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I'm from Baton Rouge and went to LSU. I met my wife who is from this area on a fishing/backpacking trip in Highlands. That was that and I've been here since 2012.

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That’s awesome.

I was shocked to learn how many good looking women there was in east TN/ west NC. As a teenager the stereotype was hillbilly rough arse looking moonshine drinking girls was all there is there. There are are those too but there were many outstanding looking gals.

After I had made a good bit of away games and spending times as a young adult in the areas of schools In the SEC, I always ranked Ole Miss, Tennessee, UGA, BAMA as the schools with the best looking girls.


I actually dated, well fooled around with girl from Maryville, TN the summer right after high school graduation for 8 or 9 months. This was early 2000s. This chick was gorgeous. We used to see each other at least once a month, usually twice a month though. I’d sometimes hall arse up there to spend 3 days and 2 nights and hall arse back home or meet in north Alabama stay a night or 2 and she came down here a couple times.

I hear it’s getting bad, especially Asheville. These assholes need to either stay in their yankee states or change the way they vote, which contributed to their original hometowns turning to shite.

Not to get all personal but how’d you end up where you’re at? You originally from Louisiana or are you just a NC baw who pulls for LSU?

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There are some monsters, no doubt. Bass as well. Head west to where I live and the trout fishing is fantastic.

I've already said too much about NC

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It really does look like a state fun to fish.

I haven’t fly fished in probably 6 years when I was in Colorado hunting. How far west are you, really close to TN border? I’d definitely enjoy trout fishing. What y’all mostly catch, Brook, Rainbows and browns?

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Do you hunt? Some excellent hunting not far from there at Anderson Creek Hunting Preserve. I bought a German Shorthair from them a few years ago and have gone back to hunt him there once a year.

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shite yea I hunt and would love to check that out. Im an avid saltwater fisherman and hunter.

In fact those are 2 of the reasons that makes me hesitant to leave.

We have a 1600 acre place in Tensas between my brothers and I. It was 800 acres that we owned that was passed down and just last year we coaxed my uncle to sell his 800 because he never used and got a great price. I know they probably got some decent hunting there in NC but hard for me to imagine it’s as good as where we hunt now but still would love to try that area. I’ve hunted West, Midwest but never East.

As far as saltwater fishing we have a camp in Grand Isle. From April to September we’re balls to the wall saltwater fishing with 1 or 2 freshwater trips mixed in.

Those are the main reasons I don’t want to leave Louisiana, along with being far away from family, especially mom. She’s getting older. Like most of you said it’s only 8-12 months so not long.

I’m 37 years old, lost wife nearly 8 years ago now. Around same time dad passed away. I’ve had cancer as well but I’ve done good the last decade so being that far away from the doctors I’ve had for nearly 20 years doesn’t scare me as much as it once would. I do large industrial projects from LPG, plastics, pharma to infrastructure and things are a tad slow everywhere in our industry right now. May jump on it. I’m going to pray about.

ETA: as much as I hate our state, the fishing and hunting and family keep me here. I mean I literally almost hate everything about our state. Our fishing is second to none though on the continent. I wouldn’t live anywhere else permanently.

Y’all want to go offshore or inshore?

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Drag them to deeper water and make them all the way sunk

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This is what I was going to suggest. Artificial cover for bass to ambush from.

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Movie: Bernie and it isn't even close.

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It’s Bernie but others are pretty close IMO.

It’s a smaller role but he crushed it

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Is there a food plot that deer won’t step over to get to corn? I’ve had success with iron clay peas but they get ran through during bow season. Anything you baws have sustained success with in the South? Thanks!

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Late for a soybean plot. Winter peas are the best. Just have to plant a mix that is heavy peas.

Do a brassica blend and add winter peas, cereal grains (oats) and some white clover.

What baits? We had that awesome trip yesterday. Everything was all on a junebug or red bug finesse.

Well everything you got pictured there would have me firing off good turd pretty quick. Unfortunately I can’t do coffee in the mornings when I hunt or fish. Will be looking for anywhere to shite before the sun rises above the treetops