Use this Skip Jack Rig to catch tons of skip jack below any dam!

Ohio river skip jack fishing is just as fun as any other species and easy to catch especially in the spring when they make there run up to the dams, today i show you how to catch them and preserve them

[@justtinkering6054]

I was there this morning. First time in about 30 years. I was only there one other time with my dad. We were trying to snag paddlefish back then. Today I caught two skipjack. That is the first time I have ever caught them. Thank you for posting videos about the river. You helped me to prepare for what it's like to fish the dam. Keep up the great work!

[@RiverBloodfishing]

I’m literally leaving here now just put the boat on the trailer caught two flat heads

[@user-tk9rj3wz2n]

Awesome videos, great camera work and explanation of how to catch and preserve skipjack properly. Thx man

[@jgmckinn1]

Heck of a morning for skips! My favorite dam to fish.

[@RiverBloodfishing]

Absolutely mine too going to try and make it back down this weekend

[@jgmckinn1]

And if my kids weren’t sick, I’d be down there ripping lips with you brother!!!

[@RiverBloodfishing]

@@jgmckinn1 I hope to see you down there soon we still have time, water is just getting good

[@jgmckinn1]

Good luck this weekend, man. Catch some for us!!

[@calvinhoward2407]

That's enough for a day or two of fishing. Good luck

[@bankfishingislife5484]

you know you pro when you get one on each hook every cast.. i cant do it yet but my friend can crazy style 5 at a time.. well i can do it on sabiki when the small ones are around but on the jigs i get like 3s and sometimes 4s but never 5s.

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

Ive been smoking skips on a 3 inch white fluke with a pink lead head. And i spiked the tail chartreuse. Throw out and twitch it then stop, then twitch and stop. I caught 93 in about an 2 hours. I threw one back that wouldve went 3 and a half pounds, no doubt!!!

[@Fergusbaddog]

Just ordered some, thanks for the tip. I've also done good with the crappie king slabaliciuos - color 'Popsicle'

[@davidreynolds5439]

That looks alot like the Greenup dam.

[@Dmand3w]

Do you let them sink and then start reeling?

[@RiverBloodfishing]

Sometimes I do but if there running thick I just cast and retrieve also depends on how strong the current is

[@nate6569]

Can you still catch them in July? I’ve gone twice and I’ve only got 1 skipjack.

[@RiverBloodfishing]

I never catch any in July it’s pretty rare, I usually just use gizzard shad and carp this time of year for cut bait

[@mike7435]

what dam is this?

[@Ben-eo8pd]

Can you make a video of how you set up the 3 lures on one line? I have started taking my nephew fishing and i have no idea what I'm doing and how to do that. I'm about 20 minutes from the falls and really want to take him out

[@RiverBloodfishing]

It would be a while before I could get a video out but if you search on KZbin for a double jig rig you can find some good videos, I personally tie a dropper loop for the 2 jigs on top and a non slip loop knot for the bottom jig, or you could just tie 3 clinch knots for each jig and that’s going to hold

[@Ben-eo8pd]

@@RiverBloodfishing okay cool, I didn't even know what to search for. Thanks!

[@markstrange7196]

Are there any walleye below Markland dam ?

[@RiverBloodfishing]

I see just 2 or 3 a year and there usually 20 inchers but mostly just sauger

[@jasonhenderson2202]

Are they still up by the damn thinking about going this weekend. It’s a long drive for me so I would appreciate it if I can get some information before I take the trip. Thanks so much I love the videos.

[@RiverBloodfishing]

The water is not looking so good its going to be up, i have caught them in the creeks around the area when it gets up but not many, feel free to ask questions on the markland fb group and we’ll keep an eye on the dam I would like to get back down there as well

[@jasonhenderson2202]

Heading there tomorrow I hope it’s on fire

[@RiverBloodfishing]

@@jasonhenderson2202 friend of mine said he caught a few skips there yesterday, hybrids are still a good possibility as well

[@sidneyhensley9268]

What damn are you at

[@RiverBloodfishing]

Markland dam

[@SuperDanger83]

Jeffersonville,In????

[@SuperDanger83]

At the falls???

[@RiverBloodfishing]

@@SuperDanger83 it’s about 45 minutes north of the falls I fish here all the time for cats

[@jakemccormic7889]

What dam is this ?

[@RiverBloodfishing]

markland

[@SuperDanger83]

I thought that was the falls in southern indiana,looks alot like it!!!

[@terryhancock]

That's a sabiki rig