Fish Identification

[cjgentile13]

Anybody know what this is? Caught him on the Big River on a 1/8oz marabou jig head. Think it might be a carp sucker of some sort but not positive.

[bfishn]

Gizzard shad.

[J-Doc]

Yep. Gizzard.

[J-Doc]

In most lakes it's called "dinner" (if you're a predatory fish). If you're a striper, it's called "Candy"

[Ham]

Gizzard shad. I've only caught them on crappie jigs during the cold weather periods of the year. Maybe the lack oh plankton drives them to get aggressive. They stink. Slimey devils. Good catfish bait though.

[Quillback]

Hard to tell how big it is, but unless that's a really small net, that's a heft gizzard shad. MO record is 1 lb. 6 oz. for a 'pole and line' caught gizzard.

[Feathers and Fins]

Striper Candy for about a 40lb class striper

[cjgentile13]

Its a 20 inch net, too big to be a gizzard shad?

[cjgentile13]

Hard to tell how big it is, but unless that's a really small net, that's a heft gizzard shad. MO record is 1 lb. 6 oz. for a 'pole and line' caught gizzard.

20inch net

[Quillback]

The Arkansas record is 2 lb. 14 oz. If that's a 20 inch net, I'd guess that shad is close to 3 lbs.