06-02-2008, 10:42 PM
I was out early sunday near 8.0 road. Shad started rolling in and breaking the surface in pretty large schools. I didn't have a throw net but managed to catch about 6 that beached themselves on a rock that was wadable from the shore. You might oughta try there BigE. Full schools were buzzing the shore and breaking the surface not far out. If I had a net I could have caught more. If I had my toon or tube out I coulda caught a lot more.
They were pretty big too, 3-4". Live shad were definitely more effective than frozen chovies and I'm glad I caught some. Definitely investing in a net for next time. W caught 5 stripers in the 1-3lb range that morning(total for trip including night before...7 stripers, 3 cats, 1 carp).
I missed quite a few hits though and I believe i should use a larger hook. I was rigging them with size 1 gamakatsu finesse wide gaps on a dropper loop with a 1/2oz dipsey swivel... hooking the shad through its forehead and bottom lip.
I imagine I'd have a better hookup ratio with a larger hook. Thoughts?
I didnt see any stripers swimming around other than the ones we caught whereas I saw a lot of carp swimming and breaking the top for shad.
Tried some shad imitation cranks and a buzzer but they didn't produce.
I caught a larger one on an UL combo, almost too much for the reel but that was fun.
All fish were successfully released except for a 7lb carp that was thrown in the trash... where it belongs.
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They were pretty big too, 3-4". Live shad were definitely more effective than frozen chovies and I'm glad I caught some. Definitely investing in a net for next time. W caught 5 stripers in the 1-3lb range that morning(total for trip including night before...7 stripers, 3 cats, 1 carp).
I missed quite a few hits though and I believe i should use a larger hook. I was rigging them with size 1 gamakatsu finesse wide gaps on a dropper loop with a 1/2oz dipsey swivel... hooking the shad through its forehead and bottom lip.
I imagine I'd have a better hookup ratio with a larger hook. Thoughts?
I didnt see any stripers swimming around other than the ones we caught whereas I saw a lot of carp swimming and breaking the top for shad.
Tried some shad imitation cranks and a buzzer but they didn't produce.
I caught a larger one on an UL combo, almost too much for the reel but that was fun.
All fish were successfully released except for a 7lb carp that was thrown in the trash... where it belongs.
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