I live in southern minnesota and like to crappie fish when the walleyes arent bitting on the mississippi. When i dont have the time to drive to the mississippi I like to fish on the Zumbro River less than 15 minutes from my house. Its a lot of fun to see that slip bobber disappear. For me they always seem to bite when i am not paying attention, haha, usually tying another line or something. I do like crappie fishing on the backwaters of the mississippi because we can use 2 lines per person but its fun none the less.