Quote Originally Posted by daleho10 View Post
We just caught 5 limits in 2 hours using emerald shiners cut in half. How important is live minnows?

If I have them in the live well I will always use the dead ones first as they are much easier to catch and put on the hook. If their color has changed I toss the dead ones over board that have faded from the fresh look into the decaying look. My live well pump cycles every 3 minutes and replaces about 1/3 of the water each cycle. I still prefer the minnows in the bag trick to the live well though.