I’ve just moved to Tennessee to live with my father. We live in Granville right on Cordell Hull Lake. My dad really wants to catch crappie so I’ve been brushing up on everything I can find on the internet, but as of yet we have been unsuccessful in our crappie hunt. Now we only have a 12′ johnboat with a trolling motor but fortunately we have over 20 boat ramps on our lake so it’s easy to get around. Now we’ve caught loads of bream, small and largemouth bass, a few stripers but no crappie. I’ve used live worms, grub tailed jigs (white) and crankbaits. We’ve stuck mostly to shallow waters, often only a couple feet deep average maybe 6′. I’ve heard that I’m always to fish every structure in or hanging over the water. I assume my techniques are ok cause I caught all the other fish. Now I really only knew about jigging at the bottom. I recently saw that you can use a bobber to adjust the depth at which you jig. I guess my real question is What am I not doing? Should i try deeper water? I know I’m supposed to use the channels, fish slowly cause they’re lazy. I haven’t really been able to find any specific “spots” on the internet. But…I was hoping if you took a look at all of this you could help. I should probably ask a local but i figured I’d go straight to the best. So, thank you for your time, sorry about all details, and anything at all you can tell me will be great. Thanks again. I’ve already learned some things from reading your other answers.
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