I need some guidance...
Background-
I built on a shallow oxbow lake in Scott. I'm on the western end which is separated from the main lake by a thick area of Cypress trees. It's several acres of navigable water, brush and Cypress line the banks. I've criss-crossed it with my depth finder, and there really isn't a channel. The middle area is 5-7 feet deep, and that's with all the rain we've had. I'd imagine at normal it's deepest is 6 feet. I have been trying to catch Crappie since June with absolutely no luck, by trolling and jigging minnows around brush... both on the bank and in the middle. I've caught tons of big bass, but crappie???? Nada.... zilch.
Until.....
I just built a boat slip/dock to keep my boat in the water in late October. So, I put rod holders all around and started putting minnows out at night to try to get a few cats or bass, having given up on Crappie. Lo and behold, I start catching a few crappie every night, and they are very nice ones.
Where are these peckerwoods during the day????????? How do you find them if there are no deep spots with structure??????
It's driving me nuts!
Thanks

