Minnow sizes

[2Mofish]

what is everyone's opinion of minnow size for panfish such as crappie ,perch, and bluegill?

[1MOFISH]

ive found that little bait produces the most action but big bait big fish you need to decide what your after
God bless you
mo

[icechamp21]

I find that medium phat heads work for the pan fishing.

[ducksnbucks36]

I find that medium phat heads work for the pan fishing.

I second that medium fat heads works for everything

[miller time]

I have a little creek i dip minnows out of every winter for crappie and they are around 2 to 2 1/2 inches and they work great! but i have seen medium shiners gobbled up by bigger crappie and bigger perch

[Van_Cleaver]

I like fatheads for crappie, and medium shiners for real perch.

[icefishermik]

the best size to use, i feel, is determined by the size of the forage fish in a given lake at a given time. We all have seen small fish taken on large bait, and large fish taken on small bait. match the size to what the majority of the fish are feeding onn, and you'll have a field day.   gospel according to 'mick' 

[wolfisher]

Fatheads and shiners, but fatheads seem a bit easier to avoid the pickerel onslaught.

[That Guy]

I'm in ct so it might not make a big difference for you guys but the only thing I use big bait for through the ice is pike the walleye under my post came from a 2 inch golden shiner on a dead stick about 2 feet away from me jigging a 4 inch chubby darter like someone else said it really depends what there eating that doesn't have a hook in it, yes it is true for the most part big bait will stray off smaller fish but it doesn't mean that it's gunna make a bigger fish chew. The bigger difference I see beetween catching dinks and good fish is location and where in the water column your fishing I've had plenty of times perch and walleye fishing where if I set my traps a foot off the bottom or jigges a foot off the bottom I would catch generally smaller fish but ten feet up there where bigger fish not as many but bigger and vice versa with smaller fish up high and bigger fish below them. Just my two cents for what it's worth

[1moslab]

bigger is better

[BIGCREW]

I agree on the bigger is better but its a long slow day most of the time,but I have caught big fish on little bait to so sometimes if you are just fishing for pan fish with small bait I prefer fat heads and just set 1 or 2 tip ups with big bait,another thing to consider is whats big bait to you the big baits I use you wont find in any bait stores around here so I catch my own and keep them in a tank in the basement,I think fat heads are the best bang for your buck at the bait shop

[1moslab]

we are getting kinda personal telling you how I check my bait size but lets just say veeeery big

[chez]

I like fatheads for crappie, and medium shiners for real perch.

X 2 here.I have caught some of the biggest perch on MEDIUM SHINERS.
Smallest FATHEADS for CALICO.

[NEZ]

It depends, if I have the kids out or just want to catch a bunch of fish, I will use smaller fatheads, but if I am looking for some fish to eat, I will use the medium to large fatheads.  Good luck, will be fishing this week...awesome.  Nez

[icebum]

I am ditto on the small fatheads for crappie and medium shiners for the perch. forwhatitsworth.

[Steelie1]

I like tiny fatheads under a float with a size 14 treble