Shad fishing has always been a rather "social" sport. The best holes are well known and therefore get a lot of anglers. It's something you just have to steel yourself to deal with. Most of the time it's a blast.
You can find solitude and tons of fish by doing it like Jeff, but bear in mind Jeff puts in the time and effort to find these spots. You would have to do the same to see what he sees.
Fishing in a line up can be fun, don't knock it until you've tried it.
There's a bit of etiquette in a line up but it's easily learned.
I fished River Bend back in the day, it was a blast. Even when the Fly Clubs showed up. Don't know what happened to that spot but last year I fished it and I was the only one there, and caught nothing.
If anyone's done well there lately let me know, I'll happily hit that spot again.
Ed
Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
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