9-30-04

[mrfishohio]

Hit the river yesterday. Hard to get shad, caught a 10" bluecat on a skipjack rig. Caught 2-3 drums, one channelcat, one bluecat, one flathead. None of the cats were over 9-10#, maybe 6-8 ?
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16flathead3816-med.jpg
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16bluecat3817-med.jpg

[mrfishohio]

River shows it's trace...
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16Highwatermark-ramp3825-med.jpg
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16Highwatermark-lot3831-med.jpg

http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16Highwatermark_creek3826-med.jpg

http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16Highwatermark-tressel3823-med.jpg

[truck]

Nice job on the fish Jim :) Good to see you got out.daryl

[Baitkiller]

Thanks for the photos and pretty Flathead :D !

Mrfishohio, please explain to me what a skipjack rig consists of.

I did get out on the river near East Liverpool Wed from 5 PM till 10 PM. 6 Flatheads and 3 Channels all on Shad heads. The bite was soft and 4 of the six Flats were hooked on a stinger hook that was used.

I've been getting the Shad at local lake spillways before hitting the river. I never have tried on the Ohio.

"Good Hunting Guys"
<><Baitiller><>

[mrfishohio]

Killer, a skipjack rig can be any of several types. One is a commercially availible rig called a sabiki rig. Usually they are too long to handle easily (6') so you can shorten them to about 3 or 4' long. They have a series of small "flies" on them on 3" drops, and a snap on the end, I usually put a small 1/4 oz jig & 2" white curlytail on that. A variation is to add a small spoon vs. the jig. Another skipjack rig that works well is to tie a small barrel swivel at the beginning then 3ea. 1/8 oz jigs about 10-12" apart & then a 1/4 oz on the bottom, put 2" white culy tails on the jigs. The heavier weight on the bottom helps to keep it from tangling up on a cast. I use heavier line on the rigs, at least 17# and often 20# test. Lighter line will get tangled quicky as the skips do their summersaults & gyrations in the water & on the ground. I know I have a few pictures somewhere, I'll look for them.

[mrfishohio]

Okay, here's a rig, with a jig on it, the jig got hit by a WB and a fly with a wiper ! :rolleyes:
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16hybrid_WB_shad-on_skippyrig2718.jpg
The shad was spit up by the wiper. :eek:

[mrfishohio]

...in the package.

[flathunter]

Glad to see you getting out agin Jim, I hope we can get together for a late fall Bluecat trip.

[lark101_1999]

i got shad wed in a creek with a big shallow flat cought them in 4to 6 feet of water on the up current side of the flat may have changed by now

[mrfishohio]

http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16Skipjack_rig_with_fonts.jpg
That's one made from 1/8 oz jigs...works better for the bigger skips.

[mrfishohio]

Some variations with spoons, etc. ( Not the topwater & striper jigs..... ;) )
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16Skipjack_rigs_topwater_and_H-Style_bucktail_jig.jpg

[boonecreek]

Okay, here's a rig, with a jig on it, the jig got hit by a WB and a fly with a wiper ! :rolleyes:
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/16hybrid_WB_shad-on_skippyrig2718.jpg
The shad was spit up by the wiper. :eek:

this is exactly why i,m hooked on old man river.let hear some more.

[ChrisB]

When I lived out by Racine dam we caught them fishing for white bass all the time. Big ones too. 3 inch white curly tail on a 1/4 ounce plain jig. The bad part was they die very quick and i would never have my catfish/striper setups when we caught them. They would bite usualy when it was sunny and the water wasn't stained. I never could catch any on a sabki rig. I tried and tried but would only catch them when I didn't have a cooler and ice.