Ok, I was sitting around thinking about the shad kill off we had this winter on many area lakes. The question I have is since the crappie are feasting on the shad this winter and although there are still live shad to be had will this help the spring bite or hinder the bite? Meaning less bait fish for all fish to have and therefore they will be more aggressive on artificial baits because of this. I know the affects of to many shad dying off might take its toll in the next year or two may leave us with less bait fish till we have a good year on the spawn for them. What does everyone thing.