My Father is one of the best fisherman I know. We fish a small lake that actually is just a holler that the state flooded in the 60's, there is a creek that feeds into it. Although it has not been maintained and has pretty much silted in. There is of course a spill way and the average depth is 48ft.
We can troll and by that I mean just dragging jigs, road runners, and crankbaits behind the boat. Usually three rod on each side. We have caught good sized crappie and good numbers. We have night fished anchored with a green light and minnows, that also has been fairly productive.
The confusion comes in where we can not locate these fish on structure. Even my Father who has laid them out everywhere from Buggs Island to Santee Cooper is baffled. We have been fishing this lake for years and have never caught these fish off of any kind of structure so naturally trolling is our bread and butter. If anyone can offer any sdvice it would be greatly appreciated.