I do most of my hybrid fishing closer to the dam. But when I really want live bait, sometimes I will put in one place for bait, then go to another place to fish. Preist hybrids respond really well to artificials. I troll artificials on downriggers with my 115 Yamaha, about 2.5-3 mph, and a lot of times I have a couple hybrids before I would have even been able to catch live bait. Other than that you will have to find shad spots on your own. I have been successful in a couple of coves with shallow shelves close to where I fish. Most shallow back waters hold some shad. For your best luck, get there at first light. Look for small surface activity in smaller feeder creeks and coves with shallow pockets. I would use 4, 6, or 8" shad, would prefer the 6" though.
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