hook 2 or3 small to medium shiners right through the middle got outfished at least 2-1 with this set up and I was using crawlers same spot. Cut up dace or shad (fresh) work well also. We used to tie a can of cat food or tuna to a rope and punch some holes to a rope and throw where we intended to fish seemed to work . Have seen people throw dogfood in the water to chum and keep them around. I am just learning the area I am in but have found a couple of good looking spots and watched others catch them back to back right in the middle of the day while I was fishing for steelies.