I have been reading online to use live minnows on a jighead, and add a Crappie Nibble or Mealworm to the tip of the hook.

Your thoughts on this?

Also, I find hooking the minnow through the mouth and out the gill is effective. Haven't tried the under the spine towards the tail idea yet. Fish seem to just suck them off the hook if I do through the nostril and mouth.