Great first post and welcome to the board. Most of us here are in the same "boat" with not a whole lot of disposable income. To catch them on a low budget is just as fun as catching them with the state of the art everything. Maybe some day some unknown uncle will leave you a few million which you will, of course, share with your favorite Crappie.Com personality ole "RCC" and we will be able to go out and buy us some good stuff

Have a great time fishing and keep something sharp handy just in case you hook that 70lb carp and need to cut the line.