Thread: how exactly do you use shad guts for bait

Originally Posted by RACN35

Ever try putting a hook in your bait and then freezing it in little blobs ?
we used to do that with chicken liver way back when and it worked great,nover came off the hook and stayed where it landed and ony took a few minutes to thaw and as it did I am sure it held the "scent" better and lasted longer......after all chicken livers are GUTS too !!

I'll keep that one in mind, thanks!

maybe I'll use an ice tray to freeze them so my bait is more aerodynamic when I needa cast it out :p

You may throw aa football 130yrds but not with your arm.

The surf cast record was over 800ft. Hatteras surf cast competition I think. The reason I know this is because I went to the surf shop where they were making his poles... I asked to buy his blanks... they were nicer than will ever be on the market.

Competitions are different than fishing, as they have no bait for resistance only the weight, usually 2oz egg, and modify reels (Ambass. 6000 w/ line leveler removed has been preferred in the past.

actually, your mostly right the surf cast record was actually in a texas competition and he used a 5 1/4 ounce weight. ambass 6000 with level wind removed is prefered but they also replace regular bearings with ceramic bearings and they also put i magnetized breaks. still not hard at all to cast 130 (390 feet)yards with bait on(depending on bait size with the right equipment(12foot fenwick blank or harrington 542 blank(11footer) ,diawa sealine with ceramic bearings 4-6 ox weight and not a huge bait)

funny you should mention a abu 6000 tricked out with ceramic bearings and the level wind removed- lol ......i have that reel and had it done the same way .......

I had over 200 rod/reel combo's - I bet I have gave away 20 combos to my buddys this year already. As far as SURF fishing goes I am down to my favorite 3 reels, on the left you will see the abu 6000 with no level wind anymore, then theres the diawa grandwave (silver) and the shimano calcutta 400s (gold) - I keep diawa sealine sh30 spooled up for a spare reel in my tackle bag on the cart so when I blow up a reel I dont have to mess with it on the beach

I cut my shad up exactly like RACN35 showed with his picture. It seems to work really well for me.

116.98m is the longest cast, there is a cool video you should look at. It is at www.Longcasters.org

from the site you posted

As the most widely recognized long distance surfcaster in the world, Neil MacKellow holds three personal World championships, fourteen British individual championships, the 2000 US Open national championship title and more. He has students around the World that have benefited from his techniques. Neil’s lifetime personal best cast is over 890 feet.

that comes to 228 meters.. dont see where you got 116.98 which is only 456 feet

cats don`t bight good in cold water flat head bits live bait better .