Thanks guys!! I mainly fish up here in Northern KY near petersburg and the I-275 bridge. I would like to hit the dams more often since they are about 45 minutes away, but I have a ramp near the house that I usually sneak out to the river at. As far as shad go I can pretty much get them year round, however right now they are loading the creeks up off the Ohio, look for any telltale spit on top the water then cast your net and voila! bait. I also use my fishfinder religiously in the search for live bait and cast the net appropriately. I finally got a fishfinder that has a built temp guage so I can tell what the water is doing but from what I can tell online the river is about 50 degrees in the Meldahl pool ( I think I am in the Meldahl pool? I can never get that straight in my head, is upriver the pool or downriver?)

As far as keeping shad alive well that is another topic entirely...but lets say you need to do your homework and use salt (1 cup per 20 gal and 1 cup of shadsaver). If you need more info on making a simple and cheap tank give me a shout and I will help all I can.

Bill