The simple jig with a plastic, buck tail or marabou body gets many votes as the most versatile bait type available. In parts of the Midwest and other pockets of the country, the Cubby Mini-Mite is the sworn favorite of the genre. It's hard to figure when this versatile year-round jig-in-a-tube is at its fish-catching' best. When the fish are active, it's a multispecies magnet. Under cold or postfrontal conditions, it often brings fish out of hiding.