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S7, Ep 22: Spring Awakening: East Tennessee Fishing with Ellis Ward · The Articulate Fly

• 0:00
  Hey
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  folks,
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  it's
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  Marvin
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  Cash,
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  the
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  host
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  of
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  the
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  Articulate
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  Fly.
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  We're
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  back
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  with
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  another
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  East
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  Tennessee
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  fishing
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  report
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  with
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  Ellis
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  Ward.
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  Ellis,
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  how
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  are
• 0:10
  you?
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  I
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  am
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  doing
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  well,
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  Marv,
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  how
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  are
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  you?
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  And
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  as
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  always,
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  I'm
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  just
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  trying
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  to
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  stay
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  out
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  of
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  trouble.
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  And
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  you're
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  hot.
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  Back
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  from
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  the,
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  what
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  is
• 0:18
  it?
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  The
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  Eastern
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  Kentucky
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  Muskie
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  Classic.
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  Kentucky
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  River
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  Muskie
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  Classic.
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  You're
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  pretty
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  darn
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  close
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  and
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  yeah,
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  fresh
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  freshly
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  from
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  that
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  to
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  four
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  trips
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  and
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  some
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  days
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  with
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  both
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  my
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  four
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  month
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  old
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  son
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  and
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  six
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  year
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  old
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  daughter.
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  So
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  we
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  are
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  all
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  over
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  the
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  place.
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  Interesting.
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  And
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  you're
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  still
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  on
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  the
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  wagon,
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  right?
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  Barely,
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  barely.
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  Sort
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  of
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  just
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  getting
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  dragged,
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  but
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  I
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  got
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  a
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  couple
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  fingers
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  stuck
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  in
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  between
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  the
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  boards.
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  Well,
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  we'll
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  hang
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  in
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  there.
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  So
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  you
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  know
• 1:03
  what,
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  tell
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  us,
• 1:04
  give
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  us
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  a
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  30,000
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  foot
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  recap
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  of
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  the
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  Muskie
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  Classic.
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  I
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  would
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  imagine
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  it
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  was
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  gas
• 1:09
  station
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  food,
• 1:10
  crappy
• 1:11
  weather,
• 1:11
  but
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  some
• 1:12
  fish
• 1:12
  were
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  caught
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  and
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  I
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  imagine,
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  you
• 1:14
  know,
• 1:14
  as
• 1:14
  we're
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  starting
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  to
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  warm
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  up,
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  things
• 1:16
  are
• 1:16
  looking
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  better
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  on
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  the
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  South
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  Holston
• 1:17
  and
• 1:17
  the
• 1:18
  Watauga
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  as
• 1:18
  well.
• 1:20
  Yeah,
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  so
• 1:23
  I,
• 1:24
  I
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  had
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  my
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  jet
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  boat
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  knocked
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  off
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  of
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  my
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  trailer
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  on
• 1:29
  the
• 1:29
  way
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  to
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  the
• 1:30
  tournament
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  and
• 1:34
  while
• 1:34
  I
• 1:34
  was
• 1:35
  moving
• 1:35
  it
• 1:35
  got
• 1:35
  swiped
• 1:36
  and
• 1:39
  shout
• 1:39
  out
• 1:39
  to
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  the
• 1:40
  1976
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  Aluma
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  Weld
• 1:42
  and
• 1:42
  the
• 1:43
  Suzuki
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  2
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  stroke
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  4028
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  jet
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  position
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  correctly,
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  might
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  I
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  add.
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  Despite
• 1:51
  sparks
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  flying
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  and
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  that
• 1:53
  car
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  putting
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  a
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  decent
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  gash
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  into
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  the
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  side
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  of
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  the
• 1:56
  boat,
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  we
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  were
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  able
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  to
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  fish
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  for
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  two
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  days,
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  really
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  hard
• 2:01
  one.
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  The
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  second
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  day
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  we
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  were
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  blasting
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  through
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  a
• 2:05
  log
• 2:06
  jam
• 2:07
  trying
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  to
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  get
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  up
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  into
• 2:08
  some
• 2:08
  clear
• 2:09
  water
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  and
• 2:12
  spoiler
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  alert,
• 2:13
  the
• 2:13
  muskies
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  were
• 2:14
  not
• 2:14
  there.
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  We
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  did
• 2:16
  end
• 2:16
  up
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  seeing
• 2:17
  two,
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  but
• 2:18
  nothing
• 2:18
  to
• 2:18
  the
• 2:19
  boat.
• 2:19
  Kind
• 2:20
  of
• 2:20
  the
• 2:20
  same
• 2:20
  story
• 2:20
  for
• 2:20
  a
• 2:21
  number
• 2:21
  of
• 2:21
  people.
• 2:21
  And
• 2:23
  it's,
• 2:24
  you
• 2:24
  know,
• 2:24
  one
• 2:25
  of
• 2:25
  the,
• 2:25
  one
• 2:25
  of
• 2:25
  the
• 2:25
  forks
• 2:26
  was
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  I,
• 2:30
  I
• 2:30
  think
• 2:30
  this
• 2:31
  year
• 2:31
  was
• 2:31
  a
• 2:31
  better
• 2:31
  turnout
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  and,
• 2:32
  and
• 2:32
  the
• 2:32
  water
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  generally
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  speaking
• 2:33
  was
• 2:34
  better.
