I usually beat the shore for bass, but have found crappie fishing is a blast! If you can find them. I have a fish finder on my kayak and will start looking for them off points and looking for structure. My question is, the last time I went out I ended up catching more white perch than crappie. Are the more distinctive stack of fish more likely the crappie versus the image of the fish hugging the bottom? I have found the further I get from the bank fisherman the larger the crappie get! Not a bunch of catch and release on my lake from the shore in afraid.