Big Shads?
Anyone know a good source for 12-15" shad bodies in colors other than solid white or solid chartruese?
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Do you see much of difference in catching over the 9"ers. I never noticed a difference between the 9's and 12's and the 12's cost so much more and the tails seem to break of more easily. Curious.
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Let me try to save ya all some serious cash.
Back in my " trolling days" and or when I mated for my beloved friend Capt George, when we trolled umbrellas we never used shad bodies. George showed me to use 2" vinyl blinds... I know what your thinking already... But we cut blinds into 9" to 12" long strips, punched a hole in one end, added a grommet and hooked em to the umbrella.. Piece of cake and they always worked well. You can certainly cut them longer if you desire.. I also painted many of them different colors for contrast.. Looks a little ghetto, I'll give you that, but works like a charm:D |
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Thats an impressive idea for the blinds and I'm sure they work well as teasers.
BF - I don't know if the 12"+ baits work better than the 9s but I have some transom boat rod setups I like for spring and fall. I'm talking deep, BIG baits. I have never used anything bigger than the 9" bodies on my board rods. I know some captains who specifically use the 12"+ baits in the spring everywhere in their spread with good success. I'm not investing that much time and money to switch over my whole spread though....... |
Hard to find locally. Heck they're even hard to find online.
This place has a few different colors available, but they're almost $8.00 each. :eek: http://www.krackenfishing.com.au/category-s/1840.htm |
I picked up some 12" shad bodies from Ron Crabbe at the Solomons show a couple weeks ago, 2 for $6. He had a website at one time, but I can't get it to come up.....www.striperfishingtackle.com
His price for 6" and 9" shads are very good also BTW.... |
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It sounds ridiculous, but you can;t beat the price and they really do work. |
I buy my 12" shad at All Tackle in Annapolis.
My deep, deep rods are quite a contraption. I run them off the forward most rod holders, the ones that stick straight out the side with the rods parallel to the water - a lot of the local charter guys refer to them as the "Hip Rods". The main line to a 16oz trolling sinker with a three-way swivel rigged off the other end of the sinker. Off the one eye of the three-way is a 12' leader of 130lbs mono to a 24" umbrella with a 8oz parachute rigged as the bait. Off the other eye of the three-way is a 6' piece 130lbs mono to a 28oz mojo with a 12" shad on it. It hangs almost straight down...I put it out 30-40' and boy, howdy when a fish hits that thing ...hang on! Almost like a dumby line, except on a heavy rod! |
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Tawn- You must spend a lot of time at the gym during the off-season :eek: |
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