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Mike P · 05-15-2005, 11:13 AM

Sure sounds like a hickory shad to me, Crafty. We get a lot of them down here---guys like to chunk them for weakfish bait

They actually are a lot of fun to catch on light tackle. Some call them a "poor man's tarpon".

05-15-2005, 11:13 AM	#8
Mike P Jiggin' Leper Lawyer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E Posts: 8,158	Sure sounds like a hickory shad to me, Crafty. We get a lot of them down here---guys like to chunk them for weakfish bait They actually are a lot of fun to catch on light tackle. Some call them a "poor man's tarpon".