Shad For Catfish Bait: The Essential Guide

SHAD FOR CATFISH BAIT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Cals FROM CATFISH EDGE EDGE WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THREADFIN SHAD AND GIZZARD SHAD THREADFIN SHAD YELLOWISH TINT TO FINS TYPICALLY NO LONGER THAN 6" 20-25 RAYS IN ANAL FIN UPPER JAW DOESN'T PROJECT BEYOND LOWER JAW GIZZARD SHAD NO YELLOWISH TINT TO FINS ADULTS 9-12" LONG 29-35 RAYS IN ANAL FIN UPPER JAW PROJECTS BEYOND LOWER JAW COPYRIGAT CATFISA EDG BOTH MAKE OREAT CATFISH BAIT WHERE ARE THEY PRESENT? THREADFIN SHAD GIZZARD SHAD POPULATIONS ARE PRESENT IN THESE STATES. DOES NOT REPRESENT STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION SOURCE - USGS HOW DO YOU CATCH THEM? MOST OFTEN WITH A CAST NET CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE LEGAL IN YOUR STATE! CAST NET SELECTION TIPS GET THE LARGEST NET YOU CAN LEGALLY THROW IN YOUR STATE. MESH SIZE LARGER MESH SINKS FASTER BUT SMALLER SHAD WILL SWIM THROUGH DEEP WATER MEANS LARGER MESH, MORE WEIGHT WHICH COSTS MORE MONEY WHERE DO YOU CATCH THEM? IT VARIES BY TIME OF YEAR AROUND LIGHTS AT NIGHT IS A GREAT PLACE TO START IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DO THEY CATCH? MONSTER BLUE CATFISH OR A BUNCH OF SMALLER ONES CHANNEL CATFISH AND EVEN FLATHEADS AT TIMES HOW DO YOU FISH THEM? CIRCLE HOOKS WORK GREAT UDEAD FISH THE SHAD EITHER CUT INTO CHUNKS OR WHOLE THREADED ON THE HOOK AND YOU'LL CATCH FISH! WHERE CAN YOU LEARN MORE? CATFISHEDGE.COM CATFISH EDGE - CUTTING EDGE CATFISHING Sh ERGEN COPYRIGHT 2014 CATFISH EDGE LIKE IT? SHARE IT!