Quote Originally Posted by NIMROD View Post
I think you could catch them anytime with right speed and depth. They hit jigs year round, why not cranks? Here those Crappie will even tackle huge double willow leaf 3/8 oz spinnerbaits while Bass fishing.
That is very true but the problem is that Bandit crankbaits, which most people use, don't wobble and rattle correctly until you pull them 1.5 mph. There may other cranks out there that do but Bandits are all that I use.