This year has been a tough one for patterning crappie. First the weather was cold to hot to cold and windy to windier and rain rain rain. Only in Mississippi can we have 4 seasons in one week. Crappie didn't know from one day to the other wheather to spawn or go deep again. I keep a log from one year to the other trying to figure the crappie out and this years I have not been able to make heads nor tails of what when why or where. I have read a lot of different post on crappie in Mississippi and everyone is having a rough crappie year so far. Maybe the summer time will bring better fishing. That is if it doesn't snow in June and July.