Quote Originally Posted by johndeere View Post
ok it was a 5 inch shad fluke and i went today and got 15 pound for my reel and 10 for my leaders the hook is a eagle claw and i see you on here a lot where do you fish mostly what lake and do you ever fish for stripers
I fish the Ohio River mostly in the Louisville area where I currently live, but grew up on Kentucky Lake (Calvert City to be exact) and fish Kentucky/Barkley Lakes every chance I get. Heading down there this weekend to spend time with the family for Mother's Day and to get in on the hot catfish action/spawn! I can't wait to fill the freezer!

A 5" shad fluke should have a 5/0 hook. Pick up a pack of the Gamakatsu 5/0 EWG hooks and see if you have any better results.