Back in the late 50's and early 60's my dad used to fish Lake Wylie (Seven Oaks). He would use a Cat's Paw Hook (a leader hook with a spinner and several beads). Then he would use Uncle Josh Pork Bass Strips (white). He then cut the strips into smaller strips and then shred one end into many little legs and attach it to the hook. He would then start trolling in the back of the creek and troll this rig to the mouth of the creek. He sure caught a lot of crappie using this method, enough to feed his wife and four boys and some of his neighbors. His set up for this was a spin cast reel on a five foot rod. He had a 5 hp. Johnson on a rented wooden boat. That's one way it was done in the "Old Days". Now I have better understand of the saying, "It was simple and good back then."