Thats for sure,no matter how good you are shad kicks butt down there.My first time at Dale,i thought i would try to fish artificial,about 5 fish to zero i gave up that idea.Only had 4 days and i didnt want to waste a minute.Most impressive lake ive ever been on.Where else can you catch 30 or 40 non keepers a day and have a sore arm.Cant wait till april.