A live shiner on a 1/0 gold Aberdeen hook with no weight works, too. Sit a cast length off a bluff bank and cast as tight to the bank as possible, then let the shiner swim where it wants. It's a slow method, and I would try the float n fly first. I like this lure-then-live bait approach, since I can pick off aggressive fish that act as tattle-tales about presence of other fish, then refish an area with live bait to clean up on the others.
You can use two rods at once this way, too. Freeline a shiner with the rod in a holder and work a float n fly with the other, but I recommend using a size 2 circle hook (I like Owner Mutu light circle hooks) to avoid gut hooking any fish that eat the shiner.
Chris
Last edited by txnative; 01-26-2012 at 10:09 AM.
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