Danny, I fished for years with a partner who would Never use a jig. I liked using jigs and would spend my time in the front of the boat watching the structure and display of the electronics, casting various areas that looked good to 'find' the crappie spot using a jig. I'd catch a couple, then I'd then back off and anchor and let him fish his minnows and this worked. He even outfished me when they slowed down on a spot with minnows, but most of the time, if you find them, they will pretty much eat anything you put in the water in front of them, (minnows, jigs, jigs with minnows, small cranks and I've even caught several on wax worms trying to catch Bluegill) . Just my opinion. Biggest think is 'finding' them. Drifting over a vast area, hopefully you will eventually find them. I'm sure you will find them with more time on the water and watching your electronics for the 'spot'. I've spent 4 hours on a lake looking for the 'spot', before I stopped and fished, (did not see anything worth fishing) but it was worth it after I found the 'spot' shortly after this.