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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.
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    Doesn't a dead real minnow look more realistic than a plastic ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yaker View Post
    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.

    I think "moving like the bait" is more important than "looking like the bait".
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    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!
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    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 !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yaker View Post
    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

    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrappiePappy View Post
    ... with the plastics & scent products available today, why bother with a product that's going to probably be limited to one fish/one use
    Precisely why I don't use live minnows.

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    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!

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