I believe that mepps was found at lock 1...hudson r. the business im in is cement..we work for the plant in good ole ravena...when we launched out of athens,the other day..me and my bud, d.h. see one in a tree..yee haa..40# test on the striper pole , shakin a branch..lure pops free in the water...sinks..gone forever...priceless..