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Old 12-28-08, 03:49 AM   #1
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Last summer we chased bass feeding on schooling shad we noticed lots of aggressive fish all in the 1,2,and 3 lbs range nothing large though. We threw top water and had a blast. In hurry to get on them on afternoon I threw a series 200 crank at them and ran it below the schooling shad and found larger fish feeding from the bottom or injured shad I took it.. what do you think

It almost always produced bigger fish


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Old 12-28-08, 08:03 AM   #2
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I think the big ones were waiting below for the little bits and pieces, not actively chasing the shad at the time, but not missing the chance for some free snacks, then when your cranks came runnig through it was just too much.....could've been reaction strikes or they were hungry after all. Glad to hear your tactic worked.
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Old 12-28-08, 10:28 AM   #3
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Normally the bigger fish will try to exert less energy to get their meal, it's easier for the 1 ta 3lbers to give chase on their prey rather than say a 5 ta 6lber , equate it to the skinny kid from your high school gym class that could run like hell and then sit the 350lb big kid next to him . if there was a full buffet at the other end of the field who would put out more energy to get their, and if they ran at the same pace who would be more worn out .
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Old 12-28-08, 10:46 AM   #4
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Interesting way to put it Jim, but it works.

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Old 12-28-08, 11:54 AM   #5
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smaller bass will bust on the shad. they cause lots of wounded shad to fall below the schools. shad are fairly easily injured..the bigger fish cruise under the shad schools waiting for fallout from above...not burning near the energy the smaller slasher fish are..

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Old 12-28-08, 12:05 PM   #6
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They will lay under schooling white bass or stripers also. Smallmouth at Norris follow the striper schools around and wait for them to start a feeding frenzy. Try a spoon cast across the scool and allowed to sink under. Fish2win
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Old 12-28-08, 02:33 PM   #7
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What you've described is common with stripers, hybrids and sandbass. The bigger fish often, but not always, are deeper than the schoolies on top.
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Old 12-28-08, 07:40 PM   #8
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Default Thanks for the input and the warm welcome

I had the same thoughts as the rest of the group...Normally bass do not chase schooling shad around are lake ..but with the past two drought seasons I guess this has made for some crazy fish !!!

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Old 12-28-08, 09:19 PM   #9
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this is EXACTLY what we were going through this evening. thanks gang, now i know to throw deeper divers for the lunkers. THANKS MILLION!! we caught a lot of small bass and stripers. not realizing the bigger ones were deeper. it was alot of fun though.
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