NittyGrittyBoy

Man fishing rivers around here most locals almost always have either bubblegum or merthiolate trick worm tied on. And consistently catch fish. Weightless or t-rig

I really like that advice, don't over think your lure choice. Seriously, thanks

^^ this

That's the joy in it, is figuring out what to use. Use the water clarity, water temp, cloud cover, water depth, etc as clues to figure the puzzle out. I do like what gundog said, as you try different things, for the most parts the baits steady get smaller. And there will be some days you can't buy a bite. That's why it's called fishing, and not catching

Weightless super fluke, fished as slow as you can

As long as the river continues to rise and muddy up, fish a pond. But keep an eye on your local river height chart, once it crests and starts to come down, then is the time to head to the backs of creeks and lakes off the river and fish structure. Personally I throw topwater baits, chatterbaits, and jigs. And had great success, but I am in the South

Throw a fluke!

Any color Jig or a fluke, all year go too's. Fished in the right places will produce fish all year under most conditions.

I've always followed Shaw Grigsby, always rooting for him in the Elite Series! One more cast, with Shaw Grigsby!!

And your right, my apologies guys Back on topic..

I enjoy this forum and reading the articles, it's a great place. I've learned ALOT just in my little time here. I've read articles for years, but just recently decided to join the forum. It just shocked and kinda upset me that the brand reels that I fish with, put money into, and are proud of can't even be mentioned here.

I grew up in central Fla fishing lakes for bass. Bass fishing was great, Waters to fish we're abundant, and fish always bit haha. Fast forward a few yrs, I moved to South ga, where 80% of the bass fishing was done in rivers. I set out to learn to river fish and catch these river bass, shoot how hard would it be? Well bass prefer different colors, different baits, the river bass are a completely different strain of bass, and most of all, the dreaded fight with constant current.. I've spent so many days just sitting around talking to old timers that grew up fishing the rivers, learning their techniques, and what baits. And learning to use the current as a friend and not fight it. Now I love river fishing and would bout rather catch a river bass over lake bass any day! So my advice, talk to the locals and Everytime your out always watch how they fish, the speed they fish, and techniques they use. You can learn alot like that!

I own a 7ft ghost, curious as to how they failed as well. Thanks

T-rig or jig/craw trailer. Color depends on conditions, but absolutely my go-to after I kvd power fish the area haha!

Because I like fishing in the dark

That's a hawg! Nice fish