Up fishing at Texoma today using live shad behind the Islands and reeled this ugly thing in. I immediately knew it wasn't a striper because it barely put up a fight.

You cant really see in the picture, but it also has a nasty set of teeth on it (which I noticed just before reaching to get the hook out).

I've never seen anything that looks like this w/ the exception of a piranha. Any thoughts?

Looks like a shad?

I caught one too fishing there. Possibly a shad? Shad can get that big. Perhaps someone can chime in.

Do shad have lots of teeth?

Goldeye

We caught one of those during the TSA tournament!!!! Dang thing had some mean looking teeth.

goldeye herring.

not too rare in that lake, surprises one or 2 anglers every year.

I been told they were awesome striper bait

+1 on that !!!!!

Looks like a gizzard shad guys

Thats no gizzard shad, probably a close meaner cousin though.

i always called them freshwater herring. used to catch them there while catfishing back as far as the 1960's so they have been in the lake for a while

Goldeye, i catch a one or two a year either with castnet or on rod and reel

Golden Eye. Known as Skipjack herring elsewhere. I've caught them before t Texoma. Nasty teeth on those guys. Had a big catfish take one off my stringer that I was going to show to people. Bet they would make good striper bait.


http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/fish/shad/skipjack/

Goldeye. I catch a few every year.