Ordered and received the EPF Grub recently, and was immediately impressed. The action is amazing! Caught 3 white bass in about 15 min on a quick trip to a cold and fast moving river. Can’t wait to hit it again with warmer and calmer waters, and to hit some ponds with good panfish populations. Keep up the great collaboration with Eurotackle, EPF!
Great choice of reel, I absolutely love my 2500 Vanford, 90% of a Stella for fraction of the price.👍 My Vanford reeled in my recent personal best 9lb 14oz LMB like butter.💪
I have three members of the Alosa genus on my species list. Hickory Shad is the most frequent, followed by American Shad, and I just added the Blueback Herring last year. They are incredibly fun to catch, but can be difficult because of their flimsy mouths.
I've heard Leo talk for years about the lighter the line the further you can cast. I like to use 8lb fluorocarbon but it doesn't give me the best castability with 1/64th ounce jigs but is still light enough to slang senkos where you want them.
Yeah I just picked up some 2 lb mono for 1/32-1/80 oz jigs. Might get this line in the 4 lb. I’m kind of concerned because my reel can carry 200 yards of .11 mm line but the braid is .045 but only 150 yards. Maybe I need to make a decent amount of backing?
This video was awesome. I have never caught a hickory shad but I have hooked into one and it caught me completely by surprise. I was fishing next to an Asian family in Shark River inlet and they caught so many I couldn’t even count. They fight good and I plan on getting some next time I see a school of hundreds like I did that time. Thanks for uploading again, I was missing my dose of EPF videos
Great ta see you again . Nice catches too . That is very good line too . You may want ta try Berkley " NanoFil ) line too compare . 6# test , 125 / 300 yd spools . Prices are near same . I've been using NanoFil line for 4 years and I love it . Thank you , Tom Daytona Beach , FL . 30 , April 2022 .
I love that area too, Matt. When the River is low, I love wading downstream from there -- all the way to the end of the island. Some nice Smallie action, not to mention a Walleye here or there. The Delaware River is awesome.
For sure, RTanna! I will do so. One thing I can tell you is that when I spooled the fishing line, the color didn't get into my fingers even one tiny bit!!! I will keep you all updated on how much the color fades over time.
Thank you, Snake Eyes! And yes -- that portion of the Delaware River is non-tidal and fully freshwater. The Shad are only there for the migration season. Later in the year, you can find the Hickory Shad _(Alosa mediocris)_ along the New Jersey shore (all throughout Summer and Fall). As for the American Shad _(Alosa sapidissima,)_ they swim up and down the East Coast.
@@extremephillyfishing I caught a total of 3 American Shad and hundreds of Hickory Shad up here in the saltwater tidal portion of the Connecticut River last season, from mid May to early June and then early October to early November. The third American Shad was the biggest toothless fish of my life, at 20" and somewhere between 3 and 4 pounds. It's still a couple weeks too early up here, but I can't wait for that run to start again in May. Edit: forgot to mention that I caught a Blueback Herring there too, which is a protected species in Connecticut. That was species #29 for me. I have 30 in total.
Hey. Try to add some backing line to fill your spool properly. It will improve a lot your casting ability. Soft and smooth braided line are pretty sensitive to the proper filling on the spool.
They stopped production of the pink Min-O-Spin long time ago, Steven! I bought the last batch of it, directly from the manufacturer. Heh. I may have a few opened ones in the basement, and that's about it...
I can’t wait to get some EPF grubs I’ve been trying to find a 1in. grub and have yet to find one with good action, but your grubs look like they’ll be the end of my search!
EPF, get some shad darts and swing them through the current and you’ll have a better shot at an American Shad. They are not carnivores and basically strike out of frustration. The hickory shad are carnivores so they will strike lures like swim baits. Tight lines
I have caught a handful of American Shad on soft plastic grubs before. I have heard that they occasionally eat small baitfish. The Hickory Shad will sometimes blitz on bait like Bluefish. Wouldn't expect Americans to do that though.
For sure, Ryan! I have caught American Shad _(Alosa sapidissima)_ out of reaction strikes on small jigs, though. But as you say, you can't really beat the Shad Darts and the Foley Spoons. 😉
The Threadfin Shad _(Dorosoma petenense)_ are much trickier, SirKrooks. Lol. Not only they are filter feeders (meaning that they have a small mouth), but they are smaller in size as well. To catch them IN THE MOUTH, you would have to find feeding grounds first, and then tie on a REALLY TINY HOOK with a a very tiny piece of worm on the bottom. Lol. That's how I caught my Gizzard Shad _(Dorosoma cepedianum)_ in the mouth back in the days -- tipping small hooks with either small worms or small pieces of vegetation with zooplankton on it.
In this video, I didn't -- and that was because I wanted to see the castability of the line without a leader. However, I do recommend a FLUOROCARBON leader at the end -- in particular if you are fishing around rocky areas or pursuing finicky species of fish.
@@extremephillyfishing Wow that is very cool man, you've been around! I thought maybe you were doing a funny voice, I do that sometimes lol. btw I found you from watching 1rod. Liked and subscribed. I to am now starting the journey to turn my passion for fishing into a career. Catch me here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dd1po2M1VaQ.html
I have never tried Braided line before, do you think the Eurotackle line would cast small lures like the EPF swim, Bvibe ect, better then 10lb mono line?
Hmmm. I see, Nera. Without a light or ultra-light setup and a 500-1000 reel, I wouldn't recommend the line at all. This particular braided line has a very specific application: to cast TINY lures very very far away. If you ever get a light or ultra-light setup, though, I totally recommend it!
The Skipjack Shad _(Alosa chrysochloris)_ doesn't really run the Delaware River, Pnut Productions. The Hickory Shad _(Alosa mediocris)_ is like...a cousin of his. Heh. They are very very similar in appearance!
I didn't really measure the distance per se, TheAnglerAquarist; however, I can tell you that it casts it further than other Braided lines that I have used in the past.
i never use braid it damages equipment but to each there own but i would only recommend mono for top water and floro for depth fishing great video nice small mouth
I love your vids EPF. But whats up with the weird accent? You never had one and now lately you do. Just speak normal man, thats where your hosting abilities show best.
How may times are you going to say EPF grub or talk about the new line on every video? I liked your videos much better before you joined Euro tackle. You fished for love of the sport not to promote your product every minute of the video! Now your just a promoter for eurontackle gear!!
It is a part of my job nowadays, Chris. I am sorry to hear that you don't enjoy that aspect of my social media; however, I am PROUD of being sponsored and I will continue "doing me." P.s. I still fish for the love of the sport -- if you really think that I don't, maybe you are better off somewhere else indeed. There are plenty of other channels out there for you to watch.
