What is a good bait to use for crappie and Bass besides nightcrawlers? What fish can i catch with minnows?
357122
minnows are really good bait for just about anything that swims bass,crappie,catfish walleye trout carp,pike but try  rooster tails ,road runners jigs with minnows on it
1146191
Just-Me, shad isn't neccesarily a live bait.  Think of       shad, which is what I use for catfish.  I cut it up in chunks and cast off!  Simple!
328446
I like to use my silver spinner. Get one with a bight strip on it. If you go in the river use a smaller one, and if you are at the mouth of the river us a medium one. They also like flies. Find out which ones just hatched and go get that bait. They eat it up. Good Luck!
267354
Lures, hooks, flies, artificial worms, extra line, sinkers, corks, crappie jigs
1167207
Niether!  They are both gimmick lures that have very low catch ratio's.  Save your money and get some YUM dingers.  You will catch way more fish, like bass, than with either of the lures you mentioned.  Tight lines.
880871
Good combo for fishing, but bad if your fishing for small fish. What # test are you using? Give more info like what your fishing for, what bait your using and how your putting it on if its anything special.
958133
I'd say if you're catching that variety you're probably doing the right things... you might catch more bluegill if you switch from minnows to worms or crickets... use a small brass hook... no bigger than an inch (I don't know hook #'s) put a spit shot weight about 3 inches above the hook and then a bobber about 2 feet above that... good luck
635626
The types of fish you will catch is solely based on what type of jig you're using.  However, just like all lures, every now and again, you'll have a random strike (i.e. catching a carp on a bass jig).  If you're fishing w/ a crappie jig (small head, anywhere from 1/32 oz. to 1/8 oz.) you'll probably catch more small species like bluegill, crappie, and other types of bream.  If you're using a Bass jig for flipping (1/4 oz. to 1/2 oz.) you'll most likely be using it in heavy cover and probably catch nothing but bass (although the random strikes will still be there).  Then there's a casting bass jig which can either be jigged or you can actually swim it w/ a trailer.  Once again, you'll mostly catch bass on that, but the random strikes will still happen.  I've caught a catfish on a spinnerbait as soon as it hit the water.  I have no idea why a catfish was on the surface in 35 ft. of water, but that's fishing.\n\nSo really, the majority of what you'll catch, excluding any random strikes, will depend solely on what style of jig you're using.
1149470
Renting a boat will always increase your odds there,This time of year reaction baits work well,try Lucky craft pointers ,rapalas,etc..shad color will increase your odds as well.Try dropshotiing worms like roboworms in martin madness,margarita mutalator,chocalate worms with blue,purple or black viens work well.I would stick to the buzz baits early in the A.m. those should work.try spinnerbaits etc as well in white , silver etc..try to fish the water around 5-15 ft. deep as the lake has steep walls and 3 feet from shore could be 10 ft. deep.
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Use skein or power-bait with a #12 treble hook on a 6lb fluorocarbon leader with 1/8oz sinker and an indicater(small bober) try varios depths and allow to flow with current.\nSingle eggs or minnows on a snelled egg hook. as above.\nMaggots on a black mini-foo with split shot 2' above and indicator is my favorite.\nCasting spoons also works.\n\nhttp://steelheaduniversity.com/jigs.html
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Bass Pro Shops sells a small jig with a spinner attached. It is called a road runner....one of the most productive  crappie baits ever. It's up to you to figure out which color is right...normally something bright like chartreuse/white. Look for the crappie on brush piles or fresh laydowns. Tight Lines!
1037451
For Bass, best live baits are nightcrawlers and leeches.  No Lake Trout in NE.
1128915
First go to your local sporting goods store, and get yourself some 4 inch and some 6 inch YUM dinger "worms".  And some YUM 7 inch ribbontail worms.  Also get a pack or 2 of Gamakatsu #2 worm hooks.  Rig both of these worms Texas style with out any wieght.  Cast near the edge of grass beds, where bass like to ambush thier prey from.  Also try flipping the worms near the shady side of underwater trees and rocks.  Keep your line taut by casting, and then raising your rod tip to get rid of the slack.  Do not reel in the line to pick up slack, because most hits will happen moments after the worm splashes into the water.  If it doesn't get an immediate strike, let the bait sink to the bottom, and then give the worm a few little tugs, as to jump the worm up about a foot off the bottom, then let it sink back to the bottom, then as it sinks again, keep your line taut, and do 1 or 2 cranks om the reel to pick up a little slack.  99% of hits will happen as the worms are falling down/ or sinking, so keeping the line taut will help you feel the hits. Bass usually don't eat worms off of the bottom.  You must also keep an eye on your line, because sometimes you won't feell the hit and your line may go to one side or the other and you'll know a bass has your bait.  When you hook a bass, be sure to reel him away from the cover, because that is right where the bass will go, and you have to be quick, or you will lose him.  After you get the bass away from the cover, let the fish wear itself out.  Then reel him in and carefully lip the bass.  DO NOT touch any part of the bass except the lip, unless you plan to eat them.  Fish have a protective enzyme that protects them from bacteria.  The slime is eaten away and removed, when you touch the bass, because of the amino acids on your skin.  Touching the bass removes this protective layer and opens the bass to bacterial and fungal infections which will kill the fish. Last night, I fished a heavily pressured lake and caught 9 bass in 3 hours. 8 largemouth and 1 smallmouth all with the YUM dinger.  On memorial day I fished a small farm pond and using the YUM ribbontail, I caught 16 largemouth in 4 hours.  It is all about presentation, so go to the site that the others have listed, the best is bass resource, which I put a link up for, and research how to best fish these worms.  I gave you my favorite and most productive methods.  Have fun and remember, tight lines.
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Appears to be good Bass fishing.\n\nWe always scope out a new place and ask the people fishing what they're catching and with what.  Also, a local bait store is good for info too.  Sometimes local tourist bureaus have a fishing report posted.\n\nHave a great time
800942
Try Utah lake it has good walleye fishing also it is good for white bass & and Cat fish if you like trout try straw berry  you could go to the Utah Divison of wild Life resorces home page and look at the fishing report to find a spot near you. a lot of the lakes there will be frozen over soon and Ice fishing will start I can't wait good luck
1128903
the flounder in jersey just go nuts over marabou jigs.You'll need light tackle,4 lb test is perfect, but the just cant resist an eighth oz jig. I like green,yellow white and grey jigs. Bass Pro has them real cheap.There is no need to tip them with bait.I'll guarantee if you try this you'll kill them.
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Dang, I can't top some of your answers, but I used to fish alot in Texas..\n\nI caught a pretty fat catfish once --- sortof looked retarted, his head was so big........should have been longer for the size of the head............He still tasted good, tho......and I've caught many 3-5 lb. bass.........but those got thrown back........and they FEEL LIKE you've got a gigantic fish on your line!!!   \n\nA crappie will lightly nip and tug.......whereas a bass will yank your arm off.............lol!\n\nSo --- I'm sure that right after some of the bass catches........when I saw the line move --- I probably ripped the lips off of some crappie, attempting to set the hook, and then... didn't have a 'fish'...............afterall...........  \n\n(Sorry, crappie)!!!