I've mostly bass fished and am still learning to crappie fish.

I just purchased an Ultra Light St. Croix Panfish rod and have paired it up with a 1000 sized Shimano Ci4.

The reel is probably overkill, but I've been fishing road runners mostly, and occasion can have a larger bass land on them. My other rod is spooled up with high vis 10lbs Power Pro Braided line with a 6 lbs Seagur Flourocarbon leader. I like the way it casts, but should I be using mono or a lighter line to score big on the crappies?

I'm interested in trying other lures, and using live minnows and other tactics to catch crappie. Any advice on what I should try spooling my reel with next?

thx