• 2:34
  But
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  last
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  year
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  we
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  were
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  there
• 2:38
  like
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  I
• 2:39
  know
• 2:39
  we
• 2:39
  had
• 2:39
  this
• 2:40
  conversation
• 2:40
  last
• 2:40
  time
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  about,
• 2:41
  ended
• 2:42
  up
• 2:42
  being
• 2:43
  about
• 2:43
  some
• 2:44
  prefrontal
• 2:44
  talk
• 2:45
  or
• 2:45
  barometer
• 2:46
  talk
• 2:46
  too.
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  But
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  last
• 2:50
  year
• 2:50
  was
• 2:50
  just
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  like
• 2:51
  the
• 2:51
  day
• 2:52
  after
• 2:54
  the,
• 2:54
  the
• 2:54
  crest
• 2:55
  of
• 2:56
  a,
• 2:56
  you
• 2:56
  know,
• 2:57
  everything
• 2:57
  was
• 2:58
  blown.
• 2:59
  And
• 3:02
  I
• 3:02
  mean
• 3:02
  this
• 3:02
  year
• 3:03
  there
• 3:03
  were
• 3:03
  some
• 3:03
  of
• 3:03
  these
• 3:03
  businesses
• 3:04
  where
• 3:04
  we're
• 3:04
  talking,
• 3:05
  you
• 3:06
  know,
• 3:06
  Campden
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  and
• 3:07
  Bedeville
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  the,
• 3:08
  you
• 3:08
  know,
• 3:08
  Irvine,
• 3:09
  Kentucky,
• 3:10
  small,
• 3:11
  small
• 3:12
  towns.
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  And
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  it's,
• 3:17
  it
• 3:17
  was
• 3:17
  a
• 3:18
  week
• 3:19
  after
• 3:21
  like
• 3:21
  catastrophic,
• 3:23
  not
• 3:23
  Helene
• 3:24
  level,
• 3:24
  but
• 3:25
  man,
• 3:25
  you're
• 3:26
  looking
• 3:26
  around
• 3:26
  trees,
• 3:28
  it's
• 3:28
  10,
• 3:29
  12ft
• 3:30
  up
• 3:30
  in
• 3:30
  the
• 3:31
  air.
• 3:31
  Like
• 3:34
  I'm
• 3:34
  excited
• 3:35
  the
• 3:35
  number
• 3:36
  of,
• 3:36
  you
• 3:36
  know,
• 3:37
  part
• 3:37
  of
• 3:37
  me,
• 3:39
  part
• 3:39
  of
• 3:39
  me
• 3:39
  hurts.
• 3:40
  A
• 3:40
  little
• 3:40
  bit
• 3:40
  for
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  know
• 3:42
  I
• 3:42
  know
• 3:42
  Dave's
• 3:43
  put
• 3:43
  on
• 3:43
  a
• 3:44
  great
• 3:44
  event
• 3:44
  for
• 3:44
  two
• 3:44
  years
• 3:45
  in
• 3:45
  a
• 3:45
  row
• 3:45
  and
• 3:47
  hasn't
• 3:48
  complained
• 3:48
  at
• 3:48
  all.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:49
  it's
• 3:49
  just
• 3:49
  like
• 3:50
  the
• 3:50
  conditions
• 3:51
  were
• 3:51
  just
• 3:51
  not
• 3:52
  favorable
• 3:53
  and
• 3:54
  but
• 3:55
  that's
• 3:55
  part
• 3:55
  of
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  fun
• 3:56
  is
• 3:56
  but
• 3:56
  I
• 3:56
  mean
• 3:56
  that's
• 3:57
  and
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  beauty
• 3:57
  of
• 3:58
  that
• 3:58
  tournament
• 3:58
  is
• 3:58
  it's,
• 3:59
  it's
• 4:00
  the.
• 4:00
  The
• 4:00
  main
• 4:01
  stems
• 4:02
  Middle
• 4:02
  South
• 4:02
  North
• 4:03
  Fork
• 4:03
  and
• 4:03
  then
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  know
• 4:05
  the
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  combined
• 4:06
  altogether.
• 4:07
  But
• 4:08
  then
• 4:08
  like
• 4:09
  we
• 4:09
  fished
• 4:09
  a
• 4:09
  little
• 4:10
  bit
• 4:10
  of
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  main
• 4:10
  stem
• 4:10
  but
• 4:13
  it's
• 4:13
  all
• 4:13
  these
• 4:13
  tributaries
• 4:14
  that
• 4:15
  you're
• 4:15
  talking
• 4:15
  about
• 4:15
  these
• 4:16
  creeks
• 4:16
  that
• 4:16
  I'm
• 4:16
  taking
• 4:17
  a
• 4:17
  jet
• 4:17
  boat
• 4:17
  up
• 4:18
  for
• 4:18
  30
• 4:19
  minutes
• 4:19
  on
• 4:19
  a
• 4:20
  full
• 4:20
  rip.
