Crappie camp of Crappie.com started in Arkansas by Jerry Blake and Darryl Morris. I am sure several others were involved but Jerry and Darryl planned and hosted them. This was the early years of Crappie.com They had informal seminars by those that knew the new techniques and Crappie patterns. They camped a few days, fished, had a small tounament and a fishfry on the weekend.
Looked like fun so a few on the ga board wanted to do it. I set up a date on lake Harding and named it Slabfest and with the help of papasage and shinerunner off it went. Two of the original events are still held each year on Lake Talquin in the fall and lake Blackshear each spring. This is about the ten year anniversary.
So really a Crappie camp/ Slabfest is just people getting together to enjoy Crappie fishing, learn or teach about Crappie fishing, camping, a big fish fry from the catch, a fruitjar tournament and just a great meet people passionate about Crappie fishing.