"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
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From: "Jeff"
| I use small shad often Catfishing and had never caught one other than
Cast
| Netting until last week. I was fishing in the Tennessee River for
crappie
| using minnows and jig when I noticed as I was bringing my line in,
bright
| shiny larger fish that werent crappie were chasing it to the top,
flipping
| up and diving. I slowed down bringing my line in and started catching
Shad,
| average about 10 inches long. I asked someone if they ate Shad and they
said
| Shad was a junk fish, good for nothing but bait. But I recalled that
General
| Pickett and F.H. Lee were at a Shad Bake when their units were attacked
at
| Five Forks. I googled it and found out that Shad Bakes are and have been
a
| big deal in the southeast US for hundreds of years. So, has anyone HERE
ever
| eaten a Shad? What is your opinion of it?
|
Are you kidding ? Shad a junk fish -- No way !
Shad are like herring and are good eats !
http://www.pacpubserver.com/new/news/4-22-99/shad.html
There are yearly shad festivals on the Delaware River on both the NJ and
Pensylvania sides.
Shad have always had commercial value and their history of consumption is
older than that of
the USA.
http://www.njskylands.com/odfishsha.htm
Since Shad are anadromous and migrate to fresh water from salt water in
their seasonal "shad
runs" to breed. I personally catch American Shad in the NJ surf in the
early spring when
the water is still cold. I catch them on 2 ~ 2.25 oz. Gator and Crocodile
spoons.
--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
Interesting reading. Have been fishing for nearly 40 years and never knew
Shad were so popular. I grew up in Maryland and do not ever remember anyone
intentionally catching or eating Shad. I did note that when catching them
they put up a good fight, just as the article says. I also wonder if there
might be a different type of Shad in the Tennessee River as it is noted in
the Article that the fish are Atlantic fish who come into the rivers. And I
would guess the Shad I was catching were from 1/2-3/4 pound, not the 5
pounders they talk about in the article.