I used the 3" minnows, caught catfish, crappie, bluegill, warmouth, largemouth bass, pretty much all types. Had one trip where i was with dad, he used live minnows and i the fake, caught as many or more than him. Benefit is I can reuse mine. Will have to hook in different spot now. The fish tore it up. Have had the tails bitten off to. also used the red wiggler size, worked pretty good. I would recomend to a friend. Can be rejuvenated by putting back in the package too.