My crappie fishing this spring has been sub par to say the least. I managed to catch a few last saturday, but they were mostly shorts. But, anyway, I've been kind of wanting to try something else. I like to bass fish too, but I prefer chasing bass at guntersville, and I don't really want to go that far this weekend. So, I've been thinking maybe I'd try shellcracker, or at least "bream" in general. But, I haven't intentionally fished for shellcrackers since I was a kid.

Is Wheeler a decent lake for shellcrackers? It seems like the muscle beds around places like limestone bay would produce, but I don't know. I fish from a kayak, so I can't run up and down the whole lake searching. I need to get pretty close on my first guess. Anyway, I guess I'm just wondering if any of y'all have some shellcracker stories.