It was a cold, rainy few hours on the water today but I did land a dozen in the 11-12" range. These crappies wouldn't move 1" from under a tree limb to take a minnie. I assumed the "plop" of the bobber would be enough to spook the fish so I opted to use the 9' noodle rod I had to gently swing the bait RIGHT TO the edge of the limbs. That was the way I caught every one of them. The females are loaded with eggs. The water temp was 51 degrees so the best is yet to come.