Fishing a spinner in a river

[MuskieBait]

The good positions are detailed quite clearly in OT's article.

"Being right handed I prefer fishing a river with the current coming from above me and to my right… so I’ll describe things using this setup positioning. (Just reverse all when fishing the other way around)……………… So straight upstream is 12:00 to my right, and I am facing the far bank which is at 9:00, downstream is to my left at 6:00.

Casts directly upstream at 12:00 are low percentage. You’ll have to reel like a mad demon to get enough relative velocity to make the spinner blades rotate in the water moving toward you. Plus – the spinner will hang up A LOT!

Casting downstream is a waste of time - the lure will ride way too high due to the current madly spinning the blades.

I fan the area in front of me concentrating my casts from 8:00 to 11:00 with most being at 10:00 to 11:00. My selection of targets is based on the various slips, sloughs, and current breaks (rocks, logs, bars, riffles to drop offs) I see in front and to the right of me."

I would suggest using a swivel for spinners to reduce line twist.