C n C you picked a good site to find information about Crappie fishing or any fishing as far as that goes. If you check there are many types of fishing here on this site. It is manly a Crappie fishing site but other species are also discussed. If you use the Main forum then you will get a broader perspective of information that you are looking for besides going the the State forums. Also you can check the archives for past threads that cover the gambit of line, reels, rods, boats, different tactics, and others opinions of everything about fishing. This is a very friendly site most of the time. All you have to do is ask a question and most times someone will have the answer for just post about your fishing trips. We all love to hear about someones fishing trips especially if you have pictures.
Again welcome to the site and enjoy. EB