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iversonbaby
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 Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 12:12 am Post subject: MOOO MOOO |
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After learning how to fish for shad today and successfully catching a few 4 pounders I kept a few and decided to chunk for momma bass in the CT river
Fished from 8pm till midnight. lots of catfish enjoyed the shad from 4lbs up to a chunky 11 pounder! but the first fish landed was a very nice 35 inch 16 pound linesider! I also had sandworms but the dink cats and eels were stealing them so I used the chunks instead.  [/url][/list] |
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Jeff
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Nice catch! |
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PECo
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Nice striper, but how do you fish for shad?
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iversonbaby
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| I used shad darts just cast upstream and feel for taps. Pretty basic really. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| iversonbaby wrote: | | I used shad darts just cast upstream and feel for taps. Pretty basic really. |
So you just bounce a shad dart along the bottom and set the hook when you think you feel a hit? Do you need additional weight on the line because of the current? I've never caught a shad and would love to get one. 
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FoulhookedRook
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:24 am Post subject: |
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| Peco if you want to catch shad use willow leaves. Silver or bronze. Anchor up under 91 bridge in windsor area in the middle of the pilons. Use inline weight about 3/4 oz. And you will catch at least 50 shad in a day. Get rdy though. They can fight pretty hard in the current. Ill even use a 3 way setup with a 2oz. Teardrop weight. |
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twkayaker
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| iversonbaby wrote: | | I used shad darts just cast upstream and feel for taps. Pretty basic really. |
Nice job, I had no luck catching shad behind barts in Windsor. |
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iversonbaby
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| twkayaker wrote: | | iversonbaby wrote: | | I used shad darts just cast upstream and feel for taps. Pretty basic really. |
Nice job, I had no luck catching shad behind barts in Windsor. |
me either and I believe its because the water is low downsteam towards the confluence try fishing closer to the ct river confluence |
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twkayaker
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| iversonbaby wrote: | | twkayaker wrote: | | iversonbaby wrote: | | I used shad darts just cast upstream and feel for taps. Pretty basic really. |
Nice job, I had no luck catching shad behind barts in Windsor. |
me either and I believe its because the water is low downsteam towards the confluence try fishing closer to the ct river confluence |
I tried fishing behind Loomis chaffee school but found tons of poison ivy plants near the mouth of the Farmington so I was limited to where I could fish from shore. I wish I had brought m kayak that day.  |
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Michael
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice catch! |
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bassinthesalt
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| nice but wait until you get into a REAL cow |
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FoulhookedRook
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah i agree. Thats still a baby |
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Genesis2245
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Just curious. Which town were you fishing. Taking tomorrow off from work the hit the CT river in hopes of my 1st inland striper and am not sure where to go. |
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Genesis2245
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Just curious. Which town were you fishing. Taking tomorrow off from work the hit the CT river in hopes of my 1st inland striper and am not sure where to go. |
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iversonbaby
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I was between hartford and deep river if that helps |
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