I don't know about this one, but I saw an old man once fishing with a cane pole when I was about 9 or 10 years old. This guy would take the pole (about 15') sweep it across the water slapping the surface gently. He swore that this attracted crappie. I don't know this for sure but the guy caught a bunch of crappie. Has anyone else heard this one? Or does anyone do it themselves?