THE BASS COLLEGE

Went on sat and my dad caught one on a sk spinnerbait about 2lbs then on sunday we went to another pond and i caught a 2 lber on a dirty jigs swim jig in green sunfish color wiht an alabama craw megaclaws trailer pitching it into about a ft of water and we found 4 dead carp and my dad foul hooked one in the mouth lol and a big dead bass that choked on a big bluegill pics below 

3rd and 4th picture gross

that one on top with your dad looks like a big shad

I thought it was a carp may be a shad lol j/k

Robbie at January 9, 2012 at 5:34 PM

3rd and 4th picture gross

I thought so when i was standing next to it the stench was worse

You had a mixed bag that day!

Beat me to it tom, thats not a carp, its a shad, shad have very slimy micro scales, carp are big, much more stream lined, have barbells, soft mouths + body and large golden scales.

hmmm wonder what would happen if i hook it in the back and threw it on a bobber lol if that is a shad thats huge he was easily 12 in

Alan Rosenberger at January 9, 2012 at 5:43 PM

Beat me to it tom, thats not a carp, its a shad, shad have very slimy micro scales, carp are big, much more stream lined, have barbells, soft mouths + body and large golden scales.

I used to catch shad like that on the Potomac.  They would swipe at rattletraps!

Lol huge? If you ever come to delaware, heres our average in addition to catching 2-3 at a time, i love this state. 100 in two hours isnt uncommon with the right tide.

wow that is big

Austin_Dupree at January 9, 2012 at 5:36 PM

I thought it was a carp may be a shad lol j/k

Forked Tail. Shad.

yeah they are big even more bigger the one i caught last week when Alan came down. We were catching two thru three at a time

When those Shad that big get into lakes they ruin it. Threadfin Shad are what you want, not these. They are too big for bass to eat after the first year,after that they do more harm than good in lakes. Those big Shad there are JUNK FISH! Good for nothing. They aren't even good to eat. People eat the American Shad and Hickory Shad, but the American Shad is the only one I would touch, those Shad we catch in the lakes and rivers etc are BS!! lol Good for nothing!

Carp have forked tails also but not the the degree of shad, and shad tails are stiff, carp are very soft thin flesh.

You guys need to learn all the baitfish in your area and be able to identify them right away. Shad ,well there are a lot that look alike when they are small, but the difference between Shad, Creek Chubs, Suckers, Carp, Catfish, all things you should be able to identify immediately. Get at it. 

sweet more work for me to do over the winter 

Just blows my mind that you guys are still fishing and I'm looking at a foot of ice on the lakes. Glad someone can get out and do some fishing !