What are the most successfull ways to fish for crappie on Lake Guntersville?

Although Lake Guntersville is famous for its large bass, it is also a good place to fish crappies and other fish species. Pitching jigs is one successful way to catch crappies on this lake. Use a small plastic jig and pitching that resembles the form of pitching you would do when pitching for bass. Use a 3/16th ounce jig, braided test line about fifteen-pound test and a seven-foot rod. Use this set up to troll the brush and underwater structures. This is the best way to cover a large area and go after the crappies instead of waiting for them to come to you. If you are interested in power cranking, you can use a spider rig set up which will drag the minnow through the water. This however should be done only in open water areas and not around brush. The other way to fish is long poling, which will require a twelve-foot rod. You can call this vertical dropping. Just drop the bait into the zone and watch your line take off. By using a long rod, you will be able to cover more area when you are doing a vertical drop. Another way to fish for crappie on Lake Guntersville is by wading in off shore. This is for those anglers that want to fish the brush and fallen trees. Make sure that you move very quietly and do not cause a wake in the water. Once you get where you want to be, wait a minute for the water to settle and cast with a minnow.