
to a “higher amp hour” style of
battery. You’ll never regret having
the extra power of bigger and
higher quality batteries.
The cranking battery found in
most boats could stand to be a little
larger as well. Standard equipment
for most boat manufacturers are
500 to 600 “cold cranking” amp
To have success in fishing, your boat must be in tip top shape.
STO File Photo
SPRING BOAT PREPARATIONSPRING BOAT PREPARATION
Your trailer’s wheel hub bearings
should be repacked at least once a
year. STO file photo
Your batteries are the lifeblood
of your boat and deserve your
attention. STO file photo
By Rob Somerville

batteries. Considering that this
batterymustnotonlystartthemain
engine, but also run electronics,
bilge pumps, recirculation pumps,
live well pumps, a VHF radio,
kicker motor lifts, etc., etc., it
makes sense to use a 1000 “cold
cranking” amp starting battery. If
you have a 500 amp battery that’s
in good shape, wire a second 500
amp battery in parallel (positive to
positive, negative to negative) to
double the amp hours and insure
you’ll never have a dead battery.
If the batteries in your boat were
standard equipment from the
manufacturer or marine dealer,
chances are they are marginal to
start with and can use some
upgrading. To keep the price of
boat/motor/trailer packages down,
batteries are one of the corners
frequently cut.
Carrying a set of jumper cables
in your boat is always a good idea.
Should your cranking battery
fail, you can always jump the
engine using one of the deep
cycle batteries. Better yet, carry
one of the portable rechargeable
battery packs in your boat for
such emergencies. Chances are
that you’ll use it on your own boat,
tow vehicle, or someone else's boat
several times a year. This simple
accessory is a great investment.
WIRING CHECK
Any time you mix electricity and
water you’re going to have frequent
maintenance issues. Trailer lights
are notorious for not working more
than a season, before they will short
out, or otherwise quit working.
Keeping your trailer lights working
is a must and a job best handled
by your local marine dealer. Often
problems are simple, but figuring
them out can be frustrating if you
don’t have the right equipment and
an understanding of electricity.
Another important wiring check
is to make sure the electric motor
plug is clean and functioning
perfectly. Wire brushing the
male end of the plug to remove
corrosion only takes a few seconds.
The female end of the plug can
be cleaned with a squirt or two of
WD-40. Work the two ends of the
plug together a few times to insure
you’ve got a good contact and clean
the terminals. Wipe the plug clean
and you should have no problems
the rest of the season.
Checking the wiring on sonar,
VHF radios and GPS units is also
a good idea. These plugs are small
and they get corroded quickly. A
tooth brush or small wire brush
and a little WD-40 will clean the
terminals on power cords and
transducer cords quickly and easily.
It’s also a good idea to check the
wire connections, where the power
cord and main wiring harness
connect. Cutting, stripping,
and rewiring these connections
once a year, is the best way to
insure you’ll have power to these
important accessories when they
are needed. Check the inline fuses
and make sure you have plenty of
replacements on board.
BILGE/PUMP CHECK
Bilge and livewell pumps have a
nasty habit of dying when they are
not used for awhile. Because these
pumps are constantly exposed
to water, the connectors are fast
to corrode and problems quickly
develop. Most of the time, if a
pump doesn’t work; the problem
is with the wiring connections
that attach the pump to the power
source in the boat. Check these
connections and replace or clean
them if necessary. The next most
likely reason a pump won’t work
is because it is clogged with debris.
This happens commonly with bilge
pumps that suck up all sorts of junk
from the bottom of the boat. Most
bilge pumps are two-part designs.
Pop the pump apart and clean out
the inside area around the impeller.
If these measures don’t solve
the problem, the pump will likely
need to be removed and tested on a
direct line to a battery, to insure it’s
the pump not the wiring harness
that’s to blame. If the pump still
doesn’t work, when wired directly
to a battery, you know is good, it’s
time to replace it.
