I just want to say thanks to CMJ for giving me a head start at Spring camp. Trust me this boy knows how to catch fish. Well I spent the last 18 year jig fishing exclusively and about a year ago I started trying spider rigging. I haven't had a lot of luck with it but it has taught me a lot about crappie. It's hard to beat that thump, but I am beginning to enjoy a version of both fishing styles that I call spider jigging. I ease along in my kayak until I find a nice top on a ledge or flat and pick up a rod and jig the fish from it and take um to my house. I like to stay open to what ever style fits the lake I'm fishing.