Pretty much. Also, I saw one posting a week or so ago where a fella was fishing down in Panther. He was using a bobber and jig in deeper water, 10-15 feet over cover. I guess the bobber likely kept the jig in front of the crappie a little longer. I been wanting to try it myself but haven't yet. Might be worth a try. And if you get up towards Duncan there use to be a BIG brush pile about 1/3 the way dead center of the bay on a high spot. I haven't fished it in a couple years but if you get in there check it out. May not be much left of it by now. It is west of the no boating area. I think a ton of guys use to know about it. But early one March I was in there by myself. I was idling through the bay and the water was fairly clear. I saw the brush about two feet under the water. The darn thing was about twenty feet around! There was a constant wind from the west. I pointed the nose of the boat west. I cast out and counted down the jig and hooked the brush a couple times. Then I got the depth down and thump! i 13 inch black crappie. My boat drifted way off the brush while I unhooked the slab. I got back in position and thump! A 14 inch black crappie. I set there all afternoon catching one after another. The water was a little warmer then now but IT WAS A BALL!!!

Also, I don't know if you use them or not but another thing I believe in whole heartedly is Berkley Crappie Nibbles. They really seem to help my bite, especially if the bite isn't an aggressive one. I have even used them on the hook with minnows and seems to be a difference from those fishing with me not using them. A little tip, if you haven't used them, is to dry them out a little. I put them in a aluminum pie pan over a small electric oil filled heater. I dry them for an hour or two until they toughen up. They stay on the hook better and I also believe drying them out removes moisture and intensifies the smell. One thing not to do is try and dry them out in a microwave. I had a buddy try it and they caught on fire! His wife still wonders why the microwave popcorn has a fishy taste. Hands Clapping

Good luck and let me know how it goes!