I have killed them in east lake and lake Conway this year I been trying to figure out Maitland chain and it's been ok not alot of numbers but have hooked some big ones and caught some decent ones the crappie that come out of Conway and Maitland chain taste better than any lake I have fished as far as time of the month don't like a bright moon darker the better so my lights are more effective and I believe in two anchors to keep the boat in one place to keep the bait in close plus it helps with the light bites alot of times a crappie will grab the bait and not move or very little and if you don't see it they will sometimes spit it out and you bring up a half dead minnow that has been my experience unless they are feeding heavy then it doesn't matter the last night I went they were hitting really hard and fast now the biggest crappie came out of East lake and there are giant schools one time me and my buddy were fishing in the main lake out from the canal that goes into fells cove and one hour before daylight my fish finder went almost completely black and we loaded the boat craziest thing I have seen have you ever tried Monroe at night I would suspect the i4 bridge would be pretty good also what lakes do you like at night