[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

Anyone have a reliable location for catching 4-6 inch shad on Old Hickory lake?

I need to fish the lake for stripers and have never done so nor have I tried to cast net bait there.

Oooooooo!! Big problem !! ... On OH you will catch more gizzards usually than thread fins ... But easy to keep alive ... Or Skippies for the trophy's (Everything depends on the time of year)...harder to keep alive ... Note : Threads and Gizzards you will need to net ... If you ever catch a skippy with a net it was an accident !!

Note: State Regs. Max net 10 foot Radius . (20 ft. Dia. ) These are Horses to cast ... (one reason my rotary cuffs are shot !! Oooh !!) But the Reward is that you have less cast to make ... Merv you are man enough to handle this ... learn to cast them ..there are many methods that you don't have to put them in your mouth !! Merv... I bought the Mono Menhaden nets from Memphis net and twine ... ...

Dams are the best place to catch Gizzards and Skippies ... Also especially in the fall of the year when the stripers will be moving up stream go back into your creeks off of main channel and start looking for flips !! Gizzard heaven !! ... Hope this helps . <'TK><