• 4:22
  It's
• 4:22
  8,
• 4:23
  10,
• 4:23
  15ft
• 4:24
  deep
• 4:24
  with
• 4:25
  20
• 4:25
  foot
• 4:25
  holes
• 4:26
  and
• 4:28
  there's
• 4:28
  low
• 4:28
  head
• 4:29
  dams
• 4:29
  throughout
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  river
• 4:30
  like
• 4:30
  you
• 4:30
  see
• 4:30
  on
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  James
• 4:31
  and
• 4:33
  you
• 4:34
  know
• 4:34
  I
• 4:34
  have
• 4:34
  a
• 4:34
  jet
• 4:34
  and
• 4:35
  like
• 4:35
  in.
• 4:35
  In
• 4:36
  those
• 4:36
  conditions
• 4:37
  that's
• 4:37
  arguably
• 4:38
  not
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  right
• 4:38
  tool
• 4:39
  for
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  job.
• 4:39
  There's
• 4:40
  so
• 4:40
  much
• 4:40
  musky
• 4:41
  water
• 4:41
  around
• 4:41
  there
• 4:42
  that
• 4:43
  there's
• 4:43
  probably
• 4:44
  better
• 4:44
  access
• 4:44
  with
• 4:46
  a
• 4:46
  rafter
• 4:47
  you
• 4:47
  know
• 4:47
  slipping
• 4:48
  a
• 4:48
  canoe
• 4:48
  down
• 4:49
  a
• 4:49
  hill
• 4:49
  and
• 4:51
  yeah
• 4:51
  428
• 4:53
  miles
• 4:53
  of
• 4:53
  Muskie
• 4:54
  holding
• 4:55
  water
• 4:56
  is
• 4:57
  is
• 4:58
  pretty
• 4:58
  cool.
• 4:58
  So
• 4:59
  I
• 5:00
  think
• 5:00
  you
• 5:01
  know
• 5:01
  a
• 5:01
  number
• 5:01
  of
• 5:01
  guys
• 5:01
  were
• 5:02
  there
• 5:02
  number
• 5:03
  of
• 5:03
  teams
• 5:03
  were
• 5:03
  there
• 5:05
  up
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  week
• 5:06
  prior
• 5:06
  and
• 5:07
  I
• 5:08
  just.
• 5:08
  I'm
• 5:09
  excited
• 5:09
  for
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  years
• 5:10
  to
• 5:11
  come
• 5:11
  and
• 5:11
  it
• 5:11
  just.
• 5:11
  It
• 5:11
  feels
• 5:12
  like
• 5:12
  something
• 5:12
  that's
• 5:12
  just
• 5:13
  going
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  keep
• 5:13
  getting
• 5:13
  bigger
• 5:14
  and
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  that's
• 5:16
  after
• 5:17
  two
• 5:17
  years
• 5:17
  where
• 5:18
  there
• 5:18
  was
• 5:19
  I
• 5:19
  mean
• 5:19
  really
• 5:20
  catastrophic
• 5:20
  flooding
• 5:21
  like
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  week
• 5:22
  prior
• 5:22
  for
• 5:23
  both.
• 5:23
  So
• 5:26
  it's
• 5:27
  man
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  potential
• 5:29
  there
• 5:30
  is
• 5:30
  just
• 5:30
  so
• 5:30
  high
• 5:30
  and
• 5:30
  it's
• 5:31
  already
• 5:31
  so
• 5:31
  fun.
• 5:33
  So
• 5:34
  it
• 5:34
  was
• 5:35
  another
• 5:35
  good
• 5:35
  year.
• 5:35
  I
• 5:36
  will
• 5:38
  ungracefully
• 5:39
  move
• 5:40
  on
• 5:40
  to
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  Tog
• 5:43
  and
• 5:43
  the
• 5:43
  South
• 5:43
  Holston
• 5:44
  actually
• 5:44
  producing
• 5:45
  bugs
• 5:45
  which
• 5:46
  is
• 5:47
  I
• 5:48
  don't
• 5:48
  sound
• 5:48
  as
• 5:49
  excited
• 5:49
  as
• 5:50
  I
• 5:51
  am
• 5:51
  or
• 5:51
  as
• 5:51
  I
• 5:52
  was
• 5:54
  there.
• 5:54
  There
• 5:54
  are
• 5:55
  days
• 5:55
  where
• 5:58
  the
• 5:59
  conditions
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  the
• 6:01
  atmosphere,
• 6:01
  the
• 6:02
  cloud
• 6:02
  cover,
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  barometer
• 6:03
  water
• 6:04
  levels.
• 6:05
  All
• 6:05
  that
• 6:05
  stuff
• 6:05
  is.
• 6:06
  Is
• 6:07
  telling
• 6:07
  me
• 6:07
  there's
• 6:07
  going
• 6:08
  to
• 6:08
  be
• 6:08
  a
• 6:08
  blanket
• 6:08
  blue
• 6:09
  wing
• 6:09
  hatch
• 6:10
  and
• 6:11
  dry
• 6:12
  fly
• 6:12
  fishing
• 6:12
  in
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  snow
• 6:13
  and
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  know
• 6:14
  like
• 6:14
  all
• 6:14
  this
• 6:14
  stuff
• 6:16
  over
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  last
• 6:16
  five
• 6:17
  years
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  it's
• 6:17
  just
• 6:18
  been
• 6:19
  because
• 6:19
  of.
