The group on the North Carolina site said that this was the place to post for advice on crank baits. I just started pulling crank baits for crappie this past fall and love it. I do a lot of striper fishing and often use downriggers. Can you catch crappie on crank baits in the middle of the winter? I am assuming that they will be deeper so could I use my downriggers to get the bandits down to them? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.