I'm trying to find some local tournaments and a crappie club to join I live around the lake of the Ozarks
Do a search for Capitol Crappie Club. They have club tournaments and some open tournaments also. Check out the sticky on the tournament page for the Truman lake tournament series. 30-40 boats and have 6-7 each year here on Truman. Great bunch of guys and gals and most of the top guns on the tournament trails fish them. Good place to learn a lot and not break the bank on entry fees.