Huge Brown Caught!

[Quillback]

At that rate of growth there will be a world record swimming around Taney in a few years.  I would think once they get in that 20 lb. range they start eating stocker rainbows. 

[Travis Swift]

22 minutes ago, Quillback said:

At that rate of growth there will be a world record swimming around Taney in a few years.  I would think once they get in that 20 lb. range they start eating stocker rainbows. 

I agree and I've started to slowly experiment with throwing big swimbaits when I'm down there.  Nothing on them yet and hard to stick with them long when your only down there a couple times a year too.  I think a Huddleston would be the best bet but it's a soft plastic so can't be thrown in the trophy area but might be good to try in the summer along deeper bluffy type banks.  I want to keep trying and experimenting though.  i'll be down 9 days at thanksgiving so I'm hoping to dedicate more time to them then although I'm not sure where would be a good place to start that time of year for browns, not sure if they are done and headed back down or not.

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41 minutes ago, Quillback said:

I would think once they get in that 20 lb. range they start eating stocker rainbows. 

I don't think they need be 20 pounds to eat a stocker.  Me and Gary Flippin watched 20" browns coral stockers at Rim shoals about ten years ago.  They would charge in to eat them and some of the rainbows actually jumped up on the bank to get away.  The fish in my signature was 27 inches and could easily eat a stocker.  Unfortunately for him he bit a bugger. 

[Mitch f]

21 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I don't think they need be 20 pounds to eat a stocker.  Me and Gary Flippin watched 20" browns coral stockers at Rim shoals about ten years ago.  They would charge in to eat them and some of the rainbows actually jumped up on the bank to get away.  The fish in my signature was 27 inches and could easily eat a stocker.  Unfortunately for him he bit a bugger. 

You don't need big lures!! 😂 

I saw Billethead at a party the other day, or maybe this was you Pete!!😂😂😂

 

 

[Travis Swift]

no you don't, both of these were caught on flies basically.  I just thought it would be fun to try and catch one on a swimbait.  I've gotten kind of hooked on them for big bass and I kind of consider a big brown that kind of a deal too.  where do you guys think these fish spend most of their year?  I'm guessing deep water below fall creek, probably from trout hollow down to the monkey island area.  Maybe in the brushpiles/laydowns or even deeper?  do we think there are big ones like this down below the landing? I know in fishing down well below the landing that there are a lot of smaller bait fish, bluegill, crappie, shad, small trout etc.  I wonder if some of these giants are down that way with such an easy meal so readily available and deeper water?  Kind of hope Phil chimes in. 

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24 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

I saw Billethead at a party the other day, or maybe this was you Pete!!😂😂😂

Had to be BH, I work and have to get up early.

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Had to be BH, I work and have to get up early.

         Hey I get up early !     Plus those guys grow hair and don't have perfect heads to show off. 

BilletHead

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Early afternoon?  Or real early like the crack of noon.

[BilletHead]

1 minute ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Early afternoon?  Or real early like the crack of noon.

      Lets see when I had someone to teal with me last week first day two thirty AM. From that day on until Monday, of this week it was between three thirty and four AM. Now I have no one to help in the spots I cannot do on my own five AM is the norm. Of course I may hit the pillow between eight and eight thirty in the evenings and miss Joe D's posts until the next morning .

BilletHead