Crappie bite has really fizzled for me too. The only bite I can find is to get toward the back of the really deep coves or cuts that have 25 feet of water or more in them. The crappie are positioned on dock corners esp. the larger dock corners from 10-20 feet down. Hard to find this combination, but it will pay off. Don't know how long this will hold as I am a basser, not a crappie dude.