Just wondering what everyone thinks. Today, my clients were average (unable to adjust quickly to a long rods, totally unfamiliar with a slipfloat let alone tightlining a jig 15' deep, etc.) and I had to work harder than normal to get them on a mess of crappie. In the process, I contemplated the "details" of crappie fishing. For example: fishing deep or shallow side of the brushpile, making sure the bait isn't too deep, slow vs. fast movement of the presentation, bait checking, hook gap, minnow size, even, are my slipshots too close to the hook and scaring off the crappie.
How many of you think about the "micro" details when crappie fishing, what are the micro details in your opinion and have you found that making micro adjustments has a positive affect on your catch?
Thanks guys and gals, I look forward to the discussion.