>thanks for response. By "in the nose" do you mean thru one
>nostril and out the other, or thru the top lip and out the
>head?

I don't have allot of experience, I guess it depends on how big the shad are and what they can handle without dying. You might need to experiment with a few and see what works best. You can always hook them in the back behind the top fin too.

Whatever let's them swim freely away from you and does not kill them before you get bit is best. ;-)