i find bobber fishing really boring. so i hook a minnow through the lips, cast him out, and retive so slowly the minnow fights the hook. every time i do this a bass hits. last sunday i did this and the second the minnow hit the water a bass hit it. i reeled him in, put on a new minnow and again the bigger bass hit it the second it hit the water. this method works and is really fun. it also works on pike crappiesand smallmouths

Next time try a plastic Super Fluke.

i find bobber fishing really boring. so i hook a minnow through the lips, cast him out, and retive so slowly the minnow fights the hook. every time i do this a bass hits. last sunday i did this and the second the minnow hit the water a bass hit it. i reeled him in, put on a new minnow and again the bigger bass hit it the second it hit the water. this method works and is really fun. it also works on pike crappiesand smallmouths

I might just have to try this!

This is something I am very interested in. I take my wife and daughter fishing a lot and am always looking for ways to fish minnows besides sitting in one place with a bobber. I have never really thought of tossing it out and slowly reeling it in. I am interested in the three way rig I hear roadwarrior talk about. Any way I cant wait to see what this thread brings.

     I use a split shot rig with a minnow in saltwater for Flounder; I might have to use this rig and a minnow for Bass too.

I use a split shot rig with a minnow in saltwater for Flounder; I might have to use this rig and a minnow for Bass too.

Same here. Ticking the split shot off the bottom.

Back in the day we used a 3 way swivel with live minnows, not unlike a chicken rig or drop shot rig, while drifting.

Just yesterday morning on my way home I stopped by a canal and met a guy fishing with live minnows( bobber) telling me he was catching many bass in the 5+range there, best I was mustering was a 10" dink on an xrap.

You can also pitch a live minnow from your boat as you run a bank.  Pitch it close to the structure you're fishing, reel it back, pitch again.