Thread: shad its whats for dinner

if a 10 inch crappie will eat that, makes ya wonder what a 70lb flathead would eat?
I'm not much for winter crappie fishing, but my thoughts are that if a crappie has a full belly already because he is digesting a big meal, he might just want a little snack so would eat a smaller jig over a bigger one. on the other hand when he digests his belly full of shad, he might pass the smaller meal in search of something that would "stick to the ribs" a little better. so I guess every day is different and you never know...

I wonder if it is just a case of chasing down a big meal instead of a little snack. The fish is expending the same amount of energy to catch either.

I might be wrong but when it is cold, activity is slowed to preserve energy.

So if ya gotta run after the food truck ya might as well get the biggest meal available.......

small shad in the hand, so to speak,,...beats larger one out of reach......................,,...?
I/32nd ......................... 2 1/2"...........................

This time of the year the fish aren't chasing anything. They want the bait in front of their noses for a few seconds. Larger baits do work better this time of the year, IMHO, and will work best till the shad spawn in Spring.