IS THE PLUG IN?
Thelastbitofessentialmaintenance
is to insure your drain plug is in
good shape and installed properly.
Who among us, hasn’t forgotten
to put the plug in at one time or
another? To make sure you won’t
lose the plug; attach it to the hull,
using a short length of key chain.
Carry a spare plug in the glove
box just in case, and when you still
forget to put in the plug, plead the
5th!!
Dirt and corrosion on wiring harness
connections on your boat are the
most common cause of electrical
failure. STO ﬁle photo

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The History of Farming in AmericaThe History of Farming in AmericaThe History of Farming in America
By Rob Somerville
Ranching
Much of the Great Plains
became open range, hosting cattle
ranching operations on public
land without charge. In the spring
and fall, ranchers held roundups
where their cowboys branded
new calves, treated animals and
sorted the cattle for sale. Such
ranching began in Texas and
gradually moved northward.
Cowboys drove Texas cattle north
to railroad lines in the cities of
Dodge City, Kansas and Ogallala,
Nebraska; from there, cattle were
shippedeastward.Britishinvestors
financed many great ranches of
the era. Overstocking of the range
and the terrible winter of 1886 - 87
resulted in a disaster, with many
cattle starved and frozen to death.
From then on, ranchers generally
raised feed to ensure they could
keep their cattle alive over winter.
When there was too little rain
for ordinary farming, but enough
grass for grazing, cattle ranching
became dominant. Before the
railroads arrived in Texas the
1870s cattle drives took large
herds from Texas to the railheads
in Kansas. A few thousand Indians
resisted, notably the Sioux,
who were reluctant to settle on
reservations, but most Indians
themselves became ranch hands
and cowboys. New varieties of
wheat flourished in the arid parts
of the Great Plains, opening much
of the Dakotas, Montana, western
Kansas, western Nebraska and
eastern Colorado to farming.
The South, 1860–1940
Agriculture in the South was
oriented toward large scale
plantations that produced cotton
for export, as well as other export
product such as tobacco and sugar.
During the Civil War, the Union
blockade shut down 95 percent
of the export business. Some
cotton got out through blockade
runners, and in conquered areas
much was bought by Northern
speculators for shipment to
Europe. The great majority white
farmers work on small subsistence
farms that Supply the needs of the
family and the small local market.
After the war, the world price of
cotton plunged, the plantations
were broken into small farms for
the Freedmen, and poor whites
started growing cotton because
they needed the money to pay
taxes.
Sharecropping became
widespread in the South as a
response to economic upheaval
caused by the end of slavery during
and after Reconstruction.
Sharecropping was a way for very
poor farmers, both white and
black, to earn a living from land
owned by someone else. The
landowner provided land,
housing, tools and seed, and
perhaps a mule, and a local
merchant provided food and
supplies on credit. At harvest

time the sharecropper received a
share of the crop (from one-third
to one-half, with the landowner
taking the rest). The cropper used
his share to pay off his debt to the
merchant. The system started with
blacks when large plantations
were subdivided. By the 1880s
white farmers also became
sharecroppers. The system was
distinct from that of the tenant
farmer, who rented the land,
provided his own tools and mule,
and received half the crop.
Landowners provided more
supervision to sharecroppers, and
less or none to tenant farmers.
Poverty was inevitable because
world cotton prices were low.
Sawers shows how southern
farmers made the mule their
preferred draft animal in the South
during the 1860s-1920s, primarily
because it fit better with the
region's geography. Mules better
withstood the heat of summer,
and their smaller size and hooves
were well suited for such crops as
cotton, tobacco, and sugar. The
characterofsoilsandclimateinthe
lower South hindered the creation
of pastures, so the mule breeding
industry was concentrated in
the border states of Missouri,
Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Transportation costs combined
with topography to influence the
prices of mules and horses, which
in turn affected patterns of mule
use. The economic and production
advantages associated with mules
made their use a progressive step
for Southern agriculture that
endured until the mechanization
brought by tractors.
