06-18-2006, 03:16 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Did you see any surface activity, such as splashes that may have indicated that wipers were also hitting the surface? I've seen where birds will hit the water but no fish. In my opinion, I think the terns, smaller than gulls with a black head and always flying, are better indicators of shad than the gulls. Terns, who prefer feeding on fish to insects, are continually hunting shad and will fold their wings and actually dive on their prey.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Another tactic to try if you cast into these areas and you can't hooked up is to troll shallow through the area at a pretty good clip with boards. If the wipers are shallow, they'll hit a fast trolled grub or similar plastic on a light jig-head plus trolling will let you cover more ground. Lay your lines out short so that you can make some fairly aggressive turns without tangling up and cruise through the area. [/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]This tactic works great too when you see surface activity but can't get to it before it goes down, coming up in another area. This can be frustrating to get on but trolling through the area repeatedly can sometimes change your luck.[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Another tactic to try if you cast into these areas and you can't hooked up is to troll shallow through the area at a pretty good clip with boards. If the wipers are shallow, they'll hit a fast trolled grub or similar plastic on a light jig-head plus trolling will let you cover more ground. Lay your lines out short so that you can make some fairly aggressive turns without tangling up and cruise through the area. [/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]This tactic works great too when you see surface activity but can't get to it before it goes down, coming up in another area. This can be frustrating to get on but trolling through the area repeatedly can sometimes change your luck.[/size][/font]
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