Shads

[Andrew Burgess]

simon youell:

Try the halographic shads about 4-5in,fox do some good ones,

Fox in the Roach Pattern in the 4" and 5" is very good. Had few small ones on them

[Peter Waller]

Strangely enough I have found, when using otherwise identical spoons, that silver and floro pink has outfished silver & red. The same goes for floro red versus floro pink mag-grubz. Newt very kindly sent me some soft worms etc and he included a bag of floro pink beads, so I guess pink is the colour that side of the pond too.

 

By the way Newt, that Pro Bass XPS soft bodied lure with a black back and white belly fished it's socks off the other day. Don't know what they cost compared with our Fox Shads but it really is a great lure, thanks. Hard to beat a really good shad!

 

[ 15. January 2005, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: Peter Waller ]

[fenboy]

Peter, thanks for sharing your wisdom on circle hooks. I can see what you mean about letting the hook hang loose - by it's very nature it's not going to get hung up too often, is it?

 

Do you think big circle hooks would work on plugs, as a replacement for trebles?

[Peter Waller]

I put them on the aft hook but not the belly hook. Also use them on spoons but I use a double split-ring. Rig one & I expect you'll see why!

[fenboy]

I got my circle hooks from a US website, www.staminainc.com, which specialises in lure-making components. Excellent value, reasonable shipping and very prompt.

[Peter Waller]

Got my circle hooks from Harris Angling, and a very, very nice man who lives in America!

[Chris Goddard]

As Peter said though best place to buy is from the sea angling mags and dump baskets. ALL the shads come from China!! PERIOD!! (Or as near as makes no difference!) And they are all bagged for each individual maker, but are all the same gear. So do not be dragged in by the likes of FOX etc., they are exactly the same goods as say some of the less well known makers.

[fenboy]

Personally, I find Harris Angling hasn't got the stuff that interests me any more, since the tie-up with Sportsmail. Shame, I've used them for many years.

[fenboy]

I don't think all shads are made in China (unless I'm being a bit naive). My current favourites are Storm's (I think they're called Swimming Shads). They come rigged, with a belly treble and a big single. They suspend. And although I haven't got any packaging to check, I'm pretty sure they're made in the USA.

They're brilliant, by the way. During the autumn they were outperforming everything else I tried.

[fenboy]

I've just gone back to my last order from Cabela's and can tell you that the shads I rate best are in fact called STORM SALTWATER SUSPENDING WILD EYE SWIM BAITS. (I'm not shouting, I've just copied and pasted from the emailed confirmation and I can't be bothered to rewrite it in upper and lower case).

But I do agree that the majority of unrigged shads are all much the same and certain companies do charge premium prices for the same stuff you can buy cheaper elsewhere.