Grange
The Grange was an organization
founded in 1867 for farmers and
their wives that was strongest
in the Northeast, and which
promoted the modernization not
only of farming practices but also
of family and community life. It is
still in operation.
Membership soared from 1873
(200,000) to 1875 (858,050)
as many of the state and local
granges adopted non-partisan
political resolutions, especially
regarding the regulation of
railroad transportation costs. The
organization was unusual in that it
allowed women and teens as equal
members. Rapid growth infused
the national organization with
money from dues, and many local

granges established consumer
cooperatives, initially supplied
by the Chicago wholesaler
Aaron Montgomery Ward. Poor
fiscal management, combined
with organizational difficulties
resulting from rapid growth, led to
a massive decline in membership.
By around the start of the 20th
century, the Grange rebounded
and membership stabilized.
In the mid-1870s, state Granges
in the Midwest were successful in
passing state laws that regulated
the rates they could be charged by
railroads and grain warehouses.
The birth of the federal
government's Cooperative
Extension Service, Rural Free
Delivery, and the Farm Credit
System were largely due to Grange
lobbying. The peak of their
political power was marked by
their success in Munn v. Illinois,
which held that the grain
warehouses were a "private utility
in the public interest," and
therefore could be regulated by
public law. During the Progressive
Era (1890s-1920s), political
parties took up Grange causes.
Consequently, local Granges
focused more on community
service, although the State and
National Granges remain a
political force.
World War I
The U.S. in World War I was a
critical supplier to other Allied
nations, as millions of European
farmerswereinthearmy.Therapid
expansion of the farms coupled
with the diffusion of trucks and
Model T cars, and the tractor,
allowed the agricultural market to
expand to an unprecedented size.
During World War I prices
shot up and farmers borrowed
heavily to buy out their neighbors
and expand their holdings. This
gave them very high debts that
made them vulnerable to the
downturn in farm prices in 1920.
Throughout the 1920s and down
to 1934 low prices and high debt
were major problems for farmers
in all regions.
Beginning with the 1917
US National War Garden
Commission, the government
encouraged Victory gardens,
agricultural plantings in private
yards and public parks for
personal use and for the war effort.
Production from these gardens
exceeded $1.2 billion by the end
of World War I. Victory gardens
were later encouraged during
World War II.
1920s
A popular Tin Pan Alley song of
1919 asked, concerning the United
StatestroopsreturningfromWorld
War I, "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em
Down on the Farm (After They've
Seen Paree)?". In fact, many did
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not remain "down on the farm";
there was a great migration of
youth from farms to nearby towns
and smaller cities. The average
distance moved was only 10 miles
(16km).Fewwenttothecitiesover
100,000. However, agriculture
became increasingly mechanized
with widespread use of the tractor,
other heavy equipment, and
superior techniques disseminated
through County Agents, who were
employed by state agricultural
colleges and funded by the Federal
government. The early 1920s saw a
rapid expansion in the American
agricultural economy largely due
to new technologies and especially
mechanization. Competition
from Europe and Russia had
disappeared due to the war and
American agricultural goods were
being shipped around the world.
The new technologies, such as
the combine harvester, meant
that the most efficient farms were
larger in size and, gradually, the
small family farm that had long
been the model were replaced
by larger and more business-
oriented firms. Despite this
increase in farm size and capital
intensity, the great majority of
agricultural production continued
to be undertaken by family-owned
enterprises.
World War I had created an
atmosphere of high prices for
agricultural products as European
nationsdemandforexportssurged.
