If you want the best chance of catching a monster bass you should consider fishing with big golden shiners! They are expensive at about $24 dollars a dozen and you need a minimum of 3-4 dozen! I usually fish with 8-15 dozen so I save hundreds of dollars a day by catching my own! Many trophy bass fishermen can afford the cost but the problem is that when the monster bass are really hitting there is often a shortage of bait so that's the main reason I catch my own! Also when I catch my own bait, I take very good care of them and they are livelier, have perfect color, have all their scales and will out produce the somewhat beat up bait you will buy. I will catch far more big bass than most everyone else for I'll have twice as much bait in perfect shape!