i'm taking my family fishing this weekend, and i need some advice. i will probably be spending most of my time dealing with snags and rigging and re-rigging everyone to catch catfish, bream, and/or bass. but when i do occasionally get the chance to cast my own rig, i want to catch some crappie. crappie is my favorite fish to eat, but it has been a while since i fished for them, and i never was very good at it anyway (you might say i'm a crappy crappie fisherman).

every fisherman has his favorite bait and technique. if you share yours with me, i promise not to use it in your secret fishing hole.