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I've had my best luck with this rig. Of course you can use other topwater plugs as a casting weight besides the Rapala Floating Minnow, such as a Rebel, Pop R, Jitterbug, Tiny Torpedo, etc. [ATTACHMENT=7203]Rapala Fly Rig.jpg (33k. jpg file)[/ATTACHMENT]

[ATTACHMENT=4257]common shiner.jpg (7k. jpg file)[/ATTACHMENT] Looks like a common shiner to me. They are nicknamed "Silversides Minnows" in Tennessee, but they're actually common shiners. [ATTACHMENT=4258]goldenshiner.jpg (35k. jpg file)[/ATTACHMENT] Here's a golden shiner. I've never seen common shiners in bait shops. But golden shiners are sold at several marinas, bait shops, and larger outdoor establishments....Common shiners don't seem to be as hardy in the bait buckets as golden shiners.