RE: skip livebaiting and don't go alone.

I'll tie the to together and I'm gonna be totally candid.

First off, with the current, and the stuff that is in the water there, rock ledges, old metal pipelines, normal sunken river debris, you probably will lose a bunch of bottom rig gear. Second reason. That part of the river sets just a couple blocks from a pretty rough section of Louisville. I'm being candid here and not pulling punches. While there are some great folks that live there, there are also so real thugs. When I went there it seemed like 1/2 the folks on teh bank were after fish, and the other 1/2 was after fishing gear.

When I went down there, I throw lures for 2 reasons. 1. Good chance of it netting some fish and some fun. 2. It allowed me to stay mobile, ready to hit the bricks, without having to try to retreive bottom lines.

Tyme is more of diplomat than me. As is the case when ever we are around water for fishing, be aware of your surroundings, know what you will do in advance, and just plain stay alert to have safe fun.