[whompuscat658]

I got to one of our Denver reservoirs right before sundown. I worked a Shad colored shadow rap on a sweep-pause retrieve. I give the lure a good jerk and then pause for up to fifteen seconds or so. Both the trout and the eye hit on the pause and were pretty aggressive so my line just started peeling out. It’s a fun retrieve...and effective. Don’t have a pic of the bow but it was decent.

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[whompuscat658]

Somebody caught a couple big shad and threw them on the bank. I saw someone foul hook one that was even bigger.

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[waterfowler]

Nice walleye Whomp! Those shad are crazy, I haven't seen them that big before.

 

[dogjetski]

gizzard shad , they are thick in powell and do the death spiral . When they die

 

[whompuscat658]

Here’s the one that got foul hooked.


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[slayerfish]

EWWW! You touched it!

 

[Palerider]

EWWW! You touched it!

That's what I thought. Man do those fish stink.

 

[whompuscat658]

EWWW! You touched it!

No...HE touched it.


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[JohnnyO19]

No...HE touched it.


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His hands will stink for a month!

 

[waterfowler]

That is really interesting. Is it an invasive fish? Looks like it would produce a really nice fillet. Last picture reminds me of a tilapia.

 

[mattyt]

If only they made stronger hooks on the shadows

 

[ducky540]

Nice eye and bow Chuck.
Man what a waste of shad, such good catfish bait.


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[Rip Lip]

If only they made stronger hooks on the shadows

Love those bait, but the hooks are worthless.

 

[Fisherguyd]

Great catfish bait!

 

[kirbydog]

Gizzard shad-they can get big. Wish we had threadfin shad here but the winters are too cold.

 

[ghostman]

That is really interesting. Is it an invasive fish? Looks like it would produce a really nice fillet. Last picture reminds me of a tilapia.

Not invasive... stocked for forage.
Fantastic cat bait since they stink so bad.
Nothing but bones and oil... I wouldn't eat one for a thousand bucks... unless I was starving to death and that is all that was available, maybe not even then lol.

 

[tal0362]

Not invasive... stocked for forage.

And the adults are big enough to not get eaten, ensuring a reproducing population to produce lots of open water swimming babies for our sport fish to eat.

 

[Luke the Dog]

His hands will stink for a month!

Ugh, just looking at that pic makes my hands smell.

 

[pikester]

Now we need a sport fish big enough to eat adult shad!