Due to Great Shad trips last year:

It's that time of year again! Bait is very difficult to get. But, not in my world. I stare at 10000's shad on a daily basis while guiding for crappie in the creeks touching the DFW metroplex. If im not near a bait school, im not catching crappie, so I always know where the shad swim. In the video below, this is what I stare at all day long, I close my eyes and all I see is shad and a bobber twitching. Imprinted in my eyes now.....



Shad have a death sentence on thier heads in the winter. When temps get below 45, they start to shut down and die off. So, they go deep or they go up CREEKS. Creeks are "Shallower" than the lake. They are full of boulders, pebbles, dark mud, concrete, sand..... which all retain heat from the mighty sun. So the creeks warm up. Last week I was in a creek and the main lake was 46-47 and the creek I was in was 57-58 degrees. So theres why they do what they do in the winter...

They will be up creeks the whole winter with the moster 15 inchers showing up as soon as another cold front comes through. but there are a few showing up. The cutters ave about 10-13 inches.

Below are two rough vids from TODAY 12/18/2011. If you let the net sink all the way, you get the cutters, sometimes it wont sink all the way and trap the bigger ones on the bottom due to the net fills with hookers and a few cutters.... CRAZY..

Welcome to my office:



Easy way to save some cash knowing where, when, and how to catch your own bait all on your own whenever you want. If you dont know how to throw a net, I will teach you very fast.

Since the shad are so freakin easy to get, I cut my last years price in half. Takes less than an hour or so, to show you multiple locations on where and were not to throw a net.

$75.00/All the personal bait you can get.

Bring a buddy and split the cost! Makes it easier on hauling bait out too....

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One hour. Learn it. Do it all by yourself whenever you want, without me around. DAY or NIGHT (shad dont care)





Tight Lines, -Carey

Today 12/19/2011 Monday:

One of the 4 Shad Trips today.



Sun was perfect so I could film the massive school of pure Gizzard Shad 2 ft from me in 2 ft of water. -Want some?

"How to find the shad."



"After you find them, Cast Your Net, get what you need for the next day or two, go fishing!



Same spot, just 10 ft over in another pocket.



What do we do with the Game Fish we catch in the net? YOU HAVE TO RELEASE ALL GAME FISH, if caught in your cast net. It could cost up to $225 per Game Fish and the warden can impound your truck or car to be actioned off. Its considered Poaching.



A few fish you will catch in the net and what to do with them.



More Shad!



This should help some of ya'll out a bit better. I dont cast my net till I see them! I met my clients at an undisclosed spot and walked down to the creek before this spot and showed them a massive school of over a million shad swarming around. Then we hit the Honey Hole for some bait. 17 mins from the time we got out of the truck to when we got back. 2 throws of the net, all the bait 3 guys needed. Otherwise, one throw will do..... The long part was the 100 yard walk over flat grass..... $75 - Ill show you the locations on where its safe to throw the net without loosing it to a tree grouper. Ill show you a couple spots, and they will be there all winter long with more showing up every time it floods! Hope this blog helps!

did i hear ye say we can catch drum in a net and keep them. imma have to buy me a net. look like some fun fishin. gaspergooo eat good i hear and i know a good area for them. in there by the hundreds. gitterdone!

I have a group of guys that I take out every year when they spawn and thats all they want to take home(Drum). White flake meat, not fishy like sandies.... and way better than shad.

Thanks Carey.

Very informative video.

Thanks TF, Need to get down to the creek.
By the way what are you targeting with the larger gizzard shad.
Cut bait?

Hey Carey thanks for all the vids. Please get a polorizing filter for a camera and learn to use it on your handy cam!

After a bit of 'McGivering' you'll love it.

Anyway

thanks again

Great vids.
Love how you distinguish the bait from the 'by catch' and make sure the by catch gets put back.

Are carp and buffalo counted as game fish? I got two "huge" carps last year during the spawn season when casting for shad, right from the bank. I've release them anyway as I don't know how to cook them.

No they are not, but Europe they are.

Good idea! Last year I paid around $4 for each small bag of frozen shad for the tailrace of lake Texoma. I bet these fresh shads work much better than the frozen ones.

Nice vids, Carey. If I were much of a catfisherman I'd be down at the creek already! Those last fish that look like carp are actually carpsuckers. Who knew to name a suckerfish that looks like a carp a "carpsucker" huh?

Got all the shad I need at wrc today!! Thank u Carey for all the info. Just about all the shad u can use.. nice gizzards on every cast. 1at cast was all hookers kept 1/4 of those. Rest were all gizzards. I'll upload pics of the shad later and hopefully all the blues we catch!!! Thank u Mr fly!!!