I was at Gander Mountain in Evansville, IN this past week. I noticed that they still have a copy of the book "Precision Trolling" on the shelf in the fishing dept. It's at the North end of one of the ails where they stock all the baits and fishing lures.
I hear about this book a few years ago on a another fishing forum. This book is a good read if you are wanting to setup to troll for fish of any species.
Trolling for crappie is a good way to catch them, especially in the hot summer months when the fish suspend out in what's called Confined Open Water. Confined Open Water is an In-Fisherman Term. You can learn all about the meaning of this term by reading the "Crappie Wisdom" book by In-Fisherman. They also have a new series of books out about crappie fishing. In-Fisherman Critical Concepts [crappie fundamentals-book 1] and then [Crappie Location -book 2]. There will be two more in the series of 4 total books. So far only book 1 and book 2 are in print. I'll post when book 3 is published. Basically they are adding new information to the main Crappie Wisdom book using a series of 4 new short books. Crappie Wisdom already contains a lot of this information but these new books have some updated information about crappie fishing. I recommend all of them to anyone that's serious about crappie fishing. You can sure catch fish without reading them but they are a good tool to have on your bookshelf.
The only problem I can see with trolling crank baits in these times if the higher price of gasoline. At $4.00/gallon it may burn a hole in your pocket. But it's a great way to quickly located schools of suspended crappie in the summer months of June, July and August.
Originally Posted by Sore Thumb II
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