Thanks again for your help... I take a lot of friends and. Family out and most are not experienced fishermen or women.. that's why I'm leaning toward the plate idea.. I can see a bunch of lines getting tangled using bags ... it always happens when anchored perch fishing..then I'm spending less time fishing and more time straitening out tangles...but I'm making progress.my wife got tired of waiting for me and she now will put. Her own minnow on now!...lol baby steps...