I don't mean that in a negative way. In your fishing environment what may be normal for you to do is an absolute disaster to do here. Classic examples of this are reeling against the drag and letting your live bait hang out of the water while you're thinking about where to cast it. I have four boat rules, that I strictly enforce, and will nag you about until you do it my way. First, keep your live shiner IN the water at all times.
Shiners are magic bait, but only if they're fresh and frisky.
They are extremely fragile, and will quickly die if held out of the water for more than a few seconds. You can't breath if I hold your head under the water, and the shiners can't breath up here. It's a simple concept. But, it is so critical to your success that I will nag you worse than your wife if you don't keep those baits in the water until everything is ready to cast. Second, you only strike a tight line.