Most bass anglers are well aware that small gizzard shad make up a major part of the diet of largemouths, particularly in Alabama where they’re the primary forage fish in most waters.

It's not an Alabama Rig with multiple hooks, however, so it's tournament legal. Soft plastics like the very realistic LiveTarget Gizzard Shad can also be effective, as is the topwater Heddon Spit ...

Both gizzard shad (pictured) and threadfin shad are key ... through Tennessee, into Alabama, and back into Tennessee. A writer, videographer, video editor and podcaster, Greg Huff has worked ...

Learn where and how MLF pro David Walker catches bass on shallow offshore shell bars during the spring shad spawn on ...

The rub is that there’s also an unusually large number of gizzard shad, their favorite food ... a hurting fish and attracts the walleye. Al Daher, co-owner of Mickey’s Bait and Tackle in ...

Match up Shad are maybe the best known bass forage, with myriad lures imitating them. The two most popular species are gizzard shad and threadfin shad. While they are very similar, there are a few ...

It looks similar to the gizzard shad, a species commonly found in Illinois, Metzke said. This screenshot from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources shows the Alabama shad. Illinois ...

Claim to fame: Although the gizzard shad’s tasteless flesh has no “skillet appeal” for anglers and the fish are seldom caught, this fish plays an important role in Missouri fishing.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the fish killed are American gizzard shad, which are a weaker fish. Chris Mack, a DNR spokesman, says the department was notified and investigated the ...