Thread: how exactly do you use shad guts for bait

Well i get the big gizzard shad here in a cast net and you cut them open and they have a gizzard just like a chickens gizzard and it is very tuff . you cant sling it off either. big cats love them.
the only part of the guts i use.

~sticko~

Blue cats love the cold round here!

It's no channel but it was caught on the gut pocket section of a gizzard shad in 38 digree water temps.
As for casting the guts as far as you say I have never tryed just throwing the guts. Channel cats like to eat all kinds of stuff including prepared baits, hot dogs, and ivory soap. I am sure you can find something they will feed on besides shad guts that you can cast as far as you want!

if i ever use cut bait which is rare as i really only target flathead cats and some channels

cut bait-use medium to small sized shad. gills. bass. etc. cut off the head just behind the gill plate and use its head and hook it through the top of the head behind the nostrils its harder there than on any other part on its body

i even know people who prefer hooking live bait in a similar way through the lips and just behind the nostrils but a little low as i dont i always hook live bait in any situation towards the tail its not as tough as the head but i never ever have problems slinging it off i guess thats because i never cast more than 50 yards when fishing for flatheads because 90% of the fish i catch are in 4 to 8 feet of water but listen to racn about those panty hose and freezing liver as that does work and for casting competitions i know alot of those guys use peen surfmaster 200 and penn mag reels as they will easily out cast any abu without levelwind and ceramics as i own a few of each of those mentioned

yeah some of them penns are great, one of the longest casters i seen in texs was this black guy named "buster" .. well buster was a good 6 foot 8 and weighed bout 150 pounds soaking wet... used a 14 foot rod and penn squidders and could launch the bejesus out of it... many time he could get where we could not and would outfish us, but ocassionally he would over cast the fish and could never be convinced to cast shorter...him and this other long caster named rich rodriquez used to have contests at the peirs sometimes for cash when fish just werent biting. there was one time rich who would get mad when boats would get close to the peirs.. now by texas law boats cant be within 200 yars of the peir.. well this one boat was maybe 150 yards and rich told him to move and the guy gave him the finger.. rich launches a 6 oz weight that goes threw the the guys windshild and knocks him dead on his buttocks..needless to say he was back out there fishing after we collected bail money for him lol

but blue cats do bite better in cold water than warm water and they tend to like fresh cut bait