Carp fishing in the Ohio River

I was down by the Ohio River the other afternoon and was remembering all the fun we used to have fishing for Carp alone the river! My Dad grew up in Wellsville,Ohio and he spent many of hours along the banks and fishing for Carp and Catfish. He would make dough ball for bait and would add flavoring which the carp really enjoyed! There would be some days the bite was fast and furious and then days when we couldn't get a bite! the fish generally weren't that big but they put up a scrap! One evening Dad had invited two cousins(Bill and Ken) along and their Dad(Rodger). We got into some larger fish and were having a blast! My cousins fishing line was not as strong as ours and they were getting a lot of break offs. Some of these fish were well over 5# and their Dad was becoming more and more frustrated with every break off. Finally, on the next line break, Rodger went running into the river chasing the broken line. It was shallow and he must have ran out 30'-40' and up to his waist to catch the line. He was successful and he turned back to shore pulling the Carp with him! It was one of the funniest moments to witness that! Carp are not afish I would chose as a food fish however that doesn't mean I don't enjoy catching them! For some real fun, take your kids to the river and have a ball!