Downriver,
I'd be more than happy to do whatever I can to help you out. I fish in your area all the time in the spring and have a couple of buddies from Taylor that lease some land up by me (that I help manage) on the Jackson/Ingham county boarder.
I also see that you might be interested in attending the Fall Crappie Camp up in Houghton Lake? Hopefully you will attend this event. Great time with a great group of people. Best of all, it is a great way to network, learn about new locations, new tactics, and make new friends that will basically bend over to help you out in any way they can. You go as a newbie but leave as a buddy. Most of us are involved in all aspects of the outdoors... bowhunting, rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader, goose, duck, deer to name a few.
Get with me if you attend the event (Rich) or shoot me a PM if you are not able to go.