Poche

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Originally Posted by BrianKF

He's less than a pound away from making the top ten cut. He better slow down or he'll make the cut.:laugh:

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Looks like right now he needs 8 oz, and his smallest to cull is a 2lb 3oz, so he still has room: (edit, since posting he caught another 2.0)

Smallmouth	2 - 00	16 - 03 (7)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	1:29 pm
Smallmouth	2 - 05	14 - 03 (6)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	1:26 pm
Smallmouth	1 - 15	11 - 14 (5)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	1:19 pm
Smallmouth	2 - 06	9 - 15 (4)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	12:21 pm
Smallmouth	3 - 02	7 - 09 (3)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	11:19 am
Largemouth	2 - 04	4 - 07 (2)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	10:31 am
Largemouth	2 - 03	2 - 03 (1)	Soft Plastic - Shaky Head	Upper Section Main Lake	Point	0-5	10:24 am

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Originally Posted by juice780

He has a camera guy in his boat when he films off the grid. Probably a lot less equipment though.

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Originally Posted by west_tn

Does he carry an official with him then too to weigh his fish?

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:roll:

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Originally Posted by Cbump

They have to have an official.

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:laugh: Nah, no official for his Youtube channel

I would imagine the guy actually doing it probably has a better insight than any of us. I bet Poche knows what he is doing.

7th place

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Originally Posted by Cbump

But not more than their competitors’ glitter rockets.

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Not entirely true. Let’s take John Coxs crestliner as an example.

A 21’ crestliner base model with a 250, $60,000. Comes with a fortrex, and trailer but does not include batteries, charger, or any electronics.

A Nitro 21XL base model is $65,000 that includes a fortrex, 3 batteries, 2 lowrance 7” units, 3 bank charger, and a spare tire.

so actually, the Crestliner would end up being right around the same amount as a glitter sled.

people think these boats are 30k but they aren’t. Xpress is probably the most affordable option out there for a 21’ tin and even they are nearing 60k with a 250. Poches GatorTrax with a 250 is around 80-100k fully loaded. That’s right off the gator Trax website.

The Classic doesn't start tomorrow. If he makes the cut i imagine he'll fish tomorrow. Them come fish the classic Friday. My back and knees hurt just thinking about fishing that many days in a row.

Remember Russell Wilson passing on the 1 yd line against the Pats a few years back? Same thing here...........?

Poche is in the cut as of beginning of 3rd period in 7th. So he's looking strong. But, I'd guess that cut line is going to get a little crazy over the next 2-1/2 hours.

8th place now.

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Originally Posted by Mark Perry

I would imagine the guy actually doing it probably has a better insight than any of us. I bet Poche knows what he is doing.

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:smile::roll: Agreed.

He has run up the river as absolutely far as you can on Cherokee! He is fun to watch!

My lord is he up there lol that boat looks so tiny against the dam.

he is up to 4th place

So much for laying off and heading to the Classic tomorrow. Just looked. 17-1 odds to win the Classic.

2nd

That is it.

I'm calling it.

He wins both this week! :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Bassin_7

2nd

That is it.

I'm calling it.

He wins both this week! :laugh:

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How many heads would explode?

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Originally Posted by LDraper

How many heads would explode?

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It would be very quiet around here is this happens

The fact he made the run all the way up into Rogersville, shows he's trying to win it. If those fish bite, he will.

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Originally Posted by booten

The fact he made the run all the up into Rogersville, shows he's trying to win it. If those fish bite, he will.

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I found it on the map but can'f figure out how he got there. Looks like a 50 mile + run

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Originally Posted by dartag1829

I found it on the map but can'f figure out how he got there. Looks like a 50 mile + run

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Google maps is showing some fun shoals/rapids he had to get through

It's a long run from where they launch. Several shoals make it impossible to get to via glass boat, during low water. Lot's of local derbies won, by guys in jets getting up there.

What river did he take.

Holston River. Those fish can be finicky and turn off, but I've seen some huge browns come from that area. 3-4 winters ago, Ott weighed a 7+ from that area in a winter tournament.

Holston river the water behind that dam is called Beech creek lake.

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Originally Posted by dartag1829

What river did he take.

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Looks like 90 miles or more?? What does that boat go 45 maybe. can they trailer to a ramp nearby.

It is about 40 miles.

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Originally Posted by dartag1829

What river did he take.

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Aint but one that feeds Cherokee and it is the Holston. Three rivers feed Douglas Lake.

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Originally Posted by dartag1829

Looks like 90 miles or more?? What does that boat go 45 maybe. can they trailer to a ramp nearby.

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Easy decision to make when you dont have to be back to a weigh-in.

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Originally Posted by sll

It is about 40 miles.

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Correct

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Originally Posted by sll

Aint but one that feeds Cherokee and it is the Holston. Three rivers feed Douglas Lake.

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Still trying to find the dam. Looks like the Holston ends here.

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Did find this dam but it is way up Cherokee

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Originally Posted by dartag1829

Still trying to find the dam. Looks like the Holston ends here.

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Did find this dam but it is way up Cherokee

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Bottom pic would be where Poche was fishing

The bottom pic is the dam at the headwater of Cherokee. It is a spillover dam that water constantly comes across.......unlike the dam at the lower end of the lake. There used to be a steam plant with big stacks at that upper dam but it was all taken down about 8-9 years ago and replaced with natural gas boilers. The cove/inlet you see at the right of that dam if you were at the bottom looking up is where all the warm water discharge from the steam boilers and pumps would enter back into the river when that steam plant was there. The water temps during that time would usually be 15 degrees so higher than it would be downstream about a mile and the fish would pile in up there in the wintertime. It is not like that now since they went to the natural gas boilers.

I’m pretty sure the off the grid videos I watched he was running a 115 and it’s not a jet motor. I bet he gets along pretty good.

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Originally Posted by juice780

I’m pretty sure the off the grid videos I watched he was running a 115 and it’s not a jet motor. I bet he gets along pretty good.

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Correct. He runs a 115 no jet

This is fascinating. How many oddball things come together to make this possible? I’ll sure be watching.

How did he get over the first dam. Top photo

I'm pretty sure these guys don't all have to leave from the same ramp. Anyone know for sure? 40 miles isn't all the long of a run with a 115, I can easily go that far on Smith Mountain Lake from where I live. I wish I'd seen the coverage of where Poche was fishing, I wasn't able to tune in until there was only 30 minutes left and they weren't covering Keith by then.

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Originally Posted by dartag1829

How did he get over the first dam. Top photo

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They launched their boats in Cherokee Lake.

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Originally Posted by tcesni

I'm pretty sure these guys don't all have to leave from the same ramp. Anyone know for sure? 40 miles isn't all the long of a run with a 115, I can easily go that far on Smith Mountain Lake from where I live. I wish I'd seen the coverage of where Poche was fishing, I wasn't able to tune in until there was only 30 minutes left and they weren't covering Keith by then.

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Actually, if you watch the replay, just watch the last 2 hours, they didnt really cover Keith at all till then, and that was with a drone. But to be fair, they didnt really cover Ott, cause he was so far up the river as well, Keith just went further lol and I think at the beginning you can see his boat waiting during the blast off, but maybe not, dont know 100%.