Winter Fishing

I am taking a 10 day vacation starting next week. I would like to take a break from all the hunting I have been doing and go for my first real wintertime crappie trip. I would like to know what technique I should use. Slow trolling, vertical jigging, spider rigging etc. Approx water depths I should look for. And which lake is typically a good producing crappie this time of year. I am clueless about winter fishing, assume I know nothing. Thanx in advance for any help!

Spider rigging with teasers and minnows

If ya think you're going slow, slow down some more. At times you almost have to sit still to get a bite when it's real cold.

I like single poling slow on brush this time of year. Sometimes I will side pull, just according to what the fish are doing.

Thanks all!!! :)

I should be able to find some fish no matter which lake as long as its pretty deep with ledges right? Or should i look more shallower flats?

dropoffs and where creeks hit the main lake. Find the bait and find the fish

Which lake or lakes are you planing to fish?

Sounds like a good thing to do.

Was thinkin grenada. Or sardis, or enid. Doesnt really matter, but i think i would really love to start winter fishing. No nothing about it, but i hunt so much and successful at that. So its hard for me to leave a guarenteed thing with my limited time off for something i know nothing about. So i dont wanna just throw a hook in the water in the cold and not catch one based on my winter ignorance. I may just b fishing totally wrong not know it, and think winter fishing is no good and back to the woods i go. Wife wants me to really use my boat i just bought back in march too lol. I dont have a problem getting skunked at all if thats how this message sounds. But i do want to know that fish can be caught if i knew what i was doing.