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It’s actually a little bit further north on 55.

I like to throw a 1/8th oz. 1/16th works but I like the distance I can get out of a 1/8th

Is it their gill plate that cuts it?

I think you’ll be fine without a leader. I only use one because I prefer to run braid as my main line and it’s green so it sticks out like a sore thumb in clear water.

I actually still haven’t tried to fix the other one yet. I’ve been meaning to but if I’m being completely honest I’ve been dealing with a little bit of winter laziness lol

I haven’t caught any giants but I’ve had a few days where I’ve put a ton of small ones in the net. I’m holding out hope for a 20+ one day.

@Mikey12383 this was in the Vandalia area. I’ve looked on the Fishbrain app and there are a lot more pike reported north of Dayton.

Thanks man. I highly recommend it!

@@8bitfrenzy376 yeah there are several great spots around Springfield. The Eagle City road access point is a good one. If you walk downstream about a quarter mile, there’s a bend that usually holds a few fish. Also on route 55 just north of Springfield, there’s a gravel parking area where you can get in. If you walk upstream and around the bend, there’s a deep hole where I’ve caught a few.

@@MidwestAnglingAdventures Much Appreciated, I'll try and get out there time and weather permitting.

@ good luck! I hope you catch some.

@@NickFishOhio614 thanks! The whopper plopper has caught me more big ones than any lure I’ve ever used. How big was your PB?

@ 2lbs 12oz and it was my first day ever going for smallies haha. I got another identical size one last year so I have 2 that are tied for my PB

@@NickFishOhio614 that’s awesome! If you ever get the chance, you should do some smallmouth fishing up in Lake Erie. There are some giants in there

@ it’s on my list for sure!

@@RedfishRob I definitely did! Me and my grandpa come down for two weeks every year. The surf fishing was pretty slow but we went inland one day and managed to catch a few snook. Those were a blast to catch!

@@MidwestAnglingAdventures always a blast to catch fish with family and make memories!

6 lb spiderwire braid with a 6 lb seaguar fluorocarbon leader

@@MidwestAnglingAdventures I met a guy on the river today using 2lb test haha! He was drifting salmon eggs in the current.

@ that’s super light. I’d be a nervous wreck if I hooked a big one lol

Those are definitely areas that I would usually target when it comes to trout and smallmouth bass fishing but for whatever reason, I never have much luck in areas like that on this river.

@MidwestAnglingAdventures use a topographical map to find tributaries Corp of engineers or DNR should have them for navigational purposes

Moraine looks like is closest

I hit a spot one time off Albany Illinois Mississippi we caught roughly 1500 fish all varieties in 2 days

When it gets warmer spring

Okay that makes sense. I’ve had an unusually productive season so far. I’ve caught at least 15 trout every time I’ve been out. And is there a website or Facebook group I can join to look into that?

@@MidwestAnglingAdventures I'm so glad you had a great experience, those are a new strain of trout, so you've really got a rare treat! I'm happy for you!

@@Michigananglingadventures thank you! I’ll check yours out as well

I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for the tip!

Awesome thank you!

@ where are you from?

@@MattsFishinMission the Dayton area of Ohio

@@NickFishOhio614 nice! They’re a blast. Do you fish the Urbana area or down by Springfield?

@ I’m in Columbus so I’ve only been out there 3 times. Just north of Springfield. I want to try a little further north though.

@ gotcha this video was just north of Springfield. I’ve tried just outside of Urbana and got about 20. The rivers pretty in that area too

@ probably the same bridge I was just at. But I won’t say on here to keep our spot hush hush 😂

@@garylance4670 I’ll have to keep that in mind. Why was it dredged in a straight line?

@ to drain and create farmland

@@KodyTheOhioan yeah I completely get that. I use a 1/8th oz rooster tail and it’s just big enough to where it very rarely gets swallowed. All of last year, I only had to dispatch one trout due to swallowing the hooks. He was right at the legal limit of 12” so I just brought him home and cooked him up.

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been going to the Mad River lately and wading for trout but I’ll be taking my kayak out for more smallmouth in March.

