Falls of The Ohio Fishing

[quote=BASSKING;350202]care to share the secret????

me and a few freinds were down there sunday on the fourth and no one we talked to had caught anything and we didnt either. even the regulars walked down without a rod and reel just too see if anything was biting.

18 pound striper is a nice catch down there at the falls congrats on that one.[/quote]


We were using my cousins "secret" bait.
hotdog, cherry koolaid, garlic, rotten chicken blood.

That's the stinkiest crap I have ever smelt before, but it sure does work.
caught the striper on artificial

[quote=colonelmeyer;350192]Would I be ok there with 25lbs test mono or should I beef it up? Do the cats and stripers respond better to cut bait or live shiners or what?[/quote]


Would I be ok there with 25lbs test mono or should I beef it up? Do the cats and stripers respond better to cut bait or live shiners or what

25lb tst is fine 4 stripers, but go for the 30-50lb test for the cats, because from my experience from this.

I was fishing with 20lb test and was catching them left and right and I was like man im set with this 20lb line, it's working great, and it was until...
I had my pole pinned between 2 logs and my pole went "SWOOSH" and then i looked over and heard the nastiest "SNAP" in all of my fishing years.
Thats when I converted to my 30+lb test, and i've got 65lb test on my Ambassaduer..

GL bud

For the hybrids/stripe I like to use the lightest line as possible so i can cast as far as possible. Sometime an extra 20ft on cast can mean the difference between catching fish and fishing.

I go as light as 8lb and rarely over 12lb, I use the heavier line for when Im tossing giant swim baits.

Fighting a 12lb hybrid in white water on 8lb line puts a tickle in my pickle everytime!

[QUOTE=JD7.62;350326]For the hybrids/stripe I like to use the lightest line as possible so i can cast as far as possible. Sometime an extra 20ft on cast can mean the difference between catching fish and fishing.

I go as light as 8lb and rarely over 12lb, I use the heavier line for when Im tossing giant swim baits.

Fighting a 12lb hybrid in white water on 8lb line puts a tickle in my pickle everytime![/QUOTE]

Ya know Jason I'd do that to but I can't be lossing any of my magic baits. Lost one last year when a hybrid with shoulders took me across the rock ledge at the lower and made me almost cry. Can't buy them in the stores.........

[QUOTE=mhall;350329]Ya know Jason I'd do that to but I can't be lossing any of my magic baits. Lost one last year when a hybrid with shoulders took me across the rock ledge at the lower and made me almost cry. Can't buy them in the stores.........[/QUOTE]

He DiD CRY...LOL I was there...and I here ya on the light line Jason, but sometimes in the white water I gotta go with at least 17# or your going to need a reel that holds 400yards and alot of time and beverage LOL.. Hey any you guy's headin down tomorrow???? Debating on shore or boat.....waters up... Chuck

[quote=mhall;350329]Ya know Jason I'd do that to but I can't be lossing any of my magic baits. Lost one last year when a hybrid with shoulders took me across the rock ledge at the lower and made me almost cry. Can't buy them in the stores.........[/quote]


Magic bait?! Whats that? :p haha

I usually use those Storm living eye or what ever they are called swim baits. I use them up to the 5" size. You can slingem a mile and the big boys cant resist a large bait like that.

Ive been down there before shoulder to shoulder with people and catching fish just cause I could sling my bait out a bit further. Sometimes people get frustrated when you have a fish on and start near the locks and end up at the interpretive center to land a fish and the whole time you are going over and under other peoples lines. But hey, Ive spent many hours fishing the piers in the Gulf during the cobia run and if you can manage the angry mobs down there you can manage the friendly folk at the river! ;)

With this talk about light line, does KY or IN recognize line class records? Now that I got a boat, it may be fun to see what kind of fish you can get on some serious light line! I know the world record hybrid caught in arkansas was by a crappie fisherman with a 4lb outfit so it it can be done!

[QUOTE=JD7.62;350435]Magic bait?! Whats that? :p haha

I usually use those Storm living eye or what ever they are called swim baits. I use them up to the 5" size. You can slingem a mile and the big boys cant resist a large bait like that.

Ive been down there before shoulder to shoulder with people and catching fish just cause I could sling my bait out a bit further. Sometimes people get frustrated when you have a fish on and start near the locks and end up at the interpretive center to land a fish and the whole time you are going over and under other peoples lines. But hey, Ive spent many hours fishing the piers in the Gulf during the cobia run and if you can manage the angry mobs down there you can manage the friendly folk at the river! ;)

With this talk about light line, does KY or IN recognize line class records? Now that I got a boat, it may be fun to see what kind of fish you can get on some serious light line! I know the world record hybrid caught in arkansas was by a crappie fisherman with a 4lb outfit so it it can be done![/QUOTE]
Gotta love them cobia, only thing is I hated paying 5$ apiece for the live eels.LOL and yes Jason the IGFA does recognize line class records here ..Chuck

I ain't got time for that playing'em all day foolishness, I gotta get that rascal to hand so I can get back out there and get me another one.

I catch quite a few hybrids off the docks at Rough River on 4lb line with small inline spinners. Loads of fun. Not much size to them, usually 16-20 inches but you can't beat the fight of a hybrid.