Once you master the pause and the retrieve, the water itself starts talking back and thats when the real addiction begins
Just throw it to a piece of cover, let it sink to the bottom, lift your rod and if you dont feel a fish throw it again
But almost all of my hits come on a slow, steady retrieve and right over the thick stuff
Seasonal timing is critical with all spawns, but the shad spawn is even more specific: Shad spawn during the night, so the first 2 hours of sunlight is about the only time when this window of opportunity exists. He adds, Cloud cover and other forms of shad can extend this, but that is unreliable. Explaining the Shad Spawn Shad are broadcast spawners, which means they do not deposit their eggs anywhere specific, Buck explains
Although Lucas calls the 2.75-inch worm a do-nothing bait, it packs a punch on days when the fish are shy of the drop-shot, and is also perfect for a Ned rig.