The Tallapoosa River, running through Tallassee, Ala., is home to both redeye bass and spots. It is riddled with shoals and rapids ... stunning scenery for anglers.
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2009 BASS Slam: Spotted
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This little Tallapoosa River spot fell for a small Berkley minnow bait.
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Casting up current and letting his bait drift back towards him, David Jones landed several nice spotted bass.
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Both redeye bass and spots will position themselves below small falls like this, nabbing dazed baitfish being pushed through.
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James Hall holds up a very nice representative of the spotted bass. This 16-incher ate a craw dragged through an eddy.
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Chris Horton targets redeye in the calmer seams of the rough current of the Tallapoosa River.
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Although they can thrive in larger rivers, the redeye is really a small stream specialist.
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Wading the Tallapposa in search of a good redeye specimen.
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Although we targeted ideal redeye habitat, we did not catch a large enough redeye in the allotted time.
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