I'm new here guys so kind of bare with me and my limited experience. I've been fishing most all my life. Used to fish mainly for largemouth and catfish. If I caught a crappie it was by accident. I've never caught a smallmouth in my life. Anyway I would like to start leaning more toward crappie fishing. I live on a river here in sc and I just learned the other day there are definitely smallmouth in the river. My question is do crappie and smallmouth favor the same water conditions or is it just wishful thinking? A friend of mine caught some smallmouth last week in behind the rocks in deep holes with jigs. I had no idea they would have even been there. Thanks for any thoughts or advice.

Wayne