ET lot of times your crappie will be out in open water either suspended or chasing bait fish. This is when your spider rigging,long lining and pulling cranks works the best. I seem to catch bigger fish doing these three. There is times they don't want these three presentations. I have had to search out brush piles and set up on them a many time. If I had my pick would rather do the trolling may it be jigs or crank baits.
LittleJohn