Well,I do agree there are more imitation baits that look like absolutely nothing in the fishing world,yet catch fish.My inquiring mind wonders what if anything seperates an actual preserved minnow,from say a beetle spin beetle if both were fished only on a jig.
By the way I catch noumerous crappie,gills,bass,and catfish on the lowly beetle spins,and love them.As far as the catching more with live vs artificial is subject to too many variables,I enjoy experimenting and use live and plastic,but this will be my first using preserved minnow's ,again,my inquiring mind !