Just wondering if any of you have tried this and if so did it produce for you?

Sometime back I saw a post on some board about sinking a clear glass 1gallon jug with a couple dozen minnows in it under your fishing rods.The jug had a rope tied to it and the top of the jug had wire mesh covering the hole and solid wire wraped around the neck to hold the mesh in place so the minnows couldn’t escape.