• 6:20
  The
• 6:21
  only
• 6:21
  thing
• 6:21
  I
• 6:22
  can
• 6:22
  attribute
• 6:22
  this
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  is
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  amount
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  still
• 6:25
  like
• 6:25
  very
• 6:25
  fine
• 6:26
  particulate
• 6:27
  from
• 6:27
  Helene
• 6:28
  is
• 6:28
  reading
• 6:29
  haven't
• 6:30
  interviewed
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  bugs
• 6:31
  yet
• 6:31
  but
• 6:31
  reading
• 6:31
  to
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  bugs
• 6:34
  you
• 6:34
  know
• 6:35
  still
• 6:35
  too
• 6:35
  dangerous
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  to
• 6:37
  try
• 6:37
  to
• 6:37
  get
• 6:37
  up
• 6:38
  just
• 6:38
  like
• 6:38
  they're
• 6:38
  not
• 6:39
  going
• 6:39
  to
• 6:39
  come
• 6:39
  up
• 6:39
  in
• 6:39
  a
• 6:39
  whole
• 6:40
  lot
• 6:40
  of
• 6:40
  water
• 6:41
  but
• 6:41
  this
• 6:41
  with
• 6:42
  a
• 6:42
  couple
• 6:42
  warmer
• 6:43
  days
• 6:43
  and
• 6:43
  I
• 6:43
  think
• 6:44
  you
• 6:45
  know
• 6:45
  all
• 6:45
  these
• 6:46
  plants,
• 6:46
  insects,
• 6:47
  fish
• 6:47
  can
• 6:47
  can
• 6:48
  feel
• 6:48
  the
• 6:48
  the
• 6:49
  day's
• 6:49
  lengthening
• 6:51
  it
• 6:51
  was
• 6:52
  just,
• 6:52
  just
• 6:53
  popping
• 6:54
  off.
• 6:54
  I
• 6:55
  mean
• 6:55
  if
• 6:55
  there's
• 6:55
  ever
• 6:55
  a.
• 6:57
  We're
• 6:57
  worried
• 6:58
  about
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  number
• 6:58
  of
• 6:58
  fish
• 6:58
  in
• 6:58
  this
• 6:59
  tail
• 6:59
  water
• 6:59
  it's
• 7:00
  like
• 7:00
  well
• 7:00
  now
• 7:00
  they're
• 7:01
  tail
• 7:01
  water
• 7:01
  fish
• 7:01
  and
• 7:02
  they're.
• 7:02
  Their
• 7:02
  job
• 7:03
  is
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  not
• 7:03
  die.
• 7:03
  You
• 7:04
  go
• 7:04
  out
• 7:04
  on
• 7:04
  a
• 7:04
  day
• 7:04
  like
• 7:05
  Friday
• 7:08
  with
• 7:09
  some
• 7:10
  sections
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  river
• 7:11
  that
• 7:11
  aren't
• 7:12
  even
• 7:12
  good
• 7:12
  dry
• 7:13
  fly
• 7:13
  stretches.
• 7:14
  Just
• 7:14
  popping
• 7:17
  bank
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  bank
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  entire
• 7:18
  stretch
• 7:19
  moving
• 7:19
  water,
• 7:20
  flat
• 7:20
  water.
• 7:22
  Little
• 7:23
  caddis
• 7:23
  blue
• 7:24
  wings,
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  know,
• 7:25
  big
• 7:25
  blue
• 7:26
  wings.
• 7:26
  Little
• 7:26
  blue
• 7:27
  wings.
• 7:27
  We
• 7:27
  got
• 7:28
  checking
• 7:28
  rocks
• 7:29
  and
• 7:29
  seeing
• 7:29
  the,
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  daisy
• 7:30
  chains
• 7:31
  of
• 7:31
  cat.
• 7:31
  The.
• 7:31
  The
• 7:31
  big
• 7:32
  Cattus
• 7:32
  and
• 7:33
  seeing
• 7:33
  a
• 7:33
  couple
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  those
• 7:34
  fluttering
• 7:34
  around.
• 7:36
  Sulfur's
• 7:37
  are
• 7:37
  right
• 7:37
  around
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  corner.
• 7:38
  Like
• 7:38
  it's.
• 7:39
  That
• 7:40
  was.
• 7:41
  That
• 7:41
  was
• 7:41
  a
• 7:42
  much
• 7:42
  needed.
• 7:43
  Okay.
• 7:43
  This
• 7:43
  is
• 7:43
  still
• 7:44
  here
• 7:46
  because
• 7:47
  it's
• 7:47
  been
• 7:47
  a
• 7:48
  lot
• 7:48
  of
• 7:48
  bug
• 7:48
  free
• 7:48
  days
• 7:49
  and
• 7:50
  a
• 7:50
  lot
• 7:50
  of
• 7:50
  work
• 7:51
  on
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  streamer
• 7:51
  front
• 7:52
  which,
• 7:52
  which
• 7:52
  is
• 7:52
  always
• 7:53
  good
• 7:53
  but
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  you
• 7:54
  like
• 7:55
  those
• 7:55
  little
• 7:56
  hour
• 7:56
  or
• 7:56
  two
• 7:57
  breaks
• 7:57
  fishing
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  risers.
