Not so sure about that, I catch both Crappie and White Bass at times where the baitfish are. But have heard same thing about baiting spots for Catfish and running out Crappie , all I can say is Bull Crap . I catch Crappie on my baited Catfish holes every summer. We used to see schools of Gar surfacing in the river in hot summer , fished right through the Gar catching Crappie and of course Gar.