Shivering in the cold under the concrete bridge that blocked any warmth from the sun, it seemed to take forever for the tiny jig to finally reach the bottom of the lake some 26 feet below the bottom of Tom Mundy’s Triton aluminum boat. Clicking the reel on his fist-sized spinning reel, the crappie pro slowly began taking line back in. He had advised to keep a sharp eye on the tip of his rod as he slowly reeled the line back in.

“The trick to this whole thing is being able to tell when you have a bite” he grinned.