Farmers had enjoyed a period of
prosperity as U.S. farm production
expanded rapidly to fill the gap left
as European belligerents found
themselves unable to produce
enough food. When the war
ended, supply increased rapidly
as Europe's agricultural market
rebounded. Overproduction led
to plummeting prices which led
to stagnant market conditions
and living standards for farmers
in the 1920s. Worse, hundreds of
thousands of farmers had taken
out mortgages and loans to buy
out their neighbors' property
and now are unable to meet
the financial burden. The cause
was the collapse of land prices
after the wartime bubble when
farmers used high prices to buy up
neighboring farms at high prices,
saddling them with heavy debts.
Farmers, however, blamed the
decline of foreign markets, and
the effects of the protective tariff.
Farmers demanded relief as
the agricultural depression grew
steadily worse in the middle 1920s,
while the rest of the economy
flourished.Farmershadapowerful
voice in Congress, and demanded
federal subsidies, most notably
the McNary–Haugen Farm Relief
Bill. It was passed but vetoed by
President Coolidge. Coolidge
instead supported the alternative
program of Commerce Secretary
Herbert Hoover and Agriculture
Secretary William M. Jardine to
modernize farming, by bringing
in more electricity, more efficient
equipment, better seeds and
breeds, more rural education, and
better business practices. Hoover
advocated the creation of a Federal
Farm Board which was dedicated
to restriction of crop production
to domestic demand, behind a
tariff wall, and maintained that
the farmer's ailments were due to
defective distribution. In 1929, the
Hoover plan was adopted.

Vines… Too many vines and not
enough time. Vines literally covered
parts of our Fyrne Lake farm when
we purchased it. Well, they still do
in some areas. Kudzu was the main
culprit. But, there are several others
that pose a danger to the trees of my
precious forest. Yes, I said precious.
Please don’t laugh or call me a
tree hugger (that term has other
connotations). But, you can call me
obsessed. I truly love my woods and
am driven to protect and defend it.
Most vines are my enemy. I’ve
written before about my fight with
kudzu. Wherever it starts, soon
becomes nothing else. It’s like a
cancer that climbs and smothers
treesuntiltheydie
and eventually
fall. In the June/
July 2012 issue of
this magazine I
shared my battle
with this invasive
species (also
posted on my blog
@ www.fyrnelake. c o m ) .
This article is the first of a series that
will share with you my experience
with other damaging, and in some
cases threating, vines. How can a
vine be threating you ask? Have you
ever gotten poison ivy? If you have,
you know what I mean!
Except for the few lucky immune
individuals,
the oil of the poison ivy plan is an
extreme irritant. This oil is called
urushiol and is also found in poison
oak and poison sumac. This oil is
found on and in ALL parts of these
plants, even their roots. According
to The American Academy of
Dermatology, 85% of us are allergic.
I wish I was one of the lucky
ones that wasn’t. For some reason
I had avoided a reaction to poison
ivy most of my life. So I wasn’t
that worried about it on my first
solo weekend camping trip on the
farm. It was within the first few
months after we had purchased
the property. I was excited! Most
of the farm was an unexplored
wilderness to me. I was more than
anxious to get started and I was
prepared for the adventure. I had
an aerial photograph to guide me,
compass to keep me on course,
camping gear for comfort, and a
camera to record the adventure!
The property was massive and
covered with intersecting wooded
gullies, meandering ridge fields and
a central mile long lake. It was early
summer and the foliage was thick. I
chose to start walking along a ridge
field looking for an easy entrance
through the thick briars and into
By Kevin Griffith
Leaves of three, let it be! Follow that saying will keep you safe from both
poison ivy and poison oak. Notice the smooth and glossy, jagged edge leaves
of this common example of poison ivy.
Picture by SWMNPoliSciPRoject-Wikipedia Continued on page 39
By K

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the woods. Often, I would see vines
climbing up the trees, above the
briar wall. In some cases these vines
were covering the trees much like
kudzuwill,however,itwasn’tkudzu.
I eventually decided to just push
through the barrier into the woods.
Much to my relief, the undergrowth
opened up under the tree canopy.
