Thread: Jigs........or Shiners?

I can’t remember the last time I used shiners but I have seen times when that was the ticket.

No shiners for me . Livescope will tell you if it makes a difference when you can see the fish and your bait , how they react .

I use jigs 99% of the time, but down here in south Arkansas at White Oak Lake in the hot summer.......they won't hardly hit anything. I have gone to jigs in July & August and have good luck.

I am a jig man, but will fish Gulp alive 2.5" minnows on a jig. They work fine.

Originally Posted by Lucky 13

When I first started crappie fishing years (and years) ago I used shiners pretty much all the time. Then I slowly transitioned over to jigs and have fished with jigs only for many years. I was that guy that would say "if they bite a shiner, they will bite a jig".

I was just proven wrong..... Last week, I was fishing and not having any luck at all, when I ran into a fellow fisherman tearing them up on shiners..... I mean catching some big-guns. I was getting hits, but no takers. I just figured it was bream and kept going.

Long story short.... They were not bream...They were slab crappie that wanted shiners, NOT jigs.

I guess it's time for an old dog to re-learn an old trick.... I can't even tell what shiners cost these days.

I used to never use shiners, didn't even own a minnow bucket. I used to say I didn't like them because they make the boat smell like fish. Now I rarely go without them.

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I know there are times they may hit a shiner over a jig but I’ll still stay with jigs 99% of the time.
It’s just more fun.
I do go a few times each winter with a buddy that buys the shiners when the fish are really deep and sluggish.


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