Welcome from Alabama.
I believe you will learn much more if you read some or all of the threads here on crappie.com on the areas that interest you. I personally like to read the main crappie forum, panfish forum, jig tying forum and dIY plastics. There are many great guys and gals on here who share a ton of information. You can also look at articles about fishing by going to the home page here.
If you are still interested in crappie world you can also find many articles from their magazine in their archives on line. You can read them on line. Have fun.