East of the bridge you need to learn and follow the channel. It is very tricky and winding lots of hang ups. About 3/4 miles up from the bridge the channel runs maybe 200 yards fairly straight at or from a real nice house. Lot of fish caught in that channel. Use lighter line, 6lb or smaller. With the gold hook are you using any weight? Need to use weight to keep bait at depth while moving. Faster moving more weight to keep it down. Use light wire hooks so you can pull off hangups. Pliers to reshape hook.