Never tried it. A lantern always works. If not, toss a handful of small rocks into the water a few feet away from where you are fishing to imitate minnows breaking surface. Or crappie nibbles. Best to fish before or after full and new moons, or day of half moon. Full moon seems to work best for me.

I fish for crappie with medium minnows. Sometimes, the crappie bite isn’t so hot, so I end up having 2-3 dozen leftover. In the beginning, I left them in the minnow bucket with the aerator running, but it burns a lot of batteries, and plenty of fish still die. I don’t have space in my fridge. I ended up finding my old 20 gallon tank, installing the small water filter that I already have, and leaving it in my bathroom counter. I have an aerator for the tank, but I only run it when I’m taking a dump or shower. Initially, a few died, probably to the shock in water quality and temperature. Of course, I treat the water with pH down, AccuClear, and tap water treatment chemical. I also add chemicals that help regulate ammonia levels. Fish seem real happy. I feed them goldfish food, but I grab a good size pinch and crush it a bit, since the minnows are so small. I also feed them frozen blood worms that you can buy at Petco, but only every few weeks. I have a few dozen in the tank, and they seem happy. Might add a couple more dozen and see if they will breed to produce more minnows. Will take years, but fishing only runs a couple seasons for me.