A favorite pass time... my son and I love the month of June.. for two reasons, Teeball and SHAD not in that order.

We used 7' rods (SJR 842-2) rated 6-12... we use six pound test line, we fish red/white darts, the smaller ones, a few split shot. Cast count to 5 and retrieve. Lots of action.

We fish the larger deeper holes, usually the tailouts, that have a little water movement. We usually anchor at the bottom and almost drift fish the darts through the holes. Our rivers are smaller and easier to find the holding water. We have better success when the water temp. rises a bit... these prespawn weeks are awesome if you can find holding fish.

Shad fishing is a blast..... better than smallie fishing in our book.