02-07-2010, 09:03 PM
I totally agree about fresh minnows. Of coarse, it isn't always easy to get fresh "dead" bait in a specific location where it is legal to employ the tactic. In Okiedelphia we used to net shad for jug and trot lining and we filled the bags with water so that the shad weren't exposed to freezer burn. I think that might be a good way to keep red side shiners too. So far as Zman's question about goldfish, I think that they are one of the most underrated baits for a lot of applications and I used to catch large flathead catfish with them. Dead shad drew in more channel and blue cats but a live goldfish or small carp got the flathead's attention a lot better. I'm sure they are equally effective for larger predatory fish in Utah.
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