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Crest Daddy



Joined: 20 Jan 2011
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:50 pm    Post subject: Herring Family Fish ID. Reply with quote

What the heck is this? Caught it catching snappers for live lining. Is this thing legal to use?



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Crest Daddy



Joined: 20 Jan 2011
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it's all good I'm going to go get a sabiki rig to catch more since there's no bunker around.
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fishingkid



Joined: 04 May 2011
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Either a herring or a shad.


This is a hickory shad


Those are herring
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Crest Daddy



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The shape looks just like the blue back, but the color is off. Someone else told me American shad.I don't know what to do, maybe just leave them be for now.
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JustinSolak



Joined: 17 Jul 2011
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Location: East Hartford, CT

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd say it's a small hickory shad. Sure as hell looks like it, plus this is the time of year for em. But hard to tell. The herring family is a tricky one. Hell, its probably a great bait though!
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