@@davidross5630 I’ll keep that in mind! I usually only fish trout from November-March but I’ll have to try May because I’ve been wanting to catch a big one. As far as the line goes, 6 pound is probably a little bit excessive but I like to use the heaviest line I can get away with because I’m paranoid about breaking off lol

Yeah I usually use a smaller one with it but I like to use a bigger reel when trout fishing in fast moving water.

@@Bleda412 it’s a 5’ ultra lite. Definitely my favorite rod for panfish and trout!

It’s a toadfish reel

@ ahhh it’s probably got a internal defect.. pretty sure the anti reverse on those run off a gear. If it does you need to open it up. If it runs off an anti reverse clutch I wouldn’t mess with it and get a new reel. Take the spool off and spin the rotor nut off and remove rotor.. if it has a round cylinder with 3 to 6 screws it’s a clutch pack.. if not it’s a gear. Either way it’s going to need to be fixed because it won’t get better only worse.

I will recommend that if you do go the new reel route check out the Diawa Fuego LT. they make them down to a 1000 size reel. I own several of them and can say they way outperform what they cost. I’m surprised to see trout in the mad river… must be further north by Springfield because I’ve fished a lot of it around Dayton and never seen a trout 1.

@@SW_OhioFinesseBandit gotcha thanks for the response! I might call fisherman’s HQ in Dayton and see if they would work on it for me. And I’ve tried fishing for trout near Dayton too cause that’s closer to me. They tend to stay up north near Urbana

@ if they won’t I am just south of Eaton Ohio and I work on/fix/mod all my own reels. I’d be happy to crack it open for you and at the least let you know exactly what’s failed and see about sourcing parts to fix it. First thing I would do is contact toadfish and see if they will warranty it.

@@loganu249 this spot is actually halfway between Urbana and Springfield but it’s really shallow and the fish have mostly moved out as of this week. There’s a good access point on Eagle City Rd that’ll give you access to some deeper water

Great action. Wow every cast almost. I have the opposite prob here in my fav spot in pa...low numbers but bigger fish.....i will take either lookin forward yo ya gettin that high teens fish....they must of been spawning so grouped up like that..awesome

@@rustbeltwilds837 yeah I’ve never seen them as aggressive as they’ve been this year. I just went again yesterday and got over 20 with one of them being 14-15”. I’ll be posting the video in the next few days!

Thank you!

@@MK_Outdoorsx thanks!

This was in the Urbana area. Do you fish the Mad?

@@Amf4493 thank you! They’re rare in this area so I was pretty excited. I just looked at your channel and it looks like you’ve caught some nice ones!

@ biggest I caught was 14lbs….this past season was 10 lbs. Watch out for those teeth and the ones on the gill plate!

@@Amf4493 that’s awesome! Yeah those gill plates will tear you up. I’ve caught a few Muskie and every time I end up all cut up.

Thanks!

@@bidenhasdementia8657 thanks!

@@justintT42 North Dayton

@@bobmoore5712 yes, the river has been extremely low this year because of the drought that we went through.

@@MidwestAnglingAdventures thank you

@@Demonkingx5 thank you! I sure did

@@markhamblin8195 buzzbaits are great but I prefer the whopper plopper because it’s more versatile in my opinion.

@@Tom-bl6yq just north of Dayton actually

@@aarona5839 I really only keep walleye and crappie. I just bass fish for fun. To each their own though!

@@MidwestAnglingAdventures bass taste amazing. you are missing out

@@aarona5839 I’ve tried largemouth before and really liked it. I’ll have to try a smallmouth sometime

The test is not cooking it, the test is catching it.

@@scottjohnson8576 it’s a whopper plopper! Basically just a topwater crankbait with a propeller on it

@@thedude-nf1uf thank you!

@@311steelester3 thanks! Mine is 21.5 inch 6.25 pounds. I got it when I was 13 and I’ve been chasing that high ever since lol

@@mikhail2400 yeah he was a vicious one!

@@TheShmeebitdog that’s awesome! I’ve only eaten a few bass and I didn’t think it was too bad. I will agree that it isn’t nearly as good as bluegill and trout though