I caught about 80 shad today between 5 and 14" in less than 3 foot of water.

That's nice. Care to elaborate or do you just want a pat on the back?

Haha sooo sensitive. The "less than 3 foot of water" was elaborating. He could be just as much of a smart butt and say "would you like me to net them for you too" to you as well.

It's very simple once the water starts to warm. More about patterns than specific locations. Windblown shallows at night or mid day when its sunny. Morning and evening and cloudy cool days throw on the first drop off 8'-12'

P.S. shad are more likely to swim away from a boat/net in clear water vs cloudy

Not sensitive at all. The OP asked where to catch shad on Whitney. He said nothing about where or how.
And thank you for some useful info on catching bait. I'm still learning.