Hi Everyone,

My name is Matt, I live in St. Augustine, Fl. and have recently abandoned salt water fishing, and am now returning to my roots of freshwater fishing. There is one big problem though, I hadn't freshwater fished in years, and was a catfish sort of angler at that.

I have never reeled in a spec/crappie, or even a largemouth bass for that matter to date. Bluegill, channel cats, bullhead cats, carp, and once a Walley are all that are on my fishing resume in fresh water in my youth.

I am wide open to any and all advice. I do not own a boat, sold the offshore rig a few years back. I picked up some lightweight gear and some crappie kits, rigs, floats and then some.

We just had a cold front go through northern Florida, so I am not sure when I should be fishing for crappie and at what water depth. Not having a functioning boat is a bummer, but I am open to all the possibilities of bank fishing.