Small net?
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Any ideas on how to catch shad other than a cast net? I saw a nice herd of them last weekend,they were swarming in a shallow weed bed,but them buggers wouldn't bite on a thing.They were about 8" long,I would like to try them as cut bait for catfish.
Small net?
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You can snag them with a large treble hook fairly easy if it's legal in your area
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They hit minnows just fine when you are on good crappie, one fish short of your limit and down to your last minno w
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Maybe try a long handle dip net if you are real quick but a small cast net is still your best bet.
Last edited by scrat; 05-24-2017 at 09:03 AM.
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The smaller the better. I have a 6' net, it's a foot or two too much.
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So I'm gathering from the responses,shad don't readily take bait offered on a hook,if at all ?
There is a rig called a Sibiki rig that I use to cast for them in running water. I get them from BPS. They have very small green plastic jigs on them. I tie a topwater lure with the hooks removed from the topwater to the end of the line so the rig doesn't sink. Good luck.
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