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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | hey guys. one of my favorite spots on the river that i mostly fish is a ledge that drops from about 3 feet deep to 9 or 10 feet. this structure runs about 3/4 of the width of the channel and holds tons of baitfish, smallmouth, and at the right time, a few muskies. i have only thrown prop style topwaters in this spot. sometimes the current can be pretty quick when the water is high. the current flows into the front side and up over the ledge. i have never thrown a walk the dog type bait in this area, but am going to start, per my success with these baits earlier this year. well, my question is, how would you attack this spot with this style bait? would you position the boat upstream and cast down to the structure, working the bait against the current? or would you work it perpendicular to the current so that the bait runs parralell to the structure. or cast upstream? i think casting upstream or parralell to the structure would cause the bait to lose action do to the current/slack line possibly. how do you guys think i should approach this? |
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| From every angle possible till you figure out how the fish hold in the current. Don't worry about having to work it faster with the current to keep up or slower against the current, just cover the area well. If the topwaters don't work, try a different type of bait. don't be afraid to "match the hatch" youd be suprised what river muskies can see, even if you can't see your bait under the surface. |
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| I know one thing, for that side to side bait to be really effective(hooking) that bait works best at a quartering downstream reterive and to tell the truth if the current is heavier 3to 4 or more + mph there are alot better choices then any top-water. Ya, some prime times will get some good fish, but with that kind of flow I would be looking alot more sub-surface! Its just the way things work for me. Faster current does funny things to ALOT of baits as most are not designed for heavy current! |
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| You would throw erratic, surface baits in a current, at times a rapid current, for musky?
I would read closely Handyman's reply. I would be very reluctant to use any slack line approach in current unless I am primarily working across the current, it just adds too many uncontrollables to the visualize, strike and hooking process.
Your situation really sounds like an near perfect scenario for twitching the original triple D, and letting it ride down the current. In fact, call me up so I can come up there and demonstrate it for you next summer! 
On that very same bar of course, hopefully pre frontal! |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | In times of faster current I would have to agree with "Handy's" reply. In times of slow or slack current I like to retreive my baits with a quartering-downstream retrieve to perpindicular. Not uncommon for me to have the bow of the boat pointed upstream and either drift with the current or use the trolling motor to pull me upstream against the current. Better boat control makes it easier to place your casts at the angle and target you want to hit.
Good luck, river fishing is a blast. |
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