I have seen the bait get so thick during the winter months that one time I just used the overhead light and didnt ever plug up the lights in the water. There was a bunch of times I';d do like you and cut the lights for just a few minutes to let some of the bait scatter because they would get so thick I didnt think the crappie could find my hook. Ha!
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.91tiger LIKED above post