Shad fishing right now is completely off the hook. The American, Feather and Sacramento rivers are full of Shad and it is not uncommon for us to hook 40-50 a nite(6-9pm). These chrome bullets are a blast to have on the ultra light rods and 4 to 6lb test line that I run. Pink, Green are the best colors if you cast them out into the current and move them just a little. If you are fishing bigger water, just put the rod in the holder and watch the take down. Now is the time until mid-June. Dave