straw hat Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 The wife and I know a south facing pea gravel bank with a couple small pockets in it that collect dead shad right after ice out. There is usually a couple of cats there feeding on the shad. We went there bank fishing today with minnows. We caught two cats, the biggest 4 1/2 lbs. We also caught 10 keeper crappie. All the fish had dead or dieing shad in there stomach. The wife also caught a 8 lb drum. She was pretty disappointed when she saw it wasn't a cat! All fish were 5' deep and caught in a 50' stretch of bank. The cat bite will only last another 2 weeks so I can't wait for the next chance to go.
Members clf989s Posted February 19, 2011 Members Posted February 19, 2011 WOW. 8lb drum. I've never seen one that big on stockton. Pretty good fight?
minnowhooker Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 I heard some were buying shiners and salting them. I guess using them the next day or same day? To imitate dead shad.
straw hat Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 clf989s - Thats one of the biggest drums I have ever seen also. I hear they get a lot bigger than that though. The last I heard the stste record was 34 lbs. This one sure put on a good fight. minnowhooker - Never heard of that. I have heard of people buying the dead salted shad in vacuum packed bags and using them but I don't see why the salted shiners wouldn't work.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now