It was breath taking! I absolutely
loved it. I felt alive and excited about
exploring more! I began descending
the aggressive slope of the first
gully, hanging on to one tree after
another to steady my footing. Once
I reached the bottom I had a choice,
follow the gully or ascend the other
side. I looked at my compass, I
had a destination in mind on this
hike… to find the farm’s northern
boundary. To do that I needed to
climb. When I made it to the top
it was time to descend again. I
grabbed a tree and headed down
into the next gully. Each successive
gully had its own secrets to reveal. I
discovered majestic oaks, expansive
bottomland covered in horsetail,
100 foot tall cottonwoods, hints of
old logging roads, exposed veins of
gravel and oozing mineral springs.
Eventually my search paid off. I
found traces of a barbed wire fence
running east and west. This must be
it! I changed directions and headed
west trying my best to follow what
wire I could find.
ItwasnowgettinglateandIneeded
to make my way back to camp,
before I lost whatever sunlight was
left. By then, the hill climbing was
getting to me and I found myself
taking more rest breaks. While
catching my breath, I scanned the
forest and began noticing random
vines climbing trees. Many of the
vines were 2 to 3 inches in diameter,
while a few reached 8 inches or
more! Looking up, I observed how
once these vines reached the tree
canopy, they stretched out over the
tree branches blocking out much
of the light. As I walked, I came
across breaks in the canopy were
vine covered trees had fallen, taking
the vines with them. These vines
were killing the forest! I knew that
kudzu could quickly cover and kill
a tree, but these vines were doing
the same, although much slower.
But why? Unlike kudzu, these wild
vines were native to west Tennessee.
Why were they taking over like an
invasive? I intended to find out why
and what I could do to defend my
new sanctuary, this beautiful forest!
I finally made it back to camp,
built a fire, grilled a couple hotdogs
on a stick and then reflected on
the day’s adventures while drifting
off in my sleeping bag. The next
morning I was in for a surprise!
I awoke with an itch that seemed
to be spreading. Soon a rash
appeared… I had poison ivy!!!
And it wasn’t just in a few places, it
Poison sumac looks nothing like poison ivy or oak, but packs the same aller-
gic punch. It grows as a bush or small tree and has leaves that resemble a
fern.
Picture by James H Miler and Ted Bodner - Southern Weed Science Society
– Bugwood.org

was spreading everywhere! On my
arms, neck and face… on my legs,
feet and back. Before I made it
home it had spread to my scalp. It
was horrible! I couldn’t have gotten
it on more areas of my body than
if I’d tried! It was like I had taken
off all my clothes and rolled around
on it. The meds I found at the drug
store for treatments at most helped
with the itching, but it was getting
worse. So, I broke down and visited
my doctor.
He put me on steroids which,
with time, took the fire out and
faded away the rash. But, now I
was worried. I just took out a huge
mortgage to purchase my dream
property and I was allergic to it!
I had to find out what happened
and how I could prevent it in the
future. I retraced my steps from the
day before. Had there been poison
ivy vines on the trees I used as
support on the slopes? Did I take
a rest break or two in a patch of
ground ivy? I definitely touched it
somewhere… but not with every
part of my body! After talking over
the day with my father, he came up
with a theory. The first question he
asked me was, did I wash up once
I returned to camp? No, I had not.
I was camping. The little water I
had I was saving to drink. THAT,
he said, was the beginning of my
problem. He explain how poison
ivy’s urushiol oil can easily get on
you by simply brushing up against
it. If you break or cut a vine the oil
will spray out toward you. The oil
doesn’t even need to touch your
skin. It will stick to your clothes.
OH NO! MY CLOTHES! I had
slept in my clothes! I had gotten into
my sleeping bag fully clothed and
removed my pants and shirt after I
warmed up. By the time they were
off the oil had spread throughout
the bag. No wonder I had poison
ivy everywhere. I was determined
NEVER to let this happen again!
