Quote Originally Posted by M R Dux View Post
Right now baitballs are very scattered as well as the crappie. As the crappie get over the funk of spawning and start to school up near the bait, you'll start to see multiple catches in certain areas.
That's exactly the kind of info I was hoping someone would post. Definitely helps me out with my approach and explains the randomness I was experiencing.

As for the depth highlight, I'll give that a try too.

Is it true that the crankbait needs to be running above the crappie? Like if I'm seeing schools of crappie at 12 ft deep, does my crank need to be at about 8 to 10 ft deep? I've always heard that crappie won't go down to hit a bait, only up....does this apply to trolling cranks too?