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John's Journal... Entry 146, Day 3 KING CAT TOURNAMENT The Catfishing Couple EDITOR'S NOTE: Rick and Cindy Matlock from Pickwick Dam, Tennessee, have been married for three years and enjoy fishing together in tournaments. The couple came in fifth place in the 2002 King Cat/Boatel Tournament in May on the Tennessee River's Pickwick Lake. QUESTION: Did you guys fish together before you
got married? QUESTION: How many tournaments have you fished
together as partners? QUESTION: How many pounds did you catch today?
QUESTION: Where did you fish today? QUESTION: Why did you decide to go up into the
lake? QUESTION: What kind of spots were you looking
for at the lake? QUESTION:
How deep were the ledges that you fished? QUESTION: Why were you fishing so deep? QUESTION: What kind of fish where you seeing on
the graph -- catfish? QUESTION: With what were you baiting? QUESTION: Which did the catfish seem to prefer?
QUESTION: How were you rigged? What kind of line
did you use? QUESTION: What size hooks did you use? QUESTION: Were you searching for structure on
these main-river drop-offs? QUESTION:
How many catfish do you think you caught today? QUESTION: Why do you think you experienced more
success than everyone else? QUESTION: So, in high water, you go to the lake
rather than fish below the dam? QUESTION: How long have you fished for catfish?
QUESTION: Why did you get into catfishing? QUESTION: What do you like about cat fishing?
QUESTION: Rick, most fishermen don't take their
wives with them in a tournament. Why do you take your wife? QUESTION: Are there any other tricks or secrets
for fishing for high-water cats when a region has a flood-type situation?
QUESTION:
Do you usually go to the lake when that river comes up? QUESTION: Which do you think you could catch more
fish out of, the lake or the tailrace? QUESTION: But in high-water conditions, is above
the dam the safest place to fish? To learn more about fishing below the dam at Pickwick, contact the Hardin County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau at info@tourhardincounty.org, call 731-925-8181 or 800-552-3866, or visit www.tourhardincounty.org. Pickwick Landing State Park offers fishing, boating, hiking, camping, swimming and golf. Lodging includes the lakeside inn with over 100 rooms, cabins that sleep eight and a campground that contains 48 sites with grill and electric/water hookup at each site. A restaurant at the park offers delicious southern cuisine. Call 731-689-3135 or 800-250-8615 to learn more. TOMORROW: PHIL KING'S CAT-CATCHING TACTICS
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