Quote Originally Posted by sparky1423 View Post

I am heading out Sunday strictly targeting crappie which is a first for me. I am lucky enough to have intel the crappie are hugging docks and piers in 5-10 FOW. Is vertical casting still recommended should I try and shoot a float with minnow/jig in the shadows? Thanks for your time
Personally, if the fish are in 5-10 fow and hugging the dock/pier posts ... I'd simply shoot a jig by the posts. I might even start with a 1/16oz, then finish up with a 1/32oz.
I might try Vertical Casting "after" I had worked the docks/piers over pretty good ... but, I usually use the method in water deeper than 10ft. Now, that's not to say that it won't work in shallower water (it does, and it has for me), it's just that I've used the method "most often" in water deeper than 10ft.

... cp