I ask because the lakes I've been familiar with in the past, if I threw a spoon (or anything for that matter), I was certain to catch a fish. I was told, back then, it was fish circle the shad and then attacking them. Today, shad went crazy for about an hour in the same area and couldn't get any variation of bass to the boat, seemed like they were jumping for no reason and not as tight of a group as what I'm used too. A short time later, I had some luck, although very little, with catfish. I was orignally searching for LM. Thanks in advance for the education on the subject.

because shad are stupid!! from what I've heard, they taste like molded rubber, they're extremely slimy, and they stank!!

But hey they work for bait!!


I don't think it's the same as carp jumping at running dams..

OK tell us what lake your talking about???

Stillhouse Hollow

Ok that makes sense now

happy shad

The only time I've seen shad jump out of the water is when someone is trying to eat them. Seems like reasonable behavior to me

lots of fish eat shad.

could have very well been any number of predators chasing them.

sometimes, when they are eating shad like that, you have to really get close to the size and color that the shad are sometimes not to catch them.

try and match the hatch as close as you can and you should be able to catch one of whats eating them, a silver or white road runner works well for this at times.

Jaws is about to put the munch on em

If something's trying to eat me I wouldnt just sit there. What would you do?

It may have been a school of Circus Shad.

Gizzard shad are bad about slapping the water. I have no idea why.

...because the HydroWave was on.

To check out all the "hot babes" in the boats!