I just went out and check out the ponds. It was a bit early in the day and the sun was high in the sky. I saw no fish in the edges at all save for one big carp. Couldn't get any baits out past the shallow weeds other than a spinner bait. Good luck here. Doubt I'll come back while the water...
Yeah... I've switched the Palomar almost exclusively.
I've never seen that Crappie rig before. Interesting. Will have to check Cabellas to see if they have one.
I've made three ventures out to Kirk Pond this past week. I used mostly worms but did switch it up to the occasional spinner, crawdad, popper, rooster tail, buzzbait. I had one good strike in the small pond behind Kirk Pond using a green worm. But it was my first time to ever use a braided...