Welcome to site jawzenator-Crappie great fish to get a young one started with even bluegill-light action, ultralight outfit, don't need heavy rod or big reel with 6 pound line, slip bobbers and minners great way to start even use plastics or jig with slow retrieve under bobber good way to go. Watson park and some of the Wichita city lakes be good to start youngster on. State stocks them. All the guys (and gals) here have good tips and you can learn alot, I know I gain something new everytime I go thru the postings.

Good luck and tight lines!