Super User 00 mod Posted May 9, 2014 Super User Posted May 9, 2014 Even though this color isn't the most natural, I have had a ton of luck with it. In fact my PB came on a Bomber BD8F in Citrus Shad as well as my new freshwater other fish pb on the road trip...... Jeff 9 Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Citrus shad, clown, fire tiger... any of those chartreuese patterns work at certain times along with red craw chrome/black and shad patterns. These are about the only colors I keep regularly. 2 Quote
cjam93 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Even though this color isn't the most natural, I have had a ton of luck with it. In fact my PB came on a Bomber BD8F in Citrus Shad as well as my new freshwater other fish pb on the road trip...... Jeff Wow man those are some really nice fish! If you dont mind me asking, when do you like to throw the citrus shad? I was thinking anywhere from almost clear water to almost heavily stained water would be good for citrus shad, but I havent actually used it before so I wasnt really sure. Quote
Mccallister25 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Those are awesome fish Jeff!! Iv had my share of luck on citrus shad also, but nothing like that!! 1 Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted May 9, 2014 Author Super User Posted May 9, 2014 Wow man those are some really nice fish! If you dont mind me asking, when do you like to throw the citrus shad? I was thinking anywhere from almost clear water to almost heavily stained water would be good for citrus shad, but I havent actually used it before so I wasnt really sure. I fish it in any water. But where I think it excels is on cranks 15'+. Bomber BD8F has been my #1 producer. I also use this color on squarebills. Jeff Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted May 9, 2014 Super User Posted May 9, 2014 After I read this thread title, I knew who the OP was without even looking . . . . . Slamming PB Bass btw A-Jay 2 Quote
papajoe222 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Two of my big fish on the road trip came off a Fat Free Shad in this color. I likely would have gotten more, but I ended up loosing it to those freakin rock crevises they have down there. I switched to a SK sexy shad after that and only caught dinks. I hear you're very familiar with those. 1 Quote
Super User bigbill Posted May 9, 2014 Super User Posted May 9, 2014 It's never luck in fishing it's applying the knowledge we have learned, but it's really our increased skills that catches fish. Citrus Shad yup this color is in my ritual of lures I throw now too. I have the citrus color on my dancing buzz too. Quote
AQUA VELVA Posted May 10, 2014 Posted May 10, 2014 Citrus Shad and Sexy Shad seem to work well for me even though there are no fish with those colors in any of the lakes that I fish. 2 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted May 10, 2014 Super User Posted May 10, 2014 Jeff that color might work on smallies too. 3 Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted May 10, 2014 Super User Posted May 10, 2014 00 Mod.... What line type and what reel did you Catch that gargantuan spoonbill on? That thing is A Tank!! 1 Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted May 10, 2014 Author Super User Posted May 10, 2014 00 Mod.... What line type and what reel did you Catch that gargantuan spoonbill on? That thing is A Tank!! St croix avid 7' mhm Curado 200e5 10lb Seaguar Tatsu Bomber bd8f citrus shad crank with upgraded trebels. Jeff Quote
Guest Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 I hate citrus shad I just recently found a guy that has a bunch of Excalibur xcs100 and I've was buying them like hot cakes but all he has left is citrus shad I just don't know if I should buy them I have no confidence in this color ? What situations would you throw this bait for? Quote
papajoe222 Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Pilot. said: I hate citrus shad I just recently found a guy that has a bunch of Excalibur xcs100 and I've was buying them like hot cakes but all he has left is citrus shad I just don't know if I should buy them I have no confidence in this color ? What situations would you throw this bait for? If you encounter stained water, this is a great color to be throwing. Up here, we get a lot of green algae that colors the water, and it's a killer on smallies. 2 Quote
Guest Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 You don't hear a lot of ppl saying that there go to is citrus shad I guess you're trying to say throw where you would a chartuse black back crank? I just can't stand this color I have thrown it without any success in dirty water. I always see citrus shad in the bargain bins. There is no fish that you can imatate with lemon lime lure its ridiculous. Quote
Mumbly Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 Maybe it was a good color for the OP almost 3 years ago? I bought a few of the Xcalibur Xcs100 in Citrus Shad (among other colors) a week or so ago to try on Smallies up here. Hoping they will work great like @papajoe222says. 1 Quote
riverbasser Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 42 minutes ago, Pilot. said: You don't hear a lot of ppl saying that there go to is citrus shad I guess you're trying to say throw where you would a chartuse black back crank? I just can't stand this color I have thrown it without any success in dirty water. I always see citrus shad in the bargain bins. There is no fish that you can imatate with lemon lime lure its ridiculous. The bass Jeff is holding at the top of this page disagrees with you, or maybe she thought it was so ridiculous she just had to kill it. Either way 2 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 7, 2017 Global Moderator Posted February 7, 2017 I really have better luck on the citrus shad color in clearer water than I do the chart/black back baits for whatever reason. I agree that the algae blooms in the summer seem to signal prime citrus shad or parrot crankbait time. 2 Quote
Guest Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 5 hours ago, riverbasser said: The bass Jeff is holding at the top of this page disagrees with you, or maybe she thought it was so ridiculous she just had to kill it. Either way True but a bass will eat anything sometimes. Quote
Guest Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Pilot. said: True but a bass will eat anything sometimes. Either way I'm going to buy the last three xcs100 this dude has in the citrus shad.(will post on the bait monkey support group as soon as possible) Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted February 7, 2017 Super User Posted February 7, 2017 13 hours ago, Pilot. said: I hate citrus shad I just recently found a guy that has a bunch of Excalibur xcs100 and I've was buying them like hot cakes but all he has left is citrus shad I just don't know if I should buy them I have no confidence in this color ? What situations would you throw this bait for? I found 2 of the XCS100s in citrus shad at Cabela's 2 years ago and at $4.88 I bought both. I figured I'd use it as a stained water color but it turns out that it works really well in clear water conditions too!! 1 Quote
Guest Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, smalljaw67 said: I found 2 of the XCS100s in citrus shad at Cabela's 2 years ago and at $4.88 I bought both. I figured I'd use it as a stained water color but it turns out that it works really well in clear water conditions too!! That's what bluebasser86 also mentioned and I do fish clear water sometimes, sounds interesting though, I'm going to have to be quite honest and say I never gave the color a fighting chance I'm going to throw it till my arm falls off. Quote
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