No you're not crazy!...I was out fishing a small lake and a guy came by pushing crickets with 12' rods. He had around 6 of them and was picking up gills as he went by so I pulled up the anchor and did the same thing and it worked! The setup is a number 4 hook with a heavy split shot about 8-10" away from the hook. Lite action rods work best cause they hit hard and fast. Of course you'll have to find the fish on open water. I used this technique in another location where they were in open water and I worked there too. Odd for blue gill fishing but effective. I have since switched to a number 6 hook. I have not tried this in the fall or winter months.