I was fishing about 3 weeks ago on Wateree with minnows and the bite was slow. I put a jig at the end of the line andd a minnow about a foot up on one rod. I started catching fish on that rod 4 to one over the rods with only minnows, but I did not catch a fish on the jig. It seems the jig got their attention and they bit the minnow. Conclusion, on this slow day, the jig spurred the bite even though they bit the minnow...Go figure.