Great read Rick,
We fish tandem bugs a lot, yesterday being no exception. However, yesterday, being as we were bored watching BG's (BIG BG's!) getting hammered on worms while the crappie were in reluctance, we used a Mayaka minnow (minnow immi) and a black wooly-bugger (bug immi) to maybe create entertainment with the BG's too. Danged if ALL the fish didn't come about 1/2 and 1/2 to the minnow or the bug, crappie and BG. Rest assured, ours was a finer fishing day than catching day and thoroughly enjoyed.
....lee s.