That's strange about those Smelt, Gulp! Alive Minnows.

This guy put me right on top of the fish the other day, I threw one of those on there, fish were hanging in 10 fow, I dropped to 8 ft ... 10 minutes, not one bite.
So, I threw a Crappie Nibble on there ... fished again at 7 ft ... I never once got even a strike. Sad.
So then, I proceeded to change out my jig, I threw some of that Mo Glo Slab Jam from Bobby Garland on there and I caught 3 nice size Crappie.

So I just leave the others at home now. Just my