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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Mar 28, 2011 19:58:02 GMT -5
I went out today with castnet in hand to try and get some more shad to add to my pile in the fridge well i went to the small creek by my house and i made 5 throws in 45mins and i ended up with 4dzn shad from 3in -5in in length i think they will do good being it's still early spring and the smaller shad have fallen to the winter kill more than the larger shad and should look mighty a pealing to the channel and flathead cat's right bought now going to go tomorrow after work and fish the local MWCD Lake and see how they do, What size shad do you like to throw for early spring channel cats and Flatheads? ........Sniper
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Seanstone
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Post by Seanstone on Mar 28, 2011 20:12:49 GMT -5
I like to use the heads so a 3-4 inch shad wouldn't do the job. I prefer to have the head off of a 8"+ shad. Not saying that its what works best, its just what I feel confident using.
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Post by Smoothkip on Mar 28, 2011 20:41:04 GMT -5
I use the 9 to 14 inch shad. I filet one side and hook it through the nose!
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Post by rcbbracing on Mar 29, 2011 10:54:23 GMT -5
I use the 9 to 14 inch shad. I filet one side and hook it through the nose! Lol don't think you use that big of bait early in the season Kip...I'm assuming Will meant what size shad you would use this time of year....I could be wrong on that assumption...I myself would use smaller shad like u said will but never do real well this time of year so my opinion probably isn't really relevant |
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Post by Smoothkip on Mar 29, 2011 11:43:27 GMT -5
April is when I start targeting Flatheads and yes I use that size of shad. The bigboys aint bashful in the cool water!
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Mar 29, 2011 18:32:02 GMT -5
Thankyou guy's i was wondering a bought the shad size this time a year but it look's like it can all be good if the right fish come's by lol
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Post by rcbbracing on Mar 29, 2011 19:39:32 GMT -5
April is when I start targeting Flatheads and yes I use that size of shad. The bigboys aint bashful in the cool water! I'm impressed lol...I figured cutbait that size was way too big for better than a month....but kip, there's a reason they call u "big cat" lol |
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luckeywade
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Post by luckeywade on Mar 31, 2011 15:52:18 GMT -5
small cutts are goodbait.for some action.big shad cutts.are good for big cats.
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luckeywade
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Post by luckeywade on Mar 31, 2011 15:54:33 GMT -5
did ya do any good sniper?
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fishstick11
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Post by fishstick11 on Mar 31, 2011 22:32:44 GMT -5
i prefer larger baits all round...... but for channels i use the smallest baits i can get....... 1 1/2 to 5 inches
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