Hello to my NC fisherman, thank you for letting me join you guys on this wonderful forum.

I'm an invasive species moving in here being that all my life I have mainly been a catfish fisherman with some bass fishing thrown in. I've never actually thrown a jig in for a crappie or sat hunkered over some brush with a minnow on the line looking for a crappie. I've caught a few here and there as by catch but never out right targeted them.

I'm looking to change that, the few I've caught have always been fun hard fighting little fish and I've always admired the culture built around Crappie fishing. So I have been itching to get into it.

I've done some research online but sorry if this is posted all the time but I figured what's better than going right to the source to get some tips from the experts. I'll mainly be fishing from a yak so I won't be able to do much in terms of spot hopping.

I'm not looking for you guys to give up your honey holes but any tips on what to look for in Lake Norman or Mt.Island Lake, some good spots to launch at. What the best kind of baits/lures are for our local lakes. Any tips big or small that could help would be much appreciated.