• 7:59
  So
• 8:01
  yeah
• 8:02
  things
• 8:02
  are
• 8:02
  feeling
• 8:04
  pretty
• 8:05
  springy
• 8:06
  if
• 8:06
  you
• 8:07
  will.
• 8:07
  And
• 8:08
  so
• 8:08
  it's.
• 8:09
  Especially
• 8:09
  with
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  temps,
• 8:10
  it's
• 8:12
  feeling
• 8:12
  like.
• 8:12
  That'S
• 8:13
  right
• 8:13
  around
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  corner
• 8:14
  and
• 8:15
  ironically
• 8:15
  it
• 8:16
  is.
• 8:16
  And
• 8:16
  shifting
• 8:16
  gears
• 8:17
  even
• 8:17
  one
• 8:18
  more
• 8:18
  time
• 8:18
  for
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  got
• 8:18
  a
• 8:19
  question
• 8:19
  from
• 8:19
  Marty
• 8:20
  Maves
• 8:20
  and
• 8:20
  he
• 8:21
  wanted
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  get
• 8:21
  your
• 8:21
  thoughts
• 8:21
  on
• 8:22
  you
• 8:22
  know,
• 8:23
  kind
• 8:23
  of
• 8:23
  what
• 8:23
  you
• 8:23
  look
• 8:24
  for
• 8:25
  in
• 8:25
  the
• 8:26
  creeks
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  rivers
• 8:26
  in
• 8:26
  East
• 8:27
  Tennessee
• 8:27
  for
• 8:27
  spring
• 8:28
  smallmouth.
• 8:31
  Yeah,
• 8:32
  so
• 8:32
  I,
• 8:33
  I'm
• 8:34
  just
• 8:34
  going
• 8:34
  to
• 8:34
  attack
• 8:35
  this
• 8:35
  a
• 8:35
  couple
• 8:35
  different
• 8:35
  ways
• 8:36
  and
• 8:36
  also
• 8:37
  do
• 8:37
  so
• 8:37
  somewhat
• 8:38
  lightly
• 8:40
  just
• 8:41
  because
• 8:41
  I,
• 8:42
  I've
• 8:42
  spent
• 8:43
  a
• 8:43
  lot
• 8:43
  of
• 8:43
  time
• 8:44
  fishing
• 8:44
  for
• 8:45
  smallmouth
• 8:46
  throughout
• 8:47
  my
• 8:47
  life
• 8:47
  and
• 8:48
  in
• 8:48
  East
• 8:48
  Tennessee.
• 8:49
  But
• 8:49
  that's
• 8:50
  just
• 8:50
  an
• 8:50
  area
• 8:50
  where
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  know,
• 8:51
  musk,
• 8:51
  muskie
• 8:52
  and.
• 8:53
  And
• 8:54
  brown
• 8:54
  trout
• 8:56
  have
• 8:57
  been
• 8:57
  my
• 8:57
  focus.
• 8:58
  But
• 8:58
  for
• 8:59
  so,
• 8:59
  so
• 9:00
  first
• 9:02
  just
• 9:03
  approaching
• 9:04
  you
• 9:05
  know,
• 9:05
  water.
• 9:07
  I
• 9:07
  would
• 9:07
  say
• 9:07
  that
• 9:07
  if
• 9:08
  you're
• 9:08
  just
• 9:08
  blue
• 9:09
  lining
• 9:11
  you
• 9:12
  can
• 9:12
  go
• 9:12
  from
• 9:14
  the,
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  major
• 9:15
  rivers
• 9:16
  that
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  know,
• 9:17
  have
• 9:17
  smallmouth
• 9:18
  in
• 9:18
  them
• 9:19
  and
• 9:21
  you
• 9:21
  know
• 9:21
  we'll
• 9:21
  just
• 9:22
  say
• 9:22
  the
• 9:22
  French
• 9:22
  Broad
• 9:22
  and
• 9:22
  the
• 9:23
  Nolichucky
• 9:23
  for
• 9:23
  example.
• 9:27
  And
• 9:27
  then.
• 9:28
  And
• 9:28
  from
• 9:29
  there
• 9:29
  you
• 9:29
  start
• 9:29
  looking
• 9:30
  for
• 9:30
  you
• 9:31
  know
• 9:31
  this
• 9:31
  would
• 9:31
  be
• 9:31
  like
• 9:32
  my,
• 9:33
  my
• 9:33
  blue
• 9:33
  line
• 9:34
  trajectory.
• 9:35
  If,
• 9:36
  if
• 9:36
  you
• 9:36
  are
• 9:36
  looking
• 9:37
  on
• 9:37
  a.
• 9:38
  On
• 9:39
  maps
• 9:39
  where
• 9:39
  you
• 9:40
  have
• 9:42
  the
• 9:43
  ability
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  look
• 9:43
  at
• 9:44
  elevation
• 9:44
  changes
• 9:45
  and
• 9:46
  you
• 9:47
  know
• 9:47
  find.
• 9:47
  Finding
• 9:48
  any
• 9:48
  of
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  like
• 9:49
  satellite
• 9:49
  imagery
• 9:50
  where
• 9:50
  there's
• 9:53
  you
• 9:53
  know,
• 9:53
  lots
• 9:53
  of
• 9:54
  structure
• 9:54
  and
• 9:54
  riffly
• 9:55
  stuff
• 9:55
  and
• 9:55
  drops
• 9:56
  in
• 9:56
  elevation.
