Great info being provided here. I'm learning a lot on this thread. Past 10 years I've mostly targeted striper. Just really getting into fishing for crappie the last couple of years. I will say that "longlining" for crappie is real similar to "free lining" for striper. I guess that's why I'm taken with it. I do know the bigger stripers are mostly caught on free lines and planer boards that get the baits away from the boat. The argument above makes good sense to me.