At last! An all-inclusive book about the famous shad--its habits, history, range, times of spawning runs, and all the practical information needed for angling success. Pfeiffer covers everything: bait casting, spin-casting, spinning, and fly-rodding for shad; the right rods, reels, lines, lures, flies and accessory equipment you'll need; how to troll, fish from a boat or from shore; the best seasons and times of day to fish; and much more. One of the most valuable sections in the book--making it a must even for thsoe who don't fish for shad but love to eat them--is the exhaustive treatment of shad recipes and preparation of shad for the table. There are scores of fine recipes for both white and hickory shad, and that marvelous delicacy shad roe--an detailed information on how to filet and bone shad. Shad fishing is the onlly complete book on the great game fish, and a must for any shad angler's library.
adult
by C. Boyd Pfeiffer.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-172) and index.
