I guess I've never thought of fishing for a shad. They are mostly considered bait here. But mostly what we have is threadfin, which are a lot smaller than your variety.

Youcan almost walk across bait balls of shad in the fall here on our reservoirs. The fish and the comorants love it. Adn the white pelicans that come down from the great north get here just in time for the feast too.


BKB