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Here’s a shad drift trace:
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or shad you have to use a short piece of
wire trace as these fish have very sharp
teeth and they are very aggressive when
attacking your bait.
The Floating shad trace can also be used to
target other predator species for example Kob
and Garrick. Use the button (from shirt) to set
the depth of the bait as it acts as a stopper for
the float. The sardine is hooked through the lips on the
top hook, and this hook bears the full weight
for casting. The metal weight allows the bait to
be trolled in a very natural manner, without
spinning. There is no need to use bait cotton to
secure the bait, and the hook is placed exactly
where the shad hits the prey-in the tail area.
Here’s a typical shad trace: Here’s another shad trace:
For shad you have to use a short piece of wire
trace as these fish have very sharp teeth and
they are very aggressive when attacking your
bait.
The Floating shad trace can also be used to
target other predator species for example Kob
and Garrick. Use the button (from shirt) to set
the depth of the bait as it acts as a stopper for
the float.
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