Small body of water with shad?

jooleyen · 03-22-09, 09:00 PM

What is the smallest body of water you've seen that had shad in it?

Thanks

zooker · 03-22-09, 09:01 PM

10 acres it was a pond..

zooker

bamabassman · 03-22-09, 09:49 PM

1/2 acre pond............no bass or bream or cats. just shad. funny as hell ain't.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-23-09, 03:13 PM

a shot glass at lake of the ozarks.......we went to a restuarant up there called big dicks halfway in (i swear that is the name of it). anyways if you take a shot that has a minnow in it you get a t-shirt that says "I shot the minnow". I have that shirt now haha.

but since a minnow isn't exactly a shad and i am sure you aren't asking about shot glasses, i have seen some shad in small ponds. maybe 2 or 3 acres.

bcklash · 03-23-09, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

a shot glass at lake of the ozarks.......we went to a restuarant up there called big dicks halfway in (i swear that is the name of it). anyways if you take a shot that has a minnow in it you get a t-shirt that says "I shot the minnow". I have that shirt now haha.

but since a minnow isn't exactly a shad and i am sure you aren't asking about shot glasses, i have seen some shad in small ponds. maybe 2 or 3 acres.

That's great and funny. I bet you have a t-shirt from the restuarant to. I know I would.

Bassboss · 03-23-09, 03:46 PM

About 5 acres, little threadfins. Descent bass lake!

jooleyen · 03-23-09, 05:15 PM

lmao C-rig. I'm surprised this page wasn't blocked at my school.

So basically the body of water size doesn't really affect whether there will be shad in it or not.

rrw4258 · 03-23-09, 06:23 PM

I have a local pond that is about 1.5-2 acres that has shad, along with the res. by my house that i caught my 8+ at, it is about 8-10 acres.

Ryan

carolina-rig-01 · 03-23-09, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bcklash

That's great and funny. I bet you have a t-shirt from the restuarant to. I know I would.

you bet i do. in fact it is the only reason we went to that restuarant. there were 3 of us that was gonna do it, i am the only one who went through with it haha.

Tennessee · 03-23-09, 11:24 PM

I really don't believe it matters the size..I use to wonder how fish made it to small ponds and learned latter birds or cranes carry them they can also hurt managed waters....

Just thought I might add that

Later Will

bamabassman · 03-24-09, 07:53 PM

tennessee my friend you are correct about the birds and cranes carriying the fish and dropping them. i knew a fella that built a very small pond YEARS ago. he built it so that his grandchildren could have a place to swim when they came over. well after a few years he noticed that there were fish in the pond, shad, bream and a couple of crappies. he had the pond shocked only to find that his "swimming hole" had turned into a fish pond with all the above mentioned and a few bass as well. he thought at first that maybe the kids had thrown in some fish, but they hadn't. and he asked the conservation people how it happened, they told him the birds and cranes most likely did it.it does happen that way. weird, but that is nature for ya.

Mensa · 03-24-09, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

tennessee my friend you are correct about the birds and cranes carriying the fish and dropping them. i knew a fella that built a very small pond YEARS ago. he built it so that his grandchildren could have a place to swim when they came over. well after a few years he noticed that there were fish in the pond, shad, bream and a couple of crappies. he had the pond shocked only to find that his "swimming hole" had turned into a fish pond with all the above mentioned and a few bass as well. he thought at first that maybe the kids had thrown in some fish, but they hadn't. and he asked the conservation people how it happened, they told him the birds and cranes most likely did it.it does happen that way. weird, but that is nature for ya.

Man I would have kept the fish in there and enjoyed the fishing.

bamabassman · 03-24-09, 10:04 PM

he did after finding out they were in there already, just manageed it afterwards.

03-22-09, 09:00 PM	#1
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Small body of water with shad? What is the smallest body of water you've seen that had shad in it? Thanks

03-22-09, 09:01 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	10 acres it was a pond.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-22-09, 09:49 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	1/2 acre pond............no bass or bream or cats. just shad. funny as hell ain't. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-23-09, 03:13 PM	#4
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	a shot glass at lake of the ozarks.......we went to a restuarant up there called big dicks halfway in (i swear that is the name of it). anyways if you take a shot that has a minnow in it you get a t-shirt that says "I shot the minnow". I have that shirt now haha. but since a minnow isn't exactly a shad and i am sure you aren't asking about shot glasses, i have seen some shad in small ponds. maybe 2 or 3 acres. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-23-09, 03:46 PM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	About 5 acres, little threadfins. Descent bass lake! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-23-09, 05:15 PM	#7
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	lmao C-rig. I'm surprised this page wasn't blocked at my school. So basically the body of water size doesn't really affect whether there will be shad in it or not.

03-23-09, 06:23 PM	#8
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	I have a local pond that is about 1.5-2 acres that has shad, along with the res. by my house that i caught my 8+ at, it is about 8-10 acres. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-23-09, 11:24 PM	#10
Tennessee BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West,TN Posts: 188	Just my thoughts !! I really don't believe it matters the size..I use to wonder how fish made it to small ponds and learned latter birds or cranes carry them they can also hurt managed waters.... Just thought I might add that Later Will

03-24-09, 07:53 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	tennessee my friend you are correct about the birds and cranes carriying the fish and dropping them. i knew a fella that built a very small pond YEARS ago. he built it so that his grandchildren could have a place to swim when they came over. well after a few years he noticed that there were fish in the pond, shad, bream and a couple of crappies. he had the pond shocked only to find that his "swimming hole" had turned into a fish pond with all the above mentioned and a few bass as well. he thought at first that maybe the kids had thrown in some fish, but they hadn't. and he asked the conservation people how it happened, they told him the birds and cranes most likely did it.it does happen that way. weird, but that is nature for ya. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-24-09, 10:04 PM	#13
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	he did after finding out they were in there already, just manageed it afterwards. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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