• 9:58
  Those,
• 9:59
  those
• 9:59
  are
• 9:59
  assuming
• 10:00
  you're
• 10:00
  going
• 10:00
  out
• 10:01
  in
• 10:01
  the.
• 10:02
  The
• 10:02
  right
• 10:02
  time
• 10:03
  frame
• 10:03
  which
• 10:03
  we'll
• 10:04
  get
• 10:04
  to.
• 10:06
  I
• 10:06
  would
• 10:06
  say
• 10:06
  those
• 10:06
  are
• 10:07
  good
• 10:07
  places
• 10:07
  to
• 10:08
  target
• 10:08
  and
• 10:10
  you
• 10:10
  know,
• 10:10
  up
• 10:10
  up
• 10:11
  from
• 10:11
  there
• 10:11
  in
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  tributaries
• 10:13
  or
• 10:13
  just
• 10:13
  like
• 10:14
  near
• 10:14
  those
• 10:15
  zones.
• 10:19
  And
• 10:20
  then
• 10:20
  the
• 10:20
  next
• 10:20
  would
• 10:21
  be
• 10:21
  you
• 10:21
  know,
• 10:22
  looking
• 10:22
  at
• 10:22
  those
• 10:23
  tributaries
• 10:24
  and,
• 10:25
  and
• 10:26
  finding
• 10:26
  like
• 10:27
  near
• 10:27
  the
• 10:27
  mouths
• 10:27
  and,
• 10:28
  and
• 10:28
  not
• 10:29
  terribly
• 10:29
  far
• 10:29
  up
• 10:30
  them
• 10:30
  but
• 10:33
  finding
• 10:33
  some
• 10:34
  of
• 10:34
  those
• 10:34
  that
• 10:34
  are
• 10:35
  are
• 10:35
  starting
• 10:36
  to
• 10:36
  approach
• 10:37
  the
• 10:38
  you
• 10:38
  know,
• 10:38
  upper
• 10:39
  40s,
• 10:39
  low
• 10:40
  50s
• 10:41
  temperatures
• 10:42
  and,
• 10:44
  and,
• 10:45
  and
• 10:45
  look
• 10:45
  for
• 10:46
  I
• 10:46
  mean
• 10:46
  in
• 10:46
  a
• 10:47
  lot
• 10:47
  of
• 10:47
  these
• 10:47
  places,
• 10:47
  man
• 10:48
  you're
• 10:48
  going
• 10:48
  to
• 10:48
  see,
• 10:50
  you're
• 10:51
  going
• 10:51
  to
• 10:51
  see
• 10:51
  Catus
• 10:51
  start
• 10:52
  going.
• 10:52
  You're
• 10:53
  going
• 10:53
  to
• 10:53
  see,
• 10:53
  you're
• 10:53
  going
• 10:54
  to
• 10:54
  see
• 10:54
  food,
• 10:54
  you're
• 10:54
  going
• 10:54
  to
• 10:54
  see
• 10:55
  crawdads,
• 10:55
  you're
• 10:55
  going
• 10:55
  to
• 10:56
  see
• 10:58
  Shad
• 10:59
  schooling
• 11:00
  up
• 11:00
  if
• 11:01
  there's,
• 11:01
  there's
• 11:01
  certain
• 11:02
  you
• 11:02
  know,
• 11:02
  stretches
• 11:03
  of
• 11:03
  creek
• 11:04
  that'll
• 11:04
  be
• 11:05
  coming
• 11:06
  into
• 11:07
  these
• 11:10
  TVA
• 11:10
  managed
• 11:11
  not
• 11:12
  not
• 11:12
  tailwater
• 11:13
  propers
• 11:14
  but
• 11:14
  like
• 11:14
  part
• 11:15
  of
• 11:15
  the,
• 11:16
  the
• 11:16
  tail
• 11:16
  water
• 11:17
  reservoir
• 11:18
  system
• 11:18
  throughout
• 11:19
  the
• 11:19
  tva.
• 11:20
  So
• 11:21
  sections
• 11:21
  of
• 11:21
  the
• 11:21
  Clinch,
• 11:22
  sections
• 11:22
  of
• 11:23
  the
• 11:23
  Holston
• 11:24
  proper,
• 11:29
  you
• 11:29
  know,
• 11:29
  not
• 11:30
  to
• 11:30
  give
• 11:30
  away
• 11:30
  too
• 11:30
  many
• 11:31
  spots
• 11:31
  but
• 11:31
  like
• 11:32
  there's,
• 11:34
  there's
• 11:35
  so
• 11:35
  much
• 11:35
  water
• 11:35
  around
• 11:36
  here
• 11:36
  that,
• 11:36
  that
• 11:36
  I
• 11:37
  think
• 11:37
  people
• 11:40
  you
• 11:40
  know
• 11:40
  you
• 11:40
  tend
• 11:40
  to
• 11:40
  look
• 11:41
  at
• 11:41
  the
• 11:41
  Nola
• 11:41
  Chucky
• 11:42
  or
• 11:42
  the
• 11:42
  French
• 11:42
  Broad
• 11:43
  or
• 11:43
  the
• 11:43
  Doe
• 11:43
  or
• 11:44
  the
• 11:44
  Wholesome
• 11:44
  proper
• 11:45
  and
• 11:47
  you
• 11:47
  know
• 11:47
  I'm,
• 11:47
  I'm
• 11:48
  not
• 11:48
  going
• 11:48
  to
• 11:48
  give
• 11:49
  any
• 11:49
  other
• 11:50
  names
• 11:50
  because
• 11:51
  so
• 11:51
  many
• 11:52
  people
• 11:52
  have
• 11:52
  their
• 11:52
  favorite
• 11:53
  spots
• 11:53
  that
• 11:53
  are,
• 11:54
  that
• 11:54
  are
• 11:55
  not
• 11:55
  any
• 11:55
  of
• 11:55
  those.
