How are you guys fishing those TRD's in current?  I still tend to get them hung up on ned heads.  They float if not using a head.  I'm guessing different heads for shallows and pools, which kind of stinks since I am usually hitting both within a few casts of each other.
 
I was trying Zoom Flukes this weekend.  Had more hits dead drifting them than putting action to them.  I did the spiral nose hook holder rig.  In current, they flop back and forth like swimming, but are upside down...

I cast at 45 degree angle downstream as the boat is floating. Drag and pull the ned. Franklin area, the river is 3.5 fow or less mostly.

I use the TRDs with that classic flat ned head shape all the time, either 1/10 or 1/8.

I think you get fewer snags by throwing directly into current. As you start to get sideways into current, my theory is that you start to get more bow in the line than can basically get threaded into rocks. So I try to position myself directly downstream from the area I want to pitch the ned to, if I can.

It depends on the rock bottom type too. There are some areas where no matter what you do, you’re gonna get hung up. But those ned heads slide over smoother rock bottoms a lot better than you might think.

There’s also some subtle stuff you can do when working the bait. If it’s a super snaggy bottom then you can kind of skip it across the bottom a little quicker as opposed to straight slow dragging it. I usually try to do that when I’m casting more perpendicular to the current. After you spend some time throwing them you start to get a feel for how much bottom contact you can get away with before you end up in snag city.

You still get hung up though. When you’re wading or in a kayak, you can usually wade or paddle over and just pop it free.

Awesome. Much appreciated.

Another afternoon of slamming smallies. This hot weather must be making them go crazy.

I drove up to Parker and paddled/waded from the canoe launch to up around the bridge. Ned rigs with those Zman jerk Shads were the ticket. Black and gold seemed to get bit most often. Got a bunch including a 19”

That stringy algae is really bad in that area. You definitely can’t throw ned rigs in that crap. Might head up a little further to Emlenton next and scope that section of the river out. I’ve never fished it.

I also biked the red bank creek trail last weekend, and holy shiit does that look like some fun water. I bike up there at least once a year but I still haven’t put a line in it yet. I’m definitely gonna try to either float a section on a kayak or bike/wade/fish it this summer. We rode the 20 miles between the mouth and New Bethlehem on Memorial Day weekend and I think I saw maybe 3 or 4 kayaks total. It gets no pressure.

I had fun on the Yough yesterday. Didn’t get a chance to use the TRDs, “senkos” (dingers/stickos) were doing the job. Had a ton of takes on Zoom Flukes, but didn’t hook any. All using the head hook since I didn’t want to retie, imagine worm hook would have landed more biting further back. Was great wading in the 90 degree afternoon.

That Redbank area looks awesome.

I’ve got to make a trip to Arthur at some point, but hard to head up there to sweat my rear off and struggle to avoid a skunking…

Hauled the boat up to wilhelm yesterday. First time putting it in the water.

Kinda windy and the water was surprisingly murky since we haven’t had much rain recently.

Got one stud largemouth and a handful of smaller ones. That lake is super chill compared to Arthur. Might try to get up there more often this year.

The youngest has a basketball camp this weekend up Erie. Hopefully we can get a couple days of fishing in, but with this front blowing through I'm not too optimistic. Right now it looks like Saturday and Sunday might hold some promise. Only time will tell. 🤞.

Looks like the weather is going to be fine, but our plans got all changed around. No fishin for us this weekend. I guess we have all summer to make up for a couple lost days. 😕

Have you had a chance to try out the new motor? How is it? I need to find a Moraine legal kicker motor.