2012 AR Shad Daily Update

[Jeff C.]

10 tonite. Bloody Maria!

[Finsane]

Jeff, move up river NOW.

[Jeff C.]

Over 40 on Bruce's boat today. Even Bruce put on a Bloody Maria. 11 this evening.

[Jeff C.]

Bruce got 22 today from his boat. I got 8 this evening. Type 8 sink tip and Bloody Mary (of course).

[Scott V]

I got 15 to hand, boy does my hand stink. I used a type 4 head and a bloody maria.

Was that Bruce up river of you in the drift boat?

[EricO]

So good to hear they have arrived in force.

So off the subject of numbers for a sec....what about quality? Any big hens? If so, how big? Any good fights? Reel screamers??

Details please.

EO

PS: Chinger, I'll try to meet you out there towards the end of this week...you can evaluate my switch rod casting.

[robdog]

yesterday I was at the Walnut Orchard by Goethe park. I managed to get one on my line, but it broke me off I guess I need to work on my knots. I was using some pink & white fly that I somehow inherited. I was using about 2 oz of weight to keep the flies down near the rocks. Now I am freakin' hooked because of that brief encounter. I want more!!!

[Jeff C.]

Brian Clemens was in the drfit boat.

[Jeff C.]

Quite a few were big hens around 4 lbs. Bruce got one that was about 5 lbs. on Sunday. The fresh fish are fighting strong and diving deep right next to the boat. Hard to get them to the surface for the net even with a 7 wt. switch rod. As for runs, I wouldn't know because I rarely put them on the reel. I ching 'em all in! Bruce said the he should have gotten his camera out when I reeled one in on Sunday.

[EricO]

You put a shad on the reel Jeff????? Blasphemy!!!!

You are definitley the master at ching'in 'em in!!!

EO