Scents or no scents...that is the question.

[ibmack]

if you think you need some scent on that jig, strap a minner on it and be done with it. never known any crappie that didn't like a minner

[Hotpepper]

We use them all the time and feel they work the best when u are slowly moving. We like the nibbles in the chartreuse color.

Pepper

[INTIMIDATOR]

Scent is just one of main triggers to get fish to eat...I figure that if you use a lure that has as many triggers as possible, that it can't hurt.

I use perfect sized, squid scented and salted soft swimbaits, with ribs and good paddle tails for water displacement and vibration, and colors to be seen or to match the hatch...then I add a Chartreuse Glow nibblet for extra scent and conflicting color.

[Jjsmarlin]

Never tried trolling with minnows on the jig.

[trypman1]

Adding Crappie Nibbles makes sense. The nibbles do make a difference. A fork without any food on it does not get the bite. Color is important but color and a good fish sense is important!

[ibmack]

Never tried trolling with minnows on the jig.

you can troll, fish brush, hit lily pads, dock shoot, or whatever you choose with a minnow tipped jig

[glasseyes]

I quit fishing with minnows only because of convenience. I do all my fishing from the bank and a lot of it during very cold months of the year. I have my baits in a back pack and carry nothing else in. Fishing with live bait for me is just something else to contend with and without starting a debate on plastic verses minnows its just much easier for me not to bother with the mess and extra time it takes baiting hook. So I do use the power bait nibbles and have had very good luck with them when things were slow so it makes sense to me . No bother to carry the little jar of nibbles and no mess trying to put the minnow on hook in freezing temps. But I also understand those that choose to do so.

[INTIMIDATOR]

I quit fishing with minnows only because of convenience. I do all my fishing from the bank and a lot of it during very cold months of the year. I have my baits in a back pack and carry nothing else in. Fishing with live bait for me is just something else to contend with and without starting a debate on plastic verses minnows its just much easier for me not to bother with the mess and extra time it takes baiting hook. So I do use the power bait nibbles and have had very good luck with them when things were slow so it makes sense to me . No bother to carry the little jar of nibbles and no mess trying to put the minnow on hook in freezing temps. But I also understand those that choose to do so.

Hey Glasseyes
I also fish from the bank a lot, and try to travel light.
When I go out I normally know what swimmers to use for all the patterns, so I just carry a 6 "bin" clear plastic pocket pak in my back pocket.
With it, I can carry a bin of jigheads and swivels, a bin of Crappie nibblets, and 4 bins of swimbaits for that pattern...then I carry my phone and a towel on my belt, and multi pliers and stringer in my pocket....so the only real thing I'm carrying is my pole! It makes for easy hiking.

[glasseyes]

yes I agree , pretty close to what I carry. sometimes I'm gone all day and take my spider back pack with water and a snack maybe , some of the places I fish I might have to walk quite a distance but anyway I have found its much easier with less to carry and like you said I carry what I need for where I'm fishing.

[Yaker]

Don't ask me how I know,but maggots taste like whatever they have been eating.I wonder if a fish prefers the scent/ flavor of venison,possum,groundhog,horse,cow,bird,skunk,fish ,or whatever else a maggot is eating? Could someone do a study on maggot flavor,and post it ? It sure would help me decide what bait to use