Reading bassmaster magazine for about five years back in the 90's. By reading the articles from the fisherman about how they managed to catch fish. I found that much of what applied to bass also applied to other fish.Especially those fish like crappie,and bluegill that have some things in common with bass.

These guys....fished year round....regardless of conditions....they relentlessly studied lakes and the biology.They equipped themselves with every advantage they could conceive. They tried every combination of tackle,lure,jig,scent,lure enhancement, anything...the very best never ever was not willing to try something new.

They went on the water with one intention no matter when it was....figure out a pattern to catch fish...always believe that something...somewhere....sometime was going to catch something. You just had to find what it was. They learned that some days the very most subtle thing made all the difference.

They would fish anywhere...the middle of grass beds...in the thickest timber, way up a creek,in the middle of the lake,in the creek beds,out of the creek beds,on ledges,off ledges,on humps,off humps,murky water.clear water,running water ,still water,pre spawn,post spawn,summer,winter,....they did not care...they only wanted to find the fish and then figure out how to make them bite. Some guys would try to settle on fewer things, but in the end the most adaptable guys have been the best overall day in and out.

Now not to take away from all the people that have shown me things,especially the locals at places.And people that I have fished with. But these guys showed me how to go on the water with the biggest bag of tricks and techniques and keep my eyes open.

I am not even a crappie fisherman...I am primarily a light tackle multi-species one pole fisherman.But in the process of applying this methodology I just kept catching more and more crappie,among other fish.

Multi pole fishing... especially on reservoirs... is really a different type of fishing and takes some specific technique and knowledge. As is those that target only one species. But even they can benefit some from these methods.