Although I never got to fish for them I have seen guys on the bank of the Tennessee River max out fish baskets when that was going on up in north Alabama. One of the things I remember was there smallmouth bass hung out under the school and took the easy picking that descended from the fray above. Occasionally, the fisherman would connect with one of the smallmouths for even more fun. The other thing I remember is you can get a cut hand from gill plates.