spinnerbaitking Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 There was a school of fish swarming the surface so I threw a crank bait over a caught this, it put up a nice fight Not sure how many we caught but it was non stop pretty much all day 20" Smallie 5lbs 11 oz Moe's nicest one of the day Hope you enjoyed the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Can't tell from that pic, Richard. Did it have 4 spots or so behind the gill plate in the upper quarter of its body? If it did, it's a shad. Some really nice fish there, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I didn't notice any spots but it was very slippery & quite hard to hold on too, here's a picture of it's mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufus Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Mooneye perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Not a mooneye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 The tail sure looks like a shad in that first photo. So I guess you can put me down for a definite maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmeh Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) could well be a gizzard shad. Did you notice if the back of the dorsal fin was particularly long? Edited October 25, 2010 by timmeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 chad. looks veri much like this one http://www.tnfish.org/PhotoGalleryFish_TWRA/FishPhotoGallery_TWRA/pages/GizzardShadDouglasNegus_jpg.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Gizzard Shad, almost 100 % sure...did it smell like hell? Juli caught one in the harbour at Kincardine a year and a half ago...thought it was a whitefish when she first had it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Gizzard shad. Usually find a lot of them this time of year near warm water outflows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Ya that picture looked like it & it did smell Thanx every one Richard chad. looks veri much like this one http://www.tnfish.or...asNegus_jpg.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Yup looks like a gizzard shad. Use to catch a ton of them back in the day when you could fish right up in the outflow at the bruce nuke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushart Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Atlantic Ya'll know you wanted to say it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Gizzard Shad don't hit lures they are vegetarians or plankton feeders. Have accidently snagged a couple over the years at warm water outflows where there are tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 100% sure it is a gizzard shad. I've seen lots sampling fish in Lake Ontario around Toronto. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Gizzard Shad don't hit lures they are vegetarians or plankton feeders. Have accidently snagged a couple over the years at warm water outflows where there are tons. The one in the picture was hooked beside the mouth on a Strike King Red Eye shad white & the second one we caught was in the back fin, way to much slime & smell on them to keep trying for them, but it didn't smell as bad as the Gar we caught in the summer Thanx for the replies even the Atlantic one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Gizzard Shad don't hit lures they are vegetarians or plankton feeders. Have accidently snagged a couple over the years at warm water outflows where there are tons. The one that Juli caught last year, actually hit a Little Cleo...the hooks were right in it's mouth. I have the photo at work, and, will post it tomorrow. I was totally surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 They will hit tiny bits of worm on a hook... that's about it. Anything hitting the bait would be mooneye or goldeye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Any gizzard shad caught are accidentally snagged. They are phyloplankton filter feeders exclusively. This is explained in this article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_gizzard_shad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 I'll post the pic tomorrow, guys...you tell me what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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