where i live you can't use them but if you can minnows are easy to use (so i hear ). but i love tube jigs as well. 1/16oz for casting and swimming and 1/64oz for vertical jigging orshallow water. i've also had good luck with custom tied hair jigs from some of the people on this site. i make sure to always tip my jigs (both tube and hair) with maggots or a crappie nibble.