Only one rod allowed in Minnesota, and moving minnows around the shoreline is quite a chore. Little jigs and plastic tails are every bit as effective, do not die on you, need no special equipment to maintain and are far easier to carry a variety. If I am going to a fishing dock I will carry three or four prerigged UL rods and a bag of tackle; if walking the shoreline, I will take only one rod and a pocket full of extra jig heads and a variety of plastics. I have not bought live bait for crappies beyond some waxies and some spikes in winter for a very long time - something like over a decade.