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Shad are in the AR, and you don't need an anchor to fish for them.

Rob and I were both out earlier this week and we caught shad without anchoring.

Methods:

Slip bobber - try to get your shad jigs 1-2 foot off the bottom and drift down with your bobber giving it a jerk every now and again.

Jigging- Put enough weight on so that you can vertical jig for shad. This method is most effective at the tail of a riffle.

Drift fishing- Use the eddy to travel against the current, and cast into the current and let your line arc down current. You want enough weight to tick bottom a few times during the arc.


I have used whole shad for ling bait, but it is not effective for me because they produce a ton of drag. Shad fillets are great catfish bait. Shad are also effective bait for other fishes, but I'll let you figure that one out.

I hope this helps!

They are a myth. People are photoshopping tarpon into Facebook Profile pics, and sharing online. Matt is the worst at it. Fricken shad, all a shad is are those little bait fish that are a few inches long. AR shad, are just that, bring your AR and fire for effect.