heres how i loaded the shad rap
http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/su..._loading.shtml
anyways i was fishing with the shad rap at the canal herring run this spring letting it drift in the current and reeling very slowly all of a sudden my rod dubbles over and starts ripping off line. i set the hook and realy cross its eyes. theres something about this this fish i battle it in and is see a 35lber in the water this was my biggest fish to date i will never forget that fish. boy did that striper taste good baked with garlic butter and ritzcrackers on top.
i paint my shad raps like a herring for spring and hickory shad in the fall.
tattoo darter- it was early may with a cloudy sky and cold temps
i drive down to mass maritime i find a chit load of birds working on top near the RR bridge and there coming my way i tie on my tattoo mack darter the birds are all most at my feet. mackerel are getting chased on to the beach and there flying clear out of the water. i cast out and i jerk the rod tip to start the darters magic dance. i get a hit and set the hook hard i fight the bass to my feet its a good fish 25lbs it tasted awsome