I am Bear101110, aka Tony. I just recently moved to Kansas City to go back to college searching for a bachelor's degree. College and work finally slacked off a little bit that I was able to check out Smithville lake for some crappie fishing the past couple of days and even though I haven't caught a single fish yet ( bank fishing) I really like the lake and plan to start fishing there quite a bit. I am 25 and engaged to get married in almost a year. I grew up from 2 hours east of here as far in the sticks as you can get, so fishing has been always in my lifestyle. When I was little, I always wanted to go fishing for catfish in my grandpa's pond but then my dad started getting into Crappie fishing over at Thomas Hill lake and I followed in his footsteps. Now I am addicted and hoping to learn more at this new lake close to me. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Like I said, I went the past couple of days fishing off of the dock and bank and had no luck but figured the front wasn't helping. I do not have a boat so I am currently limited to the bank. Thank you for any future advice, and glad to be a part of this forum. Good luck to all!!!