Flicker Shad Fun

[Mhyde]

Made a very quick trip up Saturday morning put in at Old state started bass off fishing, but that was very slow so I pulled out a spinning rod and the flicker shad box, and caught fish almost immediately. Ended up with a mixed bag of fish, bluegill, catfish, bass, crappie and a just short walleye! I tell u what the Drum bite was AWESOME, lol!! I don't have rod holders on the. Boat so I just held the rod as I trolled.

[Mhyde]

Forgot to add also found an old Original Wiggle Wart floating out in the lake.

[MoCarp]

back in the day that was the go to trolling bait

[Johnsfolly]

Great report! Congrats on a great trip! Flicker shad is a productive bait.

I caught a baker's dozen white perch and schoolie stripers Friday night fishing a tidal river on a purple flicker shad.

Hope you can get after them again!

[Dkman]

Nice report and pics Mhyde. Can I ask how deep a water you were trolling?

Thanks again

[rps]

12 hours ago, MoCarp said:

back in the day that was the go to trolling bait

Still is!

[Mhyde]

5 hours ago, Dkman said:

Nice report and pics Mhyde. Can I ask how deep a water you were trolling?

Thanks again

I trolled from 8ft to 36ft, but ALL of the fish caught were from 12ft to 18ft. Half were caught on a flat and the others were caught going down 2 different bluffs. 

[Dkman]

Thanks, always good to have some info in your back pocket next time you hit the water

[Mhyde]

Saturday I was using 6'6" XPS graphite series medium spinning rod with 8pound Grand slam mono and the 2.75 Flicker Shad. I was holding the rod as I trolled because I do not have rod holders installed on Dad's boat. I tied straight to the flicker shad no swivel. Pretty basic setup.

[top_dollar]

Nice catching! Imo trolling too many rods is a mess.  I use a 9 foot downrigger rod and metered braid line....but like you i dont deal with rod holders.  When im by myself i have 3 rods rigged up with different crankbaits and just troll one at a time.