Wanna catch BIG CATS in the river!

[birdhawk23]

Okay so I'm still out here on the water
Looks like the only thing I'm gonna catch is a good hangover tomorrow haha
But no bites tried quite a few variations of blue gills no luck
However, there are a ton of splashes\jumps out there that sound BIG I know sounds are deceiving but what could be jumping out there???

 

[NCStateFisher]

not familiar with that river but could be striped bass or carp, big shad, just depends on what all is in there

 

[Chizzle]

probably carp jumping, like i said man u gotta invest a lot of time to catch a big one.

 

[birdhawk23]

Well dang, we saw a lot of gar patrolling the top and I made one of them rope lures, but had no luck with them even taking a look at them

 

[catman]

The only frustrating thing about flatheads is that if you are going for big ones you might have to catch small ones first because even small flatheads can eat a big bluegill. When I use a rope lure I have to sight fish them and practically hit them on the head to bite it lol. If you are shorefishing you may have to try a few areas till you find one that produces. If you are on a boat, a good place to fish at night is maybe an edge before a dropoff or hole.

 

[Piscine]

How deep were you fishing them? What kind of rigging were you using?

 

[birdhawk23]

On the bottom. A single bluegill scaled and cut (they were still alive) and with a 5 oz sinker. It only seemed like one of our poles MIGHT have got a hit.
We fished where a good size creek turns into the river behind some barges, and one line straight off the bank. No luck