I used to fish Marrowbone quite a bit for bluegill and shellcracker and learned quickly to use live bait. I used crickets and worms on a #8 hook under a quill float with a cane pole or long crappie pole. Casting and big colorful floats don't work nearly as good. I also only used the trolling motor to move from spot to spot. I skulled (paddled) while fishing. Straight up and down keeps you from snagging so much also. The bluegill like the lay downs at Marrowbone as much as the crappie. Always caught bass on soft plastics. Never fished for crappie out there much. Hope this helps. They used to sell the quill floats in the bait shop.
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