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Reply With Quoteunfortunately too far from Charlotte. Closest shad water to Charlotte is Santee Cooper, right?
Crappie Wall Hanger II
shad fishing soon!
Soon the coastal rivers will be teeming with one of my favorite fish to catch - American shad and hickory shad. They have an energetic fight and often times jump and are typically VERY willing to bite. If anyone has been wanting to try it and hasn't done so because they aren't sure how, please ask and I'll share what I know. Crappie gear works lovely for them although I probably wouldn't spider rig a bunch of rods or you could end up with a reel mess if you went through a school and every rod went down.
Its a great thing to do with kids, spouses, or newbies with little patience for fishing as you will usually catch LOTS.
Slabmaster II
unfortunately too far from Charlotte. Closest shad water to Charlotte is Santee Cooper, right?
Crappie Wall Hanger II
Slabmaster II
With a warm winter, this year's shad run should be earlier than usual, right?
Trophy King
Where do fish for them at
Crappie Wall Hanger II
It will probably be a little earlier if it stays warm. I've heard of a very few fish already being caught low in the Tar and the Neuse.
One of the best places to go is the Roanoke at Weldon.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
That sounds like a good time. Need to make plans to head to the Roanoke this year for both shad and stripers.
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Crappie Wall Hanger II
If you don't see anything from me in 2-3 weeks feel free to hit me up as I will likely have some intel.
Slabmaster II
The American shad cooked with scale on is considered a delicacy in China. Water, ginger root sliced, some salt, just boil it. It's delicious, bony though.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
I've eaten them by slow baking them and found them tasty. Most of the bones melted away.
