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  1. 12-11-2017, 08:34 PM #1
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    Unhappy Getting my butt handed to me.......

    Its been a tough crappy(ie) start to the season this year...i usually start in November and go till January/February and can catch fish or at least bring some home to clean but this year has been tough and horrible.....my setup is 2 jig poles with 4 jigs tied to each and i troll around for them.....dont mess with shiners but there is a guy i know that keeps posting on FB and he's tearing them up....we fish the same lake/places, even fished by him a few weeks ago.....the difference, he's using shiners and i'm not....my next trip out i'll have a bucket full of shiners and i better catch them....
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    #2 12-11-2017, 09:09 PM
    Good luck, I never fish with live bait but i suppose there is a time and place for it.
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    #3 12-11-2017, 10:32 PM
    I typically dont either.....but after 5 trips and only having a dozen fish between all of them, i'll give it a try....
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    #4 12-11-2017, 11:10 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by fishin couillon View Post
    I typically dont either.....but after 5 trips and only having a dozen fish between all of them, i'll give it a try....
    Never hurts to try. Good luck and let us know how it works out for you! I have to be moving if im fishing so live bait isnt much of an option for me but there are a lot of success stories with it. Are shiners equivalent to shad or minnows?
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    #5 12-12-2017, 07:01 AM
    Shiners, minnows, basically the same...
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    #6 12-12-2017, 09:21 AM
    No minnows for us.

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    #7 12-12-2017, 01:24 PM
    If you fish the right color, minners ain't needed. Active fish will pounce on them. Keep changing color. Right now, blue/chartreuse and purple/chartreuse are my go to colors.
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    #8 12-12-2017, 01:44 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by fishin couillon View Post
    Shiners, minnows, basically the same...
    Nope, you want emerald shiners. You will drop one 4 or 5 times trying to get a hook into it.
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    #9 12-12-2017, 08:55 PM
    I think we only have one certain type around here.....
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    #10 12-13-2017, 03:43 PM
    Around Indiana they get them from the Ohio River and lake MI. You might check with a hatchery and is if they are available in your area.
    They are a fragile fish, but with a bubbler they will last a few days on the water
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    #11 12-27-2017, 05:27 PM
    I been told that minnows are the best for winter fishing. I dont know i dont fish much in winter.

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