i was wondering what techniques are out there to catch live bait.

i live in south florida, and i want to try fishing peacock bass with live shinners, and would like to catch my own bait.

any tips?

any videos explaining the process would be great to.

thanks in advance!

Ok, this is very hard but:

You mow someones lawn to get money. Then go to the baitshop and buy some! I do it all the time!!!

HAHAHAHAHA i must admit that was pretty good.

i know that method too, it works 99% of the time.

... just wondering if there was a more... natural?

way of catching shiners.

i live in central fl too and there are wild shiners in a lot of ponds. just gotta look. my kids like to catch them, and we usually use puffed rice cereal or little marshmellows. i have though about catching a bunch and setting up my own pond to have them on hand whenever i need them

Find a good spot for catching bait, buy a cast net, not to big because its imposible to learn on. So get a 3-4 foot radius cast net at walmart for between 20-30 bucks. I am sure you can find a site that teaches you.

buy eagle claw size 12 baiytholder hooks...get you an ultra light ....find a pond with shiners and chum em up with bread...rice etc.   make a doughball and there you go

I just get small jigs with grums or worms and fish them. Then get another rod and hook the shiner onto it and cast out. I dont do it much, but it works everytime. We caught a big 30 incher doing this at my buddies cabin.

How about a minnow trap? You can buy them, but you can also easily make your own any size you want. Years ago I made one from abandon window screen, scrap plywood and wire. It looked ridiculous, but worked great.

I would never use my friend Chad as bait. ;D

There are plenty of videos on YouTube showing different methods of throwing a cast net, which is my suggestion. It's how I catch threadfin shad here on the Tenn. River.