Tips for a newbie

Hello All, I am new to crappie fishing and this site so please bear with me as I am trying to learn both how to post forums as well as catch some crappie! I was hoping that maybe some of you more experienced crappie guys would be willing to share a few tips.I live in Plant City , but I was born and raised in St.petersburg. Just before Thanksgiving my daddy took me out to Lake Tarpon speck fishing for a few hours and I was hooked! Although we only got to fish maybe 2 hrs. or so we had a blast. He caught 6 or 7 fish and I caught only 2. We are planning another trip there within the next week or two and I would really like to know a little bit more about how and where in Lake Tarpon to catch a few good fish. On my first trip out we just set out a few poles with minnows and bobbers, wind drifted across the lake and picked up a fish here and there but what I'm wondering is there a more preferred method or bait choice? Thanks for any help!

Hey from Alabama, if you post those questions in your state forum I'm sure you will get the answers you need, again Welcome.

welcome from va

Thanks for your reply Blackhawk19,I thought that I was posting on a FL thread. I will try again and see if I can't get it right! You in Bama? My in-laws live there on Smith Lake in Cullman!

Welcome! Please send me a big Strawberry Sundae next time the festival is going-on! :ThumbsUp

Thanks Neon Moon! I am getting ready now for the Festival in February!

Thanks,maybe I can learn a few things about fishing here!

Welcome from Northern Alabama! Enjoy the fellowship and dialogue.