I know what you mean, I hired EB one day to shake me out of my preconceptions about crappie. I kept reading on CDC about the big jigs, heavier line, stiff poles, slow trolling ect. but I just didnt have the confidence to stick with it. Well, after one day with him on Eufaula, I had the confidence to stick with it. And according to him it was a relatively slow day! He used two huge yum jigs on 1/4 ounce heads per line, 12 pound test and stiff rods. I experience for myself, it works. Now its just second nature to me. It was funny my first trip to kerr with all the boats around close together. I got some funny looks using my big ol yums and BG's. I think they thought I had got turned around and was supposed to be out on the main lake bass fishing, till I started to catch a bunch of fish. They started rummaging thru their tackle boxes looking for the biggest jigs the could find. It was kinda different for them to be able to tell exactly what a crappie fisherman is using from 70 yards away.