• 11:56
  And
• 11:57
  same
• 11:57
  with
• 11:58
  trout
• 11:58
  man.
• 11:58
  I
• 11:59
  I,
• 11:59
  you
• 11:59
  know
• 11:59
  I'm
• 11:59
  in
• 11:59
  Jonesboro
• 12:00
  about
• 12:00
  10
• 12:00
  minutes
• 12:01
  from
• 12:01
  Johnson
• 12:01
  City
• 12:02
  and
• 12:05
  just
• 12:06
  a
• 12:07
  a
• 12:07
  10
• 12:07
  minute
• 12:08
  drive
• 12:08
  down
• 12:08
  the
• 12:08
  road
• 12:10
  I
• 12:10
  was,
• 12:11
  I
• 12:11
  took
• 12:11
  my
• 12:11
  6
• 12:12
  year
• 12:12
  old
• 12:12
  and
• 12:13
  just
• 12:13
  blind
• 12:14
  casting
• 12:14
  dry
• 12:15
  flies
• 12:15
  and
• 12:15
  getting
• 12:16
  wild
• 12:16
  rainbows
• 12:17
  and
• 12:17
  like
• 12:17
  that
• 12:17
  that
• 12:19
  it's
• 12:19
  a
• 12:19
  pretty
• 12:20
  small
• 12:20
  mountain
• 12:21
  stream,
• 12:21
  spring
• 12:21
  fed
• 12:22
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• 12:22
  like
• 12:22
  that's
• 12:22
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• 12:22
  trout
• 12:23
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• 12:23
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• 12:25
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• 12:25
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• 12:25
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• 12:26
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• 12:26
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• 12:26
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• 12:26
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• 12:26
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• 12:27
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• 12:27
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• 12:27
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• 12:27
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• 12:28
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• 12:28
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• 12:28
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• 12:29
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• 12:29
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• 12:31
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• 12:31
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• 12:31
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• 12:31
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• 12:31
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• 12:32
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• 12:32
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• 12:33
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• 12:33
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• 12:33
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• 12:34
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• 12:34
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• 12:34
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• 12:34
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• 12:35
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• 12:35
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• 12:35
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• 12:35
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• 12:36
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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• 12:38
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• 12:38
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• 12:40
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• 12:41
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• 12:41
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• 12:41
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• 12:42
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• 12:42
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• 12:42
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• 12:42
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• 12:45
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• 12:45
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• 12:45
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• 12:45
  East
• 12:46
  Tennessee
• 12:46
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• 12:48
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• 12:49
  a
• 12:49
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• 12:49
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• 12:49
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• 12:49
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• 12:50
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• 12:50
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• 12:52
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• 12:52
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• 12:52
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• 12:52
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• 12:53
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• 12:53
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• 12:53
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• 12:53
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• 12:53
  a
• 12:53
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• 12:54
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• 12:54
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• 12:55
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• 12:55
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• 12:55
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• 12:55
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• 12:56
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• 12:56
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• 12:56
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• 12:56
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• 12:56
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• 12:57
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• 12:57
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• 12:57
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• 12:57
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• 12:57
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• 12:57
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• 12:58
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• 12:59
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• 12:59
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• 12:59
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• 12:59
  a
• 12:59
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• 13:00
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• 13:00
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• 13:00
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• 13:00
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• 13:00
  them
• 13:00
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• 13:01
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• 13:02
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• 13:03
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• 13:03
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• 13:04
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• 13:05
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• 13:05
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• 13:05
  go.
• 13:05
  Well
• 13:05
  you
• 13:05
  know
• 13:06
  folks,
• 13:06
  we,
• 13:06
  we
• 13:06
  love
• 13:07
  questions
• 13:07
  on
• 13:07
  the
• 13:07
  articulate
• 13:08
  fly.
• 13:08
  You
• 13:08
  can
• 13:08
  email
• 13:09
  me
• 13:09
  DM
• 13:10
  me
• 13:10
  on
• 13:10
  social
• 13:10
  media,
• 13:10
  whatever
• 13:11
  is
• 13:11
  easiest
• 13:11
  for
• 13:11
  you.
• 13:12
  And
• 13:12
  if
• 13:13
  we
• 13:13
  use
• 13:13
  your
• 13:13
  question
• 13:13
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• 13:13
  will
• 13:14
  send
• 13:14
  you
• 13:14
  some
• 13:14
  articulate
• 13:15
  fly
• 13:15
  swag.
