Hey Riverat12......

[mhall]

I just checked the profile and figured out this was you Chuck. Welcome aboard dude you'll like this site. Glad to have you, we gotta go fishing if that ole river will ever calm down. Guys Chuck is a monster catfish specialist on the Ohio, and will have alot to offer, very knowledgeable. Has many over 60lb., to his credit and an 80lb, that was an IGFA world class line record for over five years. Sorry Chuck I had to toot your horn a bit for ya, welcome again man, jump in and hang on there are some nice fellas on this site, take care Mark.

[mhall]

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[riverrat12]

Mark I thought that might have been you.Been checkin out this site for a couple months and you are right lots a knowledge floaten around on this board.As far as tooting my horn no problem we've both logged some time on bigheads ha!ha! this is the first time on a mess. board took me forever to figure out how to get on! Wearing these two fingers out!not used typing.Man we got to get out been hittin some sauger back up in my creek not real big but a couple 2.5 #ers some stripes to on my 1oz rooster tail...still throwin my big ole skippers out for that big blue.My sced. has changed now I'm off every thur,fri,and sat got to hook up I'll be down there tomorrow upper gauge 18ft lots of water got to love it.Barges....got to hate um.I guess we will have to wait and see the affects this is going to have. give me a call some time we'll go get them....p.s. did you ever get with jodies dad down on the big C?

[mhall]

No, we never went, I haven't went as much this past year, you know all the excuses, work, more work, home, Momma, more work ect., ect. Hey be careful down there right now, I would imagine them falls are a rockin and rollin. I'll call you soon, take care Mark.

[riverrat12]

Mark, Well river statis.....up and running... caught a couple sauger 12 to 14in one stripe 4pd maybe 1 channel approx.5# don,t no hung in a hunk a drift wood. slippin a bobber 10 to 15ft.right in the middle of the stuff.win some loss some ...fun...forgot to tell you I just built a house on 10 acres plum full a dear i figured john might have said something about it.Soon as it gets good I'll call. been kinda busy my self movins a pain after 22years in one place.where did I get all this fishin stuff???? chuck.

[basslure]

riverrat12, were you fishing at the falls of the ohio? if you dont mind me asking. Thanks

[riverrat12]

Bass, I was back in colgate creek right off the grate that goes into the creek I was wearing waders so I could walk out on it ...caught my stripe there then went down the nature trail under water about 6in to first ledge on the right the big one.....across from where the tree fell in 4monthsago right over the ledge is where there at.Driften minnows ...you will need to keep adjusting depths till ya find them it will change I'd start at 6ft then go down . you can also throw a minnow on the bottom with a jig head it works....good luck.chuck p.s. lots a wood drop in the seams.

[basslure]

Thanks,I wouldnt have imagined you could fish over there with the conditions its in now. We fish over their a lot when the water is slower but it looks as it is going down slowly so hopefully in the next week or so i will get a chance at it.

[riverrat12]

Bass, by tomorrow or the next day you can probly walk out on the grate without waders. if ya get a chance try this high water ...right where tha clear water meets the mud.it'll surprise ya!chuck.

[basslure]

i may try tomorrow depending on how much they drop it overnight. i have never really been over there when it was this high. is colgate creek off to the right of crappie rock??

[riverrat12]

bass, park by the dumpster and walk the back part of the nature trail.. the front by crappie rock is under water!!This will take you to the grate...if you have any old trout line and an old treble throw it over one of the bigger trees in the water slowlypull them to one side creating a nice little hole tie it off wait a few minutes and you got a hole..chuck

[riverrat12]

and yes I'm sorry colgate creek is to the right of crappie rock down the trail ..which is under water!!go down stream...