To minner or not to minner? That is the question.

[Ketchn]

my thoughts are this on that ...lots of great fisherman use minnows for crappie ....if minnows makes you good at it or confident then minnows are the way to go ......that all said I only use jigs because of 3 things.
1....I like the ole I can make them think its real food thing
2....I cant put them in my pockets and travel lite (no tackle box required)
3....I can ketch 25 or 30 on one jig most of the time before I need another

[lowe175]

Only use minnows when kids are going. Haven't used them in a long time.

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[CrappiePappy]

MOST of the time I use jigs. I pretty much gave up taking minners ALL the time, about 30yrs ago. BUT .... the minner bucket is always in the boat. I may be stubborn, but I ain't stupid.

[johnboy1]

I don't use minnows, and may not get to eat as many fish because to it, but I just don't like dealing with them.

[NIMROD]

I catch more than my share most days. I kicked the minner habit years ago . I use tube jigs exclusively , my go to bait is Southern Pro Umbrella tubes on 1/8 unpainted heads rigged ''NIMROD style '' Not big on changing colors alot and purple metal flake / chart tubes are tied on my jig poles 99 % of the time . Great not having to deal with minner problems ( wet hands , dying bait , stops at bait store and most of all cost ). You can fish all year with jigs for what a pound of minners costs at most bait shops .

[bandchaser]

It's kinda like spider rigging. Sometimes that is the only way to put fish in the boat. Minners and spider rigging are great at certain times of the year.
But, in the Magnolia state those fish are spoiled rotten and demand minners hanging behind that jig!!

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[Tony the Tiger]

Still trying to figure it out but when long lining no minners and when rigging minners and jigs sometimes and jigs only sometimes. Don't hardly fish with one pole anymore

[Josh_Allraw]

I've always used both but I have been building my arsenal of plastics.

[Cray]

90% of the time on big 4 if you ain't got minnows you maight as well stay home except during crankin season.

[sinkermaker]

I long line troll plastics most of the time. I will occasionally tight line minnows during the dead of winter. I am going tomorrow and plan on tight lining with minnows. Got to do what you got to do.