Where's my Bait Casting Pole?

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Comment by dick tabbert on April 30, 2012 at 10:28am

And the toothy's (Northern Pike) really love them also.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 30, 2012 at 9:04am

Here's one at 14  pounds...

and a monster largemouth on the shiner...it's certainly not a deep-south exclusive.

Both fish were released by my buddy Brandon.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 30, 2012 at 8:53am

A friend of mine has been destroying the stripers at a local lake by trolling these top forage baits on a long line. Every predator in the lake eats them.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 30, 2012 at 8:31am

I decided to move yesterday when I began to catch these shiners only.....they were way more aggressive than the smaller gills in the same area.....I was hooking these shiners on a #4 hook....

Comment by Allen Morgan on April 30, 2012 at 4:33am

David, you'd have kittens to look inside my fishing backpack.  I've got floats galore in one pouch, and balloons in a zippered pocket.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 30, 2012 at 3:18am

I always keep a few of the big floats handy,  just for this reason - and a couple of balloons are in my vest.

Comment by Allen Morgan on April 29, 2012 at 6:54pm

Get a size 2 Baitholder hook.  Hook that shiner through the fleshy part of the tail, just behind the dorsal fin.  Toss it, unweighted, near a weedline, preferably a floating weed mat.  Feed slack line as the Shiner swims around.  When you get a hit, set the hook hard and start reeling.

You could also do a balloon rig.  Blow up a party balloon to about 8 - 9".  Tie it shut around your mainline.  Toss the bait and balloon in.  The balloon acts like a giant bobber.  If you get a hit, either the balloon will try to go under, start running along the surface, or more likely, just pop.

Good luck!

Comment by Jacob Hill on April 29, 2012 at 6:37pm

is it a problem that i become hungry when looking at this shiner?

Comment by dick tabbert on April 29, 2012 at 6:03pm

Nice big Bass bait that is.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 29, 2012 at 5:59pm

Shiner!

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