No, the only real live bait they like to use is (or are) crickets.

I caught most all of my bluegill on crickets and caught a 4.5 lb. LMB on crickets.

There are a type a shiner in this pond, and according to some of the guides, if you put one on a hook, you won't catch anything.

This place has some very atypical dynamics.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."