I flat wear out the crappie on the smaller local lakes around me using Rooster Tails and an ultra light rod/reel setup, I bet they would be great for long lining or power trolling. Though with long lining you would probably be limited to only one bait tied to the end of the line, I don't think you would get good action from the blade if you had one further up the line on a loop knot like most do with jigs.