[Zach Matthews]

Great looking water… and hair.

[Zach Matthews]

Well I’m disappointed there’s no responses, but I’ll throw a few more pics up here anyway.

Those were all just with the iphone, but that desk is going to be a great backdrop for fly photography, I can already tell.

Meanwhile this is the kind of furniture I was talking about (all of it very expensive since it’s kind of a one-off):

[Zach Matthews]

Thanks guys. As you know, Scott, Tracy was unhappy with our meagre 2 mile hike last time. So I was looking for something on the order of 6 in/6 out if I could find it.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Oh, you’re totally right, Corey. Sorry man, my bad.

[Zach Matthews]

Jay –

Do you basically have a complete hull again now?

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Hey Brian –

Interesting. What kind of effect are you seeing at, say, Rim Shoals? Can you still wade across to the island or is that going to be boat-only?

BTW I will have my Gheenoe when I come over.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Thanks Tim – I appreciate it man.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Dave –

Which ones are you speaking of? My experience with them has been in moving water on the Chattahoochee, both my own and watching others. It hasn’t been a pretty picture from a maneuverability standpoint and I’ve watched several people get themselves in trouble through inability to avoid obstacles. These were SUPs like the Versaboard, just as an example.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Hey Mike –

Did you take any pictures? I am jonesing for the West right now.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

<div class=”d4p-bbp-quote-title”>Jason DeBacker wrote:</div>
A few too many of the slimy fish on here…

 

Whoa… what exactly is that? A Kentucky? Really pretty.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Corey –

You had like a big road trip planned with sponsorship from Patagonia as I recall–or maybe it was just a project? Is that going off?

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Mike that’s a cool way you have your ride rigged there. My experience with SUPs has been that they are kinda barge-y when it comes to maneuvering in moving water. But for a still tailwater they would be ideal; might let you sneak up quietly on fish in the fall when they’re on the shoals.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

The Little Red is my old stomping grounds.  Here’s a map of the shoals:

And here’s an article about the watershed I wrote almost ten years ago:

Article: Siblings of the White

Generally speaking I would camp at JFK Park by the Dam but plan to range with water flows. Dripping Springs Shoal near Pangburn, Scroncher and Cow Shoals, and the area right by JFK Park below the Dam give you three good options so you can move around if they pulse water. The map has pulse times on it.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Not to mention Cody also has the only physical Sierra Trading Post store I’m aware of.  That’s the second best storefront in the West to me.  The first would be the Patagonia outlet in Dillon, Montana, just down the road from the taco bus.
Zach

[Zach Matthews]

That’s still awesome, Corey.  Did you wind up taking that big trip we talked about in the parking lot that day?

 

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

How do you find the stinger hook affects the overall action, Mike?
Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Awesome video dude!  I love how we can see you get towed around.  We have got to get you a net or a boga.

 

1:23 is hilarious!  But not as hilarious as 1:53.  And yet 2:46 is my favorite.

 

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

That’s awesome, Scott.  And hilarious.

[Zach Matthews]

That’s an enormous smallmouth.

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

A lot of hiking, glassing, and putting a stalk on.

That’s basically my dream hunt man. I hunt public land in North Georgia for whitetails, and it’s pretty craggy so I bring binoculars and glass. But I’m basically pretending; I’ve only ever seen/killed them in heavy brush back in the timber. I would *love* to get a long shot from a good rest and decent cover some day.

Zach

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