• 13:15
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• 13:15
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• 13:16
  are
• 13:16
  drawing
• 13:16
  for
• 13:16
  some
• 13:16
  cool
• 13:16
  stuff
• 13:17
  from
• 13:17
  Ellis
• 13:17
  at
• 13:17
  the
• 13:17
  end
• 13:17
  of
• 13:17
  the
• 13:18
  season
• 13:18
  and
• 13:18
  you
• 13:19
  know
• 13:19
  Ellis
• 13:19
  like
• 13:19
  we
• 13:19
  always
• 13:20
  do,
• 13:20
  we
• 13:20
  want
• 13:20
  to
• 13:20
  know
• 13:21
  you
• 13:21
  know
• 13:22
  how,
• 13:22
  how
• 13:22
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• 13:22
  reach
• 13:22
  out
• 13:23
  to
• 13:23
  get
• 13:23
  on
• 13:23
  your
• 13:23
  guide
• 13:23
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• 13:24
  Status
• 13:25
  of
• 13:25
  the
• 13:25
  you
• 13:26
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• 13:26
  be
• 13:26
  coming
• 13:26
  up
• 13:26
  probably
• 13:27
  working
• 13:27
  since
• 13:27
  we're
• 13:27
  in
• 13:28
  Lent
• 13:28
  now.
• 13:28
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• 13:28
  should
• 13:28
  be
• 13:29
  working
• 13:29
  on
• 13:29
  your
• 13:29
  Easter
• 13:29
  egg
• 13:30
  colors
• 13:30
  for
• 13:30
  your
• 13:30
  bucktails.
• 13:31
  All
• 13:31
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• 13:31
  kind
• 13:31
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• 13:32
  good
• 13:32
  stuff
• 13:32
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• 13:32
  the
• 13:32
  bucktail
• 13:33
  front,
• 13:33
  too.
• 13:35
  Yes,
• 13:35
  sir.
• 13:36
  I
• 13:36
  was
• 13:36
  actually
• 13:36
  doing
• 13:37
  a
• 13:37
  little
• 13:38
  bucktail
• 13:38
  work
• 13:39
  today
• 13:39
  just
• 13:39
  to
• 13:39
  make
• 13:39
  sure
• 13:40
  that
• 13:40
  I'm,
• 13:40
  I'm
• 13:41
  not
• 13:41
  doing
• 13:41
  too
• 13:41
  much
• 13:42
  of
• 13:42
  one
• 13:42
  thing.
• 13:45
  Bucktail
• 13:46
  will
• 13:46
  be
• 13:46
  available
• 13:47
  at
• 13:47
  Ellis
• 13:48
  Ward
• 13:49
  Flies.
• 13:51
  I'll
• 13:51
  keep
• 13:51
  everyone
• 13:53
  updated
• 13:53
  on
• 13:54
  that
• 13:55
  via
• 13:56
  Instagram.
• 13:57
  And
• 14:01
  that
• 14:01
  is
• 14:02
  at
• 14:02
  Ellis
• 14:02
  Ward
• 14:03
  Guides.
• 14:04
  And
• 14:05
  best
• 14:06
  way
• 14:06
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• 14:06
  to
• 14:06
  reach
• 14:07
  out
• 14:07
  bucktail
• 14:08
  fishing.
• 14:11
  You
• 14:12
  know,
• 14:13
  talking
• 14:14
  to
• 14:14
  me
• 14:14
  about
• 14:14
  crawdads
• 14:15
  and
• 14:15
  the
• 14:15
  French
• 14:16
  bra,
• 14:16
  whatever
• 14:16
  you
• 14:16
  want.
• 14:17
  My
• 14:17
  cell
• 14:17
  phone
• 14:17
  at
• 14:18
  513-543-0019.
• 14:22
  Well,
• 14:22
  there
• 14:22
  you
• 14:22
  go.
• 14:22
  Well,
• 14:23
  folks,
• 14:23
  as
• 14:23
  I
• 14:23
  always
• 14:23
  say,
• 14:23
  since
• 14:24
  it's
• 14:24
  warming
• 14:24
  up
• 14:24
  now,
• 14:25
  particularly
• 14:25
  in
• 14:25
  the
• 14:25
  Southeast,
• 14:26
  you
• 14:26
  know,
• 14:26
  if
• 14:27
  you're
• 14:27
  somewhere
• 14:27
  cold,
• 14:28
  tie
• 14:28
  flies,
• 14:28
  go
• 14:29
  to
• 14:29
  a
• 14:29
  fly
• 14:29
  fishing
• 14:29
  show.
• 14:30
  But
• 14:30
  for
• 14:31
  the
• 14:31
  folks
• 14:31
  in
• 14:31
  the
• 14:31
  mid
• 14:31
  Atlantic
• 14:32
  Southeast,
• 14:32
  you
• 14:33
  owe
• 14:33
  it
• 14:33
  to
• 14:33
  yourself
• 14:33
  to
• 14:33
  get
• 14:34
  out
• 14:34
  there
• 14:34
  and
• 14:34
  catch
• 14:34
  a
• 14:34
  few.
• 14:35
  Tight
• 14:35
  lines,
• 14:35
  everybody.
• 14:36
  Tight
• 14:36
  lines,
• 14:37
  Ellis.
• 14:37
  Appreciate
• 14:38
  it,
• 14:38
  Marvin.