Stripers should be around the shad, but not all shad schools attract stripers. Use brood minnows or live shad for bait ... football jigs or Alabama rigs. Points and rocky banks are good places ...

Schools of shad with an irregular shape such as an L or C are likely being fed on by stripers. Schools in a round ball likely are not, Conklin said. Live shad or brood minnows are the best baits.

The Alabama Rig ... shad but have the drawing power of a larger fly. Something that would capture the attention of big bass while still imitating smaller forage. I've often observed bass and ...

Jerk baits and Alabama rigs may also work ... electronics are helpful in locating crappie around brush. Stripers are biting live shad or brood minnows on the south half of the lake.