I'm not usualy a live bait fishermen,but my biggest bass and striper were caught on live bait, and a fishermen who knows how to properly fish live bait will catch the biggest fish.there was a pictuere o0f an 8 lb smb caught on cumberland on a shiner.The world record will NOT be caught on fnf.Those old fish do not have the matabalism to chase small baits. My biggest smb was caught on a sliver, not a small bait!