Rigging shad for fishing off points?

[dug1976]

I am new to shiner fishing for smallmouth off of points. How do rig and fish them?Secoundary points in creeks , what depth ? or whould you try several depths.

[rickhise]

if you anchor, hook the bait behind dorsal fin, throw out open the bail an let it do its thing. i try not to hook into the meaty part, just enough to keep the bait securly on the hook, if you are drifting through the nose (not the eyes). Shad wont with stand much throwing out an re throwing, its a bait you normally throw out an wait.....shinners, tuffeys will hold up all day...
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some other variations may give u better pattern results, egg sinker, split shot, or no weight....


My prefernece is channel brakes, underwater contour changes, 35-40 ish feet winter time normal depth

[king fisher]

I just came across this, it might help .

http://fw.ky.gov/newsrelease.asp?nid=1030

[jcb]

When bottom fishing I've been using a drop shot rig with shiners I and really like it. Gets the bait up off the bottom.

[colvin]

where do you the shiners to fish Dale Hollow? Do bait shops over there sell them? Are they really expensive? Can you use a throw net to get your own?
If so, where do the baitfish get close enough to the top to catch them?