First of all, very nice forums. Lots of good info to be had.
Now, here's my situation:
My best friends family owns a pretty large nursery near Athens, GA, and there's a lake on the property thats around 7.5 acres. We've always done well on catching both size and quantities of largemouth - many 30 fish days with best 5 fish usually well above 10 pounds. With so much success with the bass, we didn't have much urge to pursue anything else, until a massive crappie hit my 5" junebug senko (fish went 2.2 pounds on a cheap spring scale).
So, we decided we need to do a little crappie fishing
and we've gotten skunked so far.
The lake is fed by two different creeks, both entering on the same end. Primary forage is shiners and crawfish. This place is loaded with cover, but is shallow ( barely 15 feet at the deepest).
What are some recommended baits to start with? So far, we've thrown small floating Rapalas, marabu jigs (white and chartreuse) and Power Bait crappie nibbles on a jighead under a float. Again, we've had no luck so far.
So, what do the experts recommend as far as locating fish and recommended bait/technique?
Thanks in advance!
adam