[rgarbar]

Went kayaking(no fishing) with the wife on Lake Hiwassee the other day. Yaked the stretch between the Valley River and Nottely river on the lake. A real nice place with a decent boat ramp off Joe Brown highway in Murphy. Saw a number of schools of large bass close to shore. The bass in this school were 18"+. I think they are spots.

 

[pantherdev]

You are probably correct on those being spotted bass. I believe there are blueback herring in that lake and the spots will get huge. I have used a rat-l-trap to catch 'em on the surface at Fontana.