Were there other ways I could get
it? How much time did I have to
wash the oil off before it was too
late and what was the best way to
remove this allergen from my skin?
Therealityisthereareseveralways
to get poison ivy without directly
touchingit.Idiscoveredthatbesides
getting the oil from your own or
someone else’s clothing, touching
a used garden tool, weed eater or
lawnmower that has cut poison ivy,
oak or sumac can transfer it to your
skin. Even a pet or trail bike can
pick up the oil. My wife loves her
dogs and has often gotten poison
ivy on the inside of her wrists from
greeting one particular dog as he
returns from running free in the
woods. However, the worst way to
be exposed is through fire! Burning
a log with poison ivy vines attached,
no matter how dead they look, will
add their oil to the smoke. Inhaling
Poison oak is often confused with poison ivy, because it also has three leaf
clusters. Upon closer inspection (Don’t get too close!) the leaves are fuzzy, as
opposed to glossy, and have fewer and deeper jags on them
Picture by Elf at English Wikipedia

this smoke can cause a severe
reaction that will require seeing a
physician, maybe even a trip to the
emergency room!
The Mayo Clinic says that the
urushiol oil will begin bonding
with the skin within 30 minutes.
A commercially available ivy wash
recommends washing your skin
vigorously for two minutes within 2
to 8 hours after exposure and rinse
with cool water. Obviously, the
sooner you can wash after being out
in the woods the better.
While I was doing my research,
an image from my childhood kept
creeping into my mind. I have to
admit, it was a little traumatic. We
were visiting my grandparent’s
farm in Indiana and my brother
and I were waiting in the car while
my father and a couple of his
friends were in the woods hunting
mushrooms. When they emerged,
my father immediately started
stripping down to his underwear
and made a bee line for a nearby
stream. There he began smearing
his body from head to toe with mud!
My father wasn’t known for being
shy, but this even took his friends
(and me) by surprise. Noticing their
stares he explained that the woods
had been full of poison ivy and it
was impossible to avoid it while
gathering the mushrooms. The
mud, he said, would wash off the
poison ivy oil. This country remedy
apparently worked. He never got
poison ivy. Now, 40 years later,
I’ve recovered from that childhood
experience and was ready to see if a
mud bath might help me overcome
my current challenge, dealing with
poison ivy!
I’ve come to find that a lot of
country remedies square up with
science and this just might be one of
them. The commercial
wash mentioned
above is a suspension,
meaning it requires
shaking to mix up
the small particles it
contains before use.
This product was very
much like a thin light
colored mud my father
used. Hmm… This
commercial product
stated that it bonds
with the oil and helps
to lift it off the skin so
it can be washed away
by cool water. The cool
water is preferred to
warm because warmer
temperatures would
thin the oil and spread
it out exposing more of
your skin. The stream
my father used to
wash the mud off was
obviously cool, maybe even cold (I
remember him shivering). Maybe
the slightly abrasive mud combined
with cool stream water is just as
good as or even better than the
store bought remedy! Well… It was
worth a try! The next chance I had
I used mud. Even today, I use mud
when I don’t think I’ll have enough
time to wait for a shower. So, do
you want to know if I ever stripped
down for a mud bath??? The answer
is yes! However, most of the time I’d
simply take off my shirt and smear
my arm, neck and face. I have to
admit, it worked every time!
What has kept me from having to
take mud baths very often is wearing
(and washing after use) the proper
protective clothing while in the
woods. No matter how hot it gets,
I always wear boots, jeans, gloves,
wide brim hat and an unbuttoned
long sleeve shirt over a T-shirt. This
provides a barrier for my skin from
ivy oil exposure while also shielding
me from most insects and briars.
Poison ivy vines are a nuisance
to humans. But with proper
preparation, caution and care severe
reactions can be avoided. The good
news is poison ivy poses hardly any
threat to my precious trees. Their
vines simply use their trunks and
branches for support and typically
stay beneath its leaf canopy making
it harmless to the forest. Other vines
pose a greater threat. In my next
article I’ll explain this threat, why
it’s worse now than a generation ago
and what I’m doing to fight it. Until
then, try not to think about seeing
YOUR father stripped down in a
mud bath!
