Well... here's my two cents worth. Live bait is great but you usually have to change it out after every hit. The best jigs I have found are the small grizzly jigs in brown or black tipped with a crappie nibble.

You don't have to use the crappie nibble but I have found it to be very reliable. Now I know some are going to say that you have to put the crappie nibble on after every fish too but it is way easy and they dont crawl around or have to stay locked up or alive.

These jigs work as well or better than live bait.

I am no way affilated with Grizzly Jig Comapny but they make the best jigs bar none. If you want to visit thier sight go to www.grizzlyjig.com.

I search for fish with a small roadrunner. Small fish attack the tail...thump, thump, thump and eat the tail. Large bream eat it whole and get caught!