All,

Thank you for the information so far. My preference is to get a guide for the first visit because I don't know the lake and I'm not a crappie fisherman. Also my dad is aging and is not the fisherman he once was. Also, his boat's fishfinder does not have GPS.

However, if I can't get a guide for the dates we would need, I think we can figure it out based on your information. We might not get on a perfect spot, but we should be able to catch a few.

I think I'll reach out to Justin to see his availability and recommendations. I'll also go to the Crappie.com forum and search Cave Run.

Thanks again for you help.