My husband loves to go Stripper fishing with live bait. In the large fresh water lakes where we live. There are few options for live bait.  So, you have to catch your own.
We arrive at the lake before dawn to catch live bait. This is the best time to catch live bait. Using a bait cast net and a green fishing light. Green fishing lights attract both game and bait fish better than any other color of light. We normally use a 4ft. long