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The name is Matt I’m from the middle Tennessee area.
You’ll find me fishing every chance I get usually on
Kentucky lake or Lake Barkley and the Cumberland river
area including the Cheatham reservoir.

Oh and of course I’m big fan of KVD!

Looks like thee is a great bunch of people here.

Great place to live Matt...welcome.  I lived in the area when I was in the Army...Ft. Campbell KY.

welcome to the forum Matt.. this is a very friendly informative place to spend your time....i was born in TN and lived there for the first three to four years of my life and my dad was also stationed at FT. Cambell KY..  its a great place…

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Man am I going to have to do some posting. i hate that “Shad” title! LOL

Welcome to the site, as they said earlier, site is full of great people and always full of new ideas.

lol, its ok, we were all shad.....if ya love fishing and talking fishing as much as everyone here, it dont take long to not be a shad.

When I was stationed at Ft. Campbell I use to fish both Kentucky and Barkley and spent some quality time at Cheatham dam.  I also went to a little place called Crossed Creeks Wildlife Refuge in Dover they had a great little pond seperated from I believe it was Barkley but a small drain into it they had some big bass and even bigger catfish.  My wife caught her personal best of 8 lbs 4 ozs still beats mine.  I wonder is Papa Rocks bait shop still out on 79 near Barkley.  I also used to fish out of Paris Landing alot while my wife hung out at the beach.  Man I love that area and miss it alot.

Great to have you on board have fun and I’m sure I will be talking to you more about the great area of Mid. Tenn. and the lakes.

Welcome to the site.

The bass club I used to fish had their national championship a couple years ago down at Kentucky Lake.  I never made into the lake (we launched from Paducah, Kentucky) but rather stayed in the Ohio River and tributaries.

quantum-man - 01 September 2008 07:54 PM

When I was stationed at Ft. Campbell I use to fish both Kentucky and Barkley and spent some quality time at Cheatham dam.  I also went to a little place called Crossed Creeks Wildlife Refuge in Dover they had a great little pond seperated from I believe it was Barkley but a small drain into it they had some big bass and even bigger catfish.  My wife caught her personal best of 8 lbs 4 ozs still beats mine.  I wonder is Papa Rocks bait shop still out on 79 near Barkley.  I also used to fish out of Paris Landing alot while my wife hung out at the beach.  Man I love that area and miss it alot.

Great to have you on board have fun and I’m sure I will be talking to you more about the great area of Mid. Tenn. and the lakes.

I don’t know Papa Rocks bait shop but that doesn’t mean it’s not still there. I fished near Cross Creeks a couple of weekends ago at a place called Lick Creek just on the outside of Dover TN.

Again thanks for all the welcomesl

welcome aboard matt.