During winter, it’s easy to see the damage vines
inﬂict on trees, as they stretch up and out over the
tree’s canopy. Picture courtesy of Fyrne Lake

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TRADITIONS TIPS - with Richard A. Fagan
1. A fishing lure makes a great key ring. Get one that floats and
remember to remove all the hooks
2. When you can’t get that old gobbler to move, try scratching
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3. Rub yourself with a damp dryer sheet to repel mosquitoes.
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5. Be sure to pattern your shotgun before you hit the turkey
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TWRA NEWSTWRA NEWSTWRA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF 2017-18 CLEAN STREAM
GRANTS TO ASSIST WITH HABITAT PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency announces
the availability of grant dollars to
assist cities, schools, community
organizations, civic groups,
watershed organizations, and
conservation groups, etc., with
stream clean-up projects and
planting projects during the 2017-
18 fiscal year.
Five grants, at a maximum of
$1,000 each, are available for each
of TWRA’s four regional Aquatic
HabitatProtectionprojects(atotal
of $5,000 per region). The funds
will be obligated as grants, so the
grantee must have a nonprofit tax
number. The projects are to be
completed, the money spent, and
a report submitted by June 30,
2018. The application deadline
for this program is June 30, 2017.
The grant money could be used
tobuysuppliessuchasrakes,work
gloves, and garbage bags. Also, it
could be used to pay disposal fees
for solid waste and tire removal or
to provide promotional items like
project advertisement or T shirts
and refreshments for volunteer
support.
Grant proposals should include
the applicant organization’s
name, tax ID number, address,
phone, and name of a contact
person authorized to enter into
contractual agreement on behalf
of the organization. The proposal
should also include the name of
the stream, county or counties
involved, and the project area and
description.
Contact TWRA’s Della Sawyers
at (615) 781-6577 or by email
at della.sawyers@tn.gov with
any questions. For additional
information, interested persons
may also contact a regional
Aquatic Habitat Protection
Biologist at the TWRA regional
offices listed below:
Region 1: Allen Pyburn - 200
Lowell Thomas Drive - Jackson,
TN 38301 - (731) 423-5725 –
Email: Allen.Pyburn@tn.gov
Region 2: David Sims - P O Box
41489 - Nashville, TN 37204 -
(615) 781-6510 –
Email: David.M.Sims@tn.gov
Region 3: Bobby Brown -
464 Industrial Boulevard -
Crossville, TN 38555 - (931)
484-9571
Email: Bobby.Brown@tn.gov
Region 4: Rob Lindbom - 3030
Wildlife Way - Morristown, TN
37814 - (423) 587-7037
Email: Dennis.Lindbom@tn.gov

Robert “Doc” Jackson caught this
huge crappie on a big shiner minnow
at Pickwick Lake.
Robert “Doc” Jackson reeled in this
big bass on a big shiner minnow at
Pickwick Lake.
David Lowery Sr. caught this nice small-
mouth below Pickwick dam.
David Lowery Jr. caught this bass below Pick-
wick dam.

Here are the results of a great waterfowl hunt with Chris Mitchell,
Kim Masoud, Mark Cagle, Brent Earney, Roger Harris
and Remi.
Photo submitted by Roger Harris
Grady Garrett caught these two bass atKentucky Lake with the guidance fromhis big brother, John.
Photo submitted by Kyle Adkins
Grady Garrett caught this huge
bass at night.
Photo submitted by Kyle Adkins
Whether duck hunting or ﬁshing, Michael Bates of
Dyersburg, Tennessee loves the outdoors.
Photos submitted by Christen Wilson

Apply at www.FirstCNB.com
Welcome Home
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