Bagnell

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Hog Wally the few times I've fished Bagnell, use a "launcher" bobber, either make one w/billy bob bobber, slide a wire leader through it, clip a 1 oz sinker on the slimmer end, and tape it to the bobber, Wind the tape around the bobber to the top, keeps the line from snagging in the slot.

That is your Launcher. Tie a fluke or fluke jr,, Sluggo 4" or 6", match the bait size in the water, to an 18" leader, Have a swivel on the other end of leader, and clip both leader w/tail and Launcher to your line. I like to use 8'6" MH or H rods with braid, and toss that combo upstream across the flow of water from the dam/turbine boil.

Retrieve with jerky, rod tip straight up, motion, make that launcher spit water all over and walk, like a top water Spook. If the whites are in there, they'll come over and check it out. Wipers will too. White flukes, or Shad metalflake work well.

Or, tie a 1/4 oz lead head on, w/white grub tail, leave a 12" tail on your line, and tie a 1/8 lead head on, white grub. Throw that combo across the flow upstream at an angle, vary your retrieve from fast to slow, you'll catch skipjack on it too, if they are in there.

LMJ