Caught a big shad

[Silver Bullet]

Gentlemen,
Found my first one of the year on Monday.
Ate a jig and Sea Shad.
sb

 

[Para Bellum]

Awesome.

 

[Railroader]

Heck yeah!

 

[fishfryer]

Gentlemen,
Found my first one of the year on Monday.
Ate a jig and Sea Shad.
sb
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Looks like that shad may be crossed with a shiner

 

[StriperrHunterr]

I'll take a dozen. I have a striper trip this weekend and I'm looking to target the big females.





Conrgats.

 

[Thunder Head]

Congrats,

It is uncanny how much a skip jack or hickory shad look like a miniature Tarpon. The jump like them too when hooked.

 

[almoore]

Great pics!

 

[Lukikus2]

Sweet! Great pics

 

[Angel Eyes]

Super cool pictures

 

[Mexican Squealer]

nice work! Found them here a couple of weeks ago but couldn’t get one to eat...

 

[Seanote]

Nice. Very good images.

 

[pjciii]

That is pure fun right there.

 

[chriswkbrd]

Man, and I thought I caught a good'n

 

[redneck_billcollector]

Nice, at what depth were you finding them and were you seeing them prior to casting? I am a fly fisherman hence my questions.

 

[Silver Bullet]

Nice, at what depth were you finding them and were you seeing them prior to casting? I am a fly fisherman hence my questions.

This fish was caught blind casting. It is possible to throw at individual fish in water ranging from 6-8 feet. The only problem is that sometimes they are in nice tight schools. Other times, they are spread out over a large area. Some days, they are blasting everything. Other days, they are just loafing.
sb

 

[flatsmaster]

Great fun there congrats
One of my favorite frustrations

 

[redneck_billcollector]

This fish was caught blind casting. It is possible to throw at individual fish in water ranging from 6-8 feet. The only problem is that sometimes they are in nice tight schools. Other times, they are spread out over a large area. Some days, they are blasting everything. Other days, they are just loafing.
sb

Thanks for the info.

 

[RedHills]

Man, that makes ya wanna go right there. Nice. This N FL rain will have the water messed up for 2 weeks!

 

[redneck_billcollector]

Man, that makes ya wanna go right there. Nice. This N FL rain will have the water messed up for 2 weeks!

No kidding, week before last I fished for Tarpon down in Wakulla Co. Friday morning saw 30 to 40 with around 8 shots and got two to eat flies and jumped one. Right around lunch time the wind kicked in and did not see another fish. Saturday morning saw one but did not get a shot and then the rain and lightning kicked in around lunch time. I saw someone with a RedHills shirt on at Shell Island Saturday during the rain storm, was wondering if that was you since I see you post a lot about staying there.

 

[RedHills]

No kidding, week before last I fished for Tarpon down in Wakulla Co. Friday morning saw 30 to 40 with around 8 shots and got two to eat flies and jumped one. Right around lunch time the wind kicked in and did not see another fish. Saturday morning saw one but did not get a shot and then the rain and lightning kicked in around lunch time. I saw someone with a RedHills shirt on at Shell Island Saturday during the rain storm, was wondering if that was you since I see you post a lot about staying there.

Nope..not this time. Probably one of the "Motorsports" or the local Quail Unlimited gang.