Keep experimenting till you feel what your comfortable with....spider-rigging & long-lining can be 2 different animals...might end up being coincidence with the new rods showing catch improvement by the end of the month, as many post spawn fish will head back out to open water= trolling briefly, before going into a summer pattern of early morning ( maybe 1st couple hrs of daylight) & of course the night time bite starts to heat up....the challenge of finding where & when they are is one thing, then when you find them, the bait they want is another thing....good luck in your pursuit, experiences on the water is the best learning curve, enthusiasm in the challenge/pursuit of this crappie thing will be the ultimate HOOK!
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