Thanks Bernard! I needed to read an article like this. I've never had much luck catching crappie when the temperature drops and this year is no exception. I am however learning some things this year while on the water and with a lot of helpful advice from crappie.com members.
Its hard to keep a positive attitude when so much time and effort (and money) is put into something and the results are continually poor. I plan to keep plugging away and I hope that eventually I'll start catching fish.