A friend and I are making the 2+ hour trip to either Kentucky or Barkley lake on Sunday to try something I have never tried before, and that is fishing for Redear.

How is the fishing right now? If anyone can give me some tips I would appreciate it greatly. We have one spot on Barkley to try, but other than that, we are going in pretty blind. I planned on fishing with popeyes and pieces of nightcrawler or meal worms.

Is it necessary to fish with 4lb test, or could I get away with using 6-8lb test?

Thanks for any replies!