09-15-2006, 06:59 PM
Sweet posting, BaySport. Thanks for the tips. What's the best way to catch the shad? I saw a lot of small shad boils in the Gov't Wash area but everytime I got our boat near them, the shad would disappear. I'd love to try my luck with some live shad. I've caught several crappie (or sun fish, I can't tell the difference) about 3-4 inches long, and used them as live bait. I've caught some large stripers that way but nothing to write home about. Unfortunately, there were a lot of razorbacks out at that time. I've also used some live crawfish as well. I typically create a small rock habitat on the shore at night. Within a couple hours, I find crawfish and crappie taking refuge around the rock habitat.
Do you know if "razorbacks" are caused by a lack of shad or food? They're long but they don't have the meat like normal healthy stripers.
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Do you know if "razorbacks" are caused by a lack of shad or food? They're long but they don't have the meat like normal healthy stripers.
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