Holy Shad

[fishinfool]

I decided to see if I could find any willing fish in the shallow water of Willard bay. My son kept getting bites he couldn't set the hook on. So, I put on a jighead and worm to see if I could catch one of these mystery hits. I could see surface activity that were not carp. So I casted into the swirls and was successful in catching one of these fish. A massive gizzard shad. If the shad are getting this big in Willard, we must need bigger numbers of walleye and wipers to keep them small. My son in law is holding the nasty beast.
Gabe 
I foul hooked many that big. No wonder why the wipers are in there right now. Now you know what bait color to use next time out to catch wipers. Lipless cranks in that color just outside where you saw these will catch you many wipers. Just so you know.