Thanks everyone!

BR: No I haven't. I spider-rig minnows half the time and jigs half the time. When I use jigs, I use a plastic bait known as a "crappie stinger." Depends on water color were I am but chartruese/smoke or chartruese/pumpkin are always a favorite. I don't do much "brush piling." I use my variable speed trolling motor to crawl around very slowly through stump fields and whatnot. During extreme cold or heat, I deep troll 8 jigs, drop-shotted with 1/2-3/4 oz. weights - I'm talking over 20' deep. I deep drop-shot minnows on the slow troll too. Sometimes marabou jigs but mostly crappie stingers cause they work in my local waters. Always looking to try something new. Where do you get your baits? Nice to talk with another crappie enthusiast!!! ;D

By the way, I know there are 18" crappies in this guy's pond!!!! :o