I've been fly fishing for almost 40 years. Mostly Rainbow, but some Steelhead and Salmon.
Now I'm in the south, and for three years off and on I've tried Fly Fishing for Crappie and failed on a regular basis.

I have two lakes to choose from. Smith lake (AKA the Dead sea) and Catoma in downtown Cullman. Catoma is reportedly a good Crappie lake.

From looking at your flies in some other posts I see you dont use the Upside-down hooks like a Jig. Your flies look like some Trout flies I've seen over the years.

So do you fish these on a Wet line?
Fast sinking, weight forward, like a #9 or #10?
I've always mooched the Wet flies in an inch at a time. Same for Crappie?

My current lines are all #4's. Is that gonna do?
I lost all my heavy stuff in a move from LA. to AL.

I saw the post on the fly that somebody wrapped a lead around the shank then tied on the body. Lordy I didn't want to go to those weighted fly's or lead line.
Tell me I dont need to monkey with that stuff!

Are we talking about long casts or fishing right under the boat?

C'mon back and chat with me a bit. I gotta learn how to do this before I get too old to fish.