Randy Howell has two keepers in the boat and he’s broken into a break dance a couple of times since those fish came aboard. That’s because bass activity is showing signs of heating up. Baitfish, likely shad, are breaking the surface around his boat and Howell just missed another strike, prompting another deck jump. Both bass came aboard within minutes of each other.
Howell wants current and it’s obvious why. His strong track record on Tennessee River fisheries proves why. From end to end, bass in the Tennessee River chain of lakes strongly react to current. It’s what stimulates baitfish to move and bass to react. Maybe the current is flowing upriver. It’s certainly not a wind-driven current as the water surface is flat