My all time best sauger tip in the slack water:
Bare hook and split shot about 12" above the hook. Lively shiner. Toss it along the wall and just slowly creep it back. Letting the shiner do all the attracting. Keeping the split shot in constant contact with the bottom.
That super slow technique has worked great for me year round. Plus you can up the shot size a little, put the trolling motor on 1 and just barely cruise around the lock area.
Hot tip: not all the fish are against that wall!
Those tips work for all dam areas too, not just O.H.
Ive found in my experience, the wall/lock area is best when there is more current flow.
My best experience was when that dam looked like a mini niagra falls and the water was way way up the steps.
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