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John's Journal... Entry 167, Day 3 SECRETS OF THE TAILRACE WITH JERRY CROOK Catching White Bass In The Tailrace EDITOR'S NOTE: Jerry Crook, of Gardendale, Alabama, a veteran Tennessee River angler, has more than 22 years of fishing experience. Crook operates Tailrace Guide Service, which focuses on live-bait fishing and provides anglers with the opportunity to catch several species of fish in a days outing. Wheeler, Wilson and Pickwick lakes on the Tennessee River in northwest Alabama has the furthermost range of smallmouth bass in Alabama. Wheeler Dam tailrace is one of the most well-known smallmouth areas in the nation with the Alabama state record for smallmouth caught here weighing 10 pounds, 8 ounces. This week, Crook will tell us his secrets for fishing the tailrace that will work in tailraces across the nation for a wide variety of fish. QUESTION:
One of my favorite fish caught almost all year long in the tailrace is
the white bass. Jerry, tell me some secrets to catching white bass. QUESTION:
How many are the most white bass you ever have caught in a day up here
Jerry? QUESTION: What kind of tackle are you using to catch
them? QUESTION: How do you locate the white bass? QUESTION: When is the best time of year to catch white
bass? For more information on fishing the tailrace, contact Jerry Crook at 1128 Meadow Drive, Gardendale, Alabama 35071 or call him at (home) 205-608-0933 or (cell) 205-243-6198. You can visit his website at www.alabamaoutdoors.net. TOMORROW: CATFISH IN THE TAILRACE
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Check back each day this week for more SECRETS OF THE TAILRACE WITH JERRY CROOK ... Day 1 - Smallmouth in the
Tailrace
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