If on OH and they were in shallow water around laydowns or grassbeds then it was probably gizzard shad. I was in a shallow pocket last year and when I cranked my motor up all these fish started jumping out of the water in the ends of laydowns. I was convinced that asian carp had taken over the lake. The next time I went into that pocket the same thing happened. I will fish all the way to the back of this secluded feeder creek when I fish it. Then I will crank up and idle out. Both times these fish went crazy when I cranked up the motor. I was convinced it was baby asian carp until one jumped in my boat and it was a big gizzard shad.
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