Tom , the Shad he refers to run up coastal rivers and get quite large. They use Shad darts(about like Crappie jigs) to catch them and eat the roe .

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I guess im unfamiliar with those species we have neither here. And if your asking if my browns are catch and release then yes , absolutely yes, always. And yea for trout when the shad kill occurs or for spring time whites/wipers/stripers