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DR.SPECKLER:
not much help but ive fished suckers and golden shiners side by side many times and the tipups with shiners get hit most.i like how long suckers stay alive but shiners get hit more for me everytime.might be the flash of the goldies.

Mr.Seaguar:
Yeah, I had shiners also and I got bites fastest on them but they die on the hook if they don't get bit

bigk:
Whale I sent you a p.m. we can’t use live bait in Saskatchewan. I am guessing the suckers Whale is referring to would be 8”- probably 12” or 14”.

aquarium234:
I have good luck with large suckers dead or alive. You can add a little flash spinner to your set up if you want a little more attention drawn to your fish. but they have no spines, so Pike love them. I usually will use them any day over shinners, I only use shinners when I can't get suckers....:-)

Mr.Seaguar:
I used some suckers the last couple days that were 11 or 12 inches long. I never did get a hit. I also used some 4 or 5 inch shiners and caught 5 small pike, 1 walleye, had a couple drops and missed 2 bites. Also had 2 chewed baits that didn't trip.

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