It's been a while, but I use to do that a lot even night fishing. However you better have a rubber net or that drop sinker is going to get so tangled in a regular net, you may say some curse words, lol!
I like fishing like that with minnows a lot, but I also like taking it one step farther and in place of a weight I like to tie on a heavy jig, like 1/8 or 1/4 oz and then it's weight and bait. The fish can choose between minnow and jig!
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