On more than one occasion I have read a pro crappie angler saying that crappie get up under docks for the shade. Is that really true? Other crappie pros will tell you its got more to do with a difference in water temperature or a place to find food. Since crappie are a sunfish, I doubt they are needing to get out of the sun as much as its because the docks are cover, a food source and or a water temperature around them better suited to the fish than just a shady place......Heard Todd Huckabee say one time, if its for the shade we should all take a sheet of plywood out and float it out to where we want to fish and let them gather up under it if they are seeking shade. Me personally I guess I have to agree more in line with what Todd says because I have caught lots of good crappie in 10 to 12 FOW in summer time during very bright days & hot weather when they could of been under docks instead of those shallow flats.