i know that back in the winter till mid spring that held so true around here we have a few small tributaries we fish here and we would most always catch white/black crappie and then the sauger would turn on we would stay well after dark just dress for it and have a blast biggest sauger caught was over 4lbs but most were small but better than being home sleeping anyday im glad i seen this it seems to me now it wasnt just a fluke i guess they do run together like hybrids and blue cats chasing shad together