In the event you are going, and we don't meet up, here are some tips that might help you out. First, I don't use electronics. Seems to not work all that well. Gumball jigs in 1/2, 3/4, and 1 oz are all good (depending on where you go). I reccomend (on all baits) to use a stinger hook. 60% of my hook ups come from the stinger. I buy the pre-made ones from Meijer and prefer the ones with the little rubber eye that you hook over your main hook. I use a full minnow and run the main jig shank through the mouth and up through the top of the head. I then streatch the stinger down the side of the minnow and hook one barb of the treble close to the tail (make sure you don't put a bend in the minnow). Jigging rapalas work good too. We use a minnow head instead of a full minnow. I have not tried the new chubby darter or forage minnow but they should also work with a minnow head.
I prefer an airplain jig. They actually look like a tiny fish shapped downrigger cannon ball (only representation I can come up with at the moment). They are hard to find. We have several but only one with glow in the dark eyes. That bait has been hot 3 years straight and I have yet to put it back in the tackle box I got it out of! Afraid it may be gobbled up by my buddy!

I use med wight moderate action 24 and 30 inch rods. Most guys use 8lb mono or florocarbon however I have found that a light drag spinning real with 6lbs stren works for me. I have not broken off a fish in 4 years. I run a barrel swivel about 24 inches above my jig. This stops the line loop from jigging. A good idea is to use a snap to quickly change baits. Do not confuse with a snap swivel. Fish tend to shy away from them.

Jigging motion is simply up and down. Rod is an extension of your arm. Don't get in the habbit of ripping the jig off the bootom (you will see some guys do it). Sometimes I let my bait free fall back to the bottom. Other times I control it to the bottom. On the drop, always make sure your bait hits the bottom. This creates disturbance from the bottom that will mimic a dying bait fish and will put sediment in the water that carries down river. It is hard to discribe the bite. Very rarely will you feel it. Most of the time, they hit on the drop and you will not know of the hit untill you raise the bait. It might just feel heavy, or it may feel like you line sliding through weeds. Continue with the up jig and set the hook.

You will get in a rythem. Up, down........ up down...... (the dots are resting on the bottom).

Last, a good thing to have is something that is an "oily" attractant. Gulp, and other sprays or bait dope are good. Reason for this is the river is always moving and carrying sediment and scent down stream. If I am not getting any bites, I put a little dope on and it seems to trigger a strict as it draws fish from down stream. Years ago, before the invention of these things, guys actually used WD40 on their bait. It carries a streak down the river and fish hit it. It also keeps your hole and eye guides ice free. Don't laugh, I've used it and it actually works. In the modern era, I doubt that WD40 is healthy for the environment but you get the idea. ANIS would be another good one.

This is the best I can do to discribe the ways to fish the river. Once you get the first bite, you will understand what i am refering to. Watch the people around you. If they are catching and you are not. Try to mimic what they are doing. Also, change baits... change baits, change colors. If they are there, they will hit. Overcast I've caught them all day but the best is always morning and night.

I hope this helps everyone looking to give this a try.