I'm thinking of adding a jar or two of magic products emerald shiners to my arsenal,any thoughts on them ?
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I'm thinking of adding a jar or two of magic products emerald shiners to my arsenal,any thoughts on them ?
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When I do fish with live minnows the second I see them inactive even if they are still alive they are gone from my hook.
Doesn't a dead real minnow look more realistic than a plastic ?
Yeah, but I think there's more to it than looks. To me, crankbaits look incredibly fake, but they catch a lot of fish. What does a spinnerbait look like? Beats me, but they catch a lot of bass. How many bait fish are chartreuse in color? None of 'em, but chartreuse is probably the favorite color for crappie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yaker
I think "moving like the bait" is more important than "looking like the bait".
Further, I disagree with the premise that live bait will catch more than plastic. I've proved (to myself) the opposite to be true more times than not. Been in a boat with fishermen that used live bait while I stayed with artificials. Most times I've done better. JMO! :)
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 !
One of the biggest "differences" between a preserved minnow & plastics is durability. Soft plastics will outlast live (or formerly live) bait, whether "on the hook" or "in the tackle box". I've got soft plastics that I KNOW are 40+yrs old, and are still viable/usable baits. I doubt any "pickled minner" would last that long & still be functional :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Yaker
And once you put one of those minnows on the hook (or jig), it's pretty much a "one & done" deal.
Will these preserved minnows catch fish .... yeah, probably (otherwise they'd have gone out of business a long time ago). But with the plastics & scent products available today, why bother with a product that's going to probably be limited to one fish/one use :dono
Precisely why I don't use live minnows. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
Thank fellas, I appreciate opinions and input.I am willing to experiment with the inevitable,having a jar of preserved minnow's will not take up much space in the kayak,and if they aren't catching fish,I can always eat the bait!
I will say personally that I have used Berkley Gulp Alive minnows myself while a fishing partner in the boat was using live minnows and I have caught more fish at times as well.
So because someone prefers to use a bait that is not alive does not mean that bait is automatically going to catch more or fewer fish than active live bait at that time, in that place.
I may have that same opinion if I have not done it myself on more than one occasion. I do find that the Berkley gulp minnows can be very effective from using them.
The biggest advantage in my opinion is not having to worry about keeping the Berkley minnows alive and they do catch fish.
Berkley Gulp Alive Minnows can't be beat. In my opinion. Pop
Don't forget the crackers!:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Yaker
I was on a trip this summer (very hot) that I couldn't buy a bite with jigs on day one. Day 2 took a couple dozen minners just in case. Same scenario on day 2 but I switched to live minners. They were killing it. I started to run low on live minners and fished recycled minners that were dead and loose in my net. The dead ones was still out fishing my jigs.
Don't get me wrong I prefer and typically use jigs/plastic but I really like catching fish and will use all the bait options in my tackle box to be successful. I've got a jar of the pickled minners and berkley gulp minners in my box for the just in case I got nothin else to throw.