Bass are tearing up the shad

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Bass are tearing up the shad #555154 01/23/23 06:16 PM
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 125 Likes: 28 WINONA, TX R RossC OP
OP RossC R Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 125 Likes: 28 WINONA, TX	The bass are feeding hard on schools of shad. They run in packs and when they hit it looks like bombs going off in the water. Water 54 degrees and stained, vis 3 feet. Ross Canant

Re: Bass are tearing up the shad RossC #555157 01/23/23 08:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,424 Likes: 217 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,424 Likes: 217 Somerset, PA	Exciting!!! No such action up here... Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Bass are tearing up the shad RossC #555162 01/24/23 11:08 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,384 Likes: 246 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,384 Likes: 246 Miss.	Science and feeding theory. In stained (reduced visibility) water, predators like LMB, SMB, etc. (not catfish) feed near surface where they can see prey. They also feed pelagically (open water) for the same reason. This is a general concept and not in every case. Also, predators have to feed on what is available. See the next PB Mag for an article!! Last edited by ewest; 01/24/23 11:09 AM.
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Re: Bass are tearing up the shad RossC #555216 01/29/23 04:54 PM
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OP RossC R Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 125 Likes: 28 WINONA, TX	This time of year shad seem to be their main feeding pattern. Water is generally clearer unless we have had a big rain. Even cold blue bird days will produce a lot of surface feeding action. Ross Canant

Re: Bass are tearing up the shad RossC #555269 01/31/23 01:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,384 Likes: 246 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,384 Likes: 246 Miss.	54 F water is good for TShad. If it gets 10-12 degrees colder, they will start having problems.