What are y'all using as bait? I must be doing something wrong. I've been using 60lb braid with a 12lb leader and a little snell with live minnows and haven't gotten a single bite. Could someone shed some light on this? Not sure if I should use a swim bait, live minnows, and how to rig the minnows up if that's what y'all are using. Thanks.

some guy at the creek was using snake.....yes..snake...he killed one along the trail and started using it as cut bait

You're not joking aren't you? 60LB braid? I don't even use that size for stripers at DenisonDam? Like I said I use 8 lb braid with 6 lb leader. If I was to use live bait I put a very light weight so the minnow can swim and get some attention. I was fishing last week using minnows (yes I cheated lol!) and the guy across the bank was using minners too. His dies within a couple of minutes and mine swims happily all day long. You want you minners almost freelined. Anywho I honestly think your lines are too heavy and minners are not happily swimming. I hook mine in the front lips. thin wire hooks as well.

Funny thing about these live baits, it's been years since i used them and when Redd Man told me to use em I tried jigging it after my first cast lol...Good luck guys have fun, beware of snakes and those locos



Good bait for piranha