My dad and I have been trolling crankbaits for crappie for many years. We use a 5hp "kicker" on his big boat to get us down to speed. (1-2mph) My boat only has a 40hp motor so it does just fine. In the past we have used the 5gal. bucket method as mentioned above and it does just fine. Does anybody else out here troll for Crappie with crankbaitts? We have had great success year round trolling.