Can't say for sure, I guess it just depends on the mood the fish are in that day. Few weeks ago before I dusted off the cranks I was catching limits each trip just power trolling with road runners with strollr's or curly tail plastics. I had minners in the boat and would tip a few with minners and the others without the first two trips, caught fish both ways, I just closed the minner bucket and didn't fool with them cause I didn't see the need to. I did notice a very slight increase of keeper to short ratio with the minner tipped road runners, I chalk that up to a larger presentation presented. Also, it would depend on the lake, I know two of the big 4 lakes this time a year that I wouldn't hesitate to leave the minners at the baitshop, the other two not so sure. Of course it's cranking time for me now, if I got to tip cranks with minners then that's just where I draw the line