i have a boat dock 2 minutes from my home on the ohio river (greenup pool). i spend most of my time fishing the river. trust me, plenty of BIG smallies in that river. i have a tourney this weekend. my partner prefished and had a 19 and 18 inch smallie with two more around the 15 mark. and whats crazy, we argue over where to fish because i believe my fishing holes full of largemouths and spots are better! so yeah, the river really *****!