Yep... I said it. Menhaden are shad!

[Race1Mopar]

Yep... I love to see this debate so here goes again. Menhaden ARE shad, lol.

Other Names : Pogie, Ly, Shad, Gulf Menhaden

http://www.rodnreel.com/gulffish/gulffish.asp?cmd=view&FishID=125

And they do make a fiiiine bait!!!
Joe

[lurefisher]

I say shad...

[Robalo]

Menhaden/chum/shad/pogies. One of the best bait around-makes great chum also for kings/offshore.

[Race1Mopar]

I love taking live mullet offshore. That's been a great freeline bait for me but to chum with shad is great too.

Are you going offshore anytime soon Jerry? I'm about ready to go.
Joe

[Robalo]

We did last weekend-nobody wanted the live mullet out there-figured it'd be eaten quick and nada on it??? Was kinda strange. Them ribbonfish were like candy to the kings.

[Race1Mopar]

Ahhhh Ribbonfish are always candy to kings. That is strange on the mullet. Had ot be an off day. What all did you catch?

[Gilbert]

8"-10" live mullet offshore=big fish

menhaden is shad to me too.

[Robalo]

Kings, toss back snaps (closed), crevalle, 1 blacktip-lost. Found weedline but water was still green at 30 miles-weedline was at about 25 miles and no one home in the patches we hit. Saw no ling or dorado. I aint sure where the bluewater line was-prolly 40 I guess. Me and neighbor Mark went (Baby Tran Cat's buddy). Had a good time-left kings biting.

[coachlaw]

Growing up in La.: The pogie boats went out every day and caught menhaden. I didn't understand that, but I had better things to inquire of. I was always told a shad was a freshwater fish, yet we used artificials called, "Shad Rigs" to catch speckled trout. It's all very confusing.

[Explorer21]

Not sure what they are all called, but they were stacked UP in our canal last night. Millions of them and when you put the high beam on them they would all fall out of the water. I should take a video, because it is amazing how many where in there last night along with 3 large gar!

[2112]

Squish'em and put in a crab trap for almost instant results.
Shad, the salt water Shinner.

[Primer]

Squish'em and put in a crab trap for almost instant results.
Shad, the salt water Shinner.

I know where a bunch of em are!

[Ibtsoom]

Kings, toss back snaps (closed), crevalle, 1 blacktip-lost. Found weedline but water was still green at 30 miles-weedline was at about 25 miles and no one home in the patches we hit. Saw no ling or dorado. I aint sure where the bluewater line was-prolly 40 I guess. Me and neighbor Mark went (Baby Tran Cat's buddy). Had a good time-left kings biting.

I was 50 miles out of Freeport on Tuesday and still no blue water.

[Race1Mopar]

Not sure what they are all called, but they were stacked UP in our canal last night. Millions of them and when you put the high beam on them they would all fall out of the water. I should take a video, because it is amazing how many where in there last night along with 3 large gar!

No kidding. We have so many in the canals that it's solid black from the bulk head to about 15 feet out into the canal. If they go over your green light as the big school it looks like your light went out. If you cast net some you TRY to barely hit the edge of them and not the middle and even then you dump 70% back in the water before putting the rest in your bucket. They sure bring the trout though!

[Race1Mopar]

I was 50 miles out of Freeport on Tuesday and still no blue water.

That's amazing... Maybe that will partially explain why the fish took so long to come back in, as if they were a month behind. Sure glad there back though.