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I've caught a few big goldens on pin minnows on the open water before.I also caught a sucker last year on a tipup with a fathead, this suckers ways about 12" long too, and I let her go.
Can you catch golden shiners on a rod and reel( + line, hook/lure + bait )? I was wondering because last summer in Michigan we caught two strange looking golden fish on minnows, and was wondering if those were golden shiners.