Awesome video I been fighting little Shad all winter can’t locate anything over 4” I see now what I was doing wrong I hope.folks like you help us little guys thanks a lot
Hey Chris or Roger let me know , I’ll meet ya and you could show me, I’ve been going to that lake since I was a kid but only bank fished, got a boat last August and fished the lake 1/2 dozen times but not a lot of luck with crappie or channel cat
Thanks for the good info Chris. I fish the Green River here in western Kentucky a lot and have noticed that it is much harder to locate shad than it used to be. The only thing that I know is different between now and 10 years ago is the increasing amount of Asian carp that inhabit this river. Have you found it harder to find shad throughout the years?
Clint your absolutely on the right track those carp are hard on bait fish well all fish for that matter do to the amount they spawn and that they eat every thing small fish need to grow. I’ve been in your neck of the woods and it’s tough to find shad there for sure
I’d be very interested in seeing a video on what you look for on a map like navionics or lakemaster for areas you target for flatheads. I know you are primarily a river fisherman but maybe you could provide some insight on what you look for when you fish somewhere like santee also. I fish lake Norman in nc and have caught some nice flatheads but it’s a large lake and would like to get more consistent at catching them.
When it comes to lake flatheads they are some of the hardest fish to consistently target. Do to them being able to eat and rest when ever they want. But I will definitely see what I can do for this video for yea. Thanks for watching
Chris Souders Hey thanks for responding! Even some insight you could provide as far areas you look for on a map when river fishing would be helpful. Many lakes have a river section, which is where I mainly fish on my lake so I’m sure some of the same principles apply. I have always been under the impression that flatheads would rather avoid current if they can, but I’ve always had more success in the river section of my lake. This could simply be because of the more limited areas they occupy in that part of the lake. Obviously I think a person would always look for cover and structure, but I’d be interested to see what areas you look for on a map before you start looking for structure in those areas.
Can you do a video on when you see the shads on side imaging where to throw the net? We drove by a school or shads but dont know how far or close away are the shads to throw the net.
Yeah absolutely that would be a good video!! Make sure and check out the other videos I’ve done as well on find and catching shad they may help you some until I’m able to get this one done !!
I have an off beat Shad question. Several years back, shorty WV stocked shad in the Mighty O, I ran the Guyandotte River from Barboursville down to the Ohio and there were millions of 3-4 inch shad, thousands of schools, from one end of the trip to the other. I have not the like since. Not even one school the size of the smallest seen that day. Do you think there were just more shad then? Or is a question of the stocking brood being of the size to behave that way?
I know it's an old video. But I'm wondering if there is a specific time of the year that you are catching these big shad. It's 58 degrees on the river I fish right now and just wanting to locate some big shad.
@@slungercatoutdoors thank you Chris for taking the time to reply. Congrats on the TV show man, I love it.! Keep it up buddy. I'm fairly new to the big catfish sport, so I'm learning as I go. Trying to find flathead in these southern rivers that have been poached for 50 years has been a challenge. But I've managed to hang into a few. Thanks again!
You have $500 of Bass Pro/Cabelas gift cards that you HAVE to spend right now, you don't really need anything, what do you buy (excluding "everyday" clothes, ammo and food)?
@@slungercatoutdoors We've all been there I guess... Lol. Thanks for all the videos. I wanted to tell you thanks in person at catcon but someone else was always talking to you. Really appreciate what you do.
