Kevin VanDam on How To Fish the Red Eye Shad
by Bass Fishing Tips on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Did you hear that Kevin VanDam (KVD) won the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake, Alabama using Strike King’s Red Eye Shad?
How to Fish the Red Eye Shad …
In this short video, Kevin VanDam discusses the characteristics and describes how to fish the Red Eye Shad under a variety of conditions …
Great video isn’t it!
KVD provided a number of pointers on how to fish the red eye shad more effectively including:
- Use different sizes of the red eye shad to cover different depth ranges
- Vary the retrieve using yo-yo, stop n go, sweep-stop approaches
- Keep the bait in contact with bottom cover such as stumps & grass beds
- Use a few different baitcasting combos rigged with different line weights (helps with depth control)
- Vary the speed of retrieve to help trigger strikes …
I hope you found this post and video helpful … Please leave comments below with any questions or suggestions you have 
Tight lines and full livewells …
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