>>673179DING DING DING
used for targeting American Shad.
I've never used them for icefishing jigs; might give that a go tomorrow
>>673181fishing shad is awesome, they school up in single file lines, once you find the line moving up the river, you can catch them every cast.
they fight like hell too, harder then any other fish it's size.
Darts actually aren't meant to be appetizing, to get shad to hit the dart, you have to try to piss the shad off, make them think the little dart is moving upstream to eat their eggs, the shad go on the defensive and start going apeshit, hitting darts that come close to their single file line like crazy.
Their eggs are considered a delicacy, when I land a fat female I usually squeeze a few out and snack on them for lunch.
The eggs when cured also make great bait for fall/winter trout fishing.
If you have never caught shad, give it a try, use light tackle [ultralight is super fun], expect long fights, and rewarding landings, as their cheeks are extremely delicate, reeling one in can take some finesse.
Although bony, if prepared right it is one of the most delicious fish, but it's hard to get the 300 bones out, or you can smoke them.
The fish is so deeply instilled in American history that they introduced them into the pacific ocean. Shad serve notable symbolic roles in regional politics and culture. On the year of every gubernatorial election, would-be candidates, lobbyists, campaign workers, and reporters gather in the town of Wakefield, Virginia for Shad Planking.
