I've had the same experience. Tons of small fish at Long Shoals but not the slabs that I used to catch at this location. I have been favoring more northern areas of Oconee and I must say that while the number of fish hasn't been real high, the quality has gone up considerably. I'd rather come home with 10-15 fish in the 1.5-2.5lbs range than to have 40-50 fish and most are dinks. As a matter of fact, I just purchased a net last week because of the large crappie that have been snapping my lines (4-6lb test) as I try to hoist them into the boat. Also, I'm switching to braided line from mono.