Average fisherman, are they football shaped and have miniscule scales? if so Pogey. If they have larger scales and they have more rectangular shape they are herrings. Pogey is my favorite big trout bait, hook them through the eye sockets. they are difficult to keep alive. put them in a full 5 gallon bucket for a few minutes and then dip them out and put in a livewell that has freshwater flow and leave it on. You catch more with a recirculating pump, but it has to be a big well and you will get a lot of foaming.
Just about all minnows are good bait. least favorite are glassminnows and spots. Spots look like a Croaker but aren't half as good as croakers.
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