The crappie are small and thin, but plentiful. Cedar Creek is nice place to go if you are wanting to catch quantity, but not quality crappie. The lake as you know is full of cover and finding crappie is usually no problem; finding big crappie is another story. I usually catch crappie using traditional crappie baits, if using minnows then you will probably catch several bass also. I have also caught some nice channel cats(12"-15") while crappie fishing with minnows. Good Luck.