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What Do I See? Your Guide to Interpreting Live Sonar

February 27, 2022 Bill Schwarz Comments Off

Learn how to make the best use of live sonar technology to improve your crappie fishing efficiency and catch more fish. Early “Fish finders” were used primarily to find fish, as the term suggests, and […]

Jig Trolling for Fall Crappies (Video)

December 17, 2020 Bill Schwarz Comments Off

Joel Nelson and Nick Lindner break down the in’s and out’s of jig trolling for deep water crappies. This tactic works well in summer around deep weed lines, as well as in fall over the […]

Crappie NOW – FREE Digital Magazine – June 2019

May 31, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

There is an old saying that “variety is the spice of life.” This month’s issue of CrappieNow offers up some variety with stories of crappie fishing from the bank, catching slabs in Pennsylvania stump fields, […]

Dock-Shooting for Crappie

May 13, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

Chances are if you’re a crappie angler you’ve at least heard of the technique called dock shooting. What exactly is it? It’s a lethal way to catch fish in hard-to-reach places that’s part […]

Fishing with Darl Black – Spring Crappie

May 4, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

What’s the best size jig for crappies? It’s another one of those “kind of depends on situation” answers. In PA, a standard size for crappies might be considered as 2 inch to 2-1/2 inch baits. […]

Crappie NOW – FREE Digital Magazine – May 2019

May 1, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

May is a great month to enjoy crappie fishing. The northern states are coming alive with open water fishing while the south finds crappie in post-spawn ready to replenish themselves with food after the rigors […]

Improve Your Success During Late Ice

March 30, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

In smaller, shallower lakes, crappies are typically located and caught throughout much of the winter season over main-lake basins. In large, deep lakes, however, they tend to avoid the deepest areas and use flats, humps […]

Arkansas GFC – Crappie Spawning Fishing Tips

March 23, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

When spring approaches, a large segment of Arkansas anglers think of crappie. Crappie can be caught any time of the year, but spring and crappie go together like ham and eggs, red beans and […]

ACT – Guntersville is a Wrap

March 10, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

It is late winter, early spring so no telling what the weather is going to be when it comes to fishing time in the south. Rain, north winds and cool temperatures greeted the American Crappie […]

Bullet Weights Offers New Mr. Crappie Add-A-Hook

January 11, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

New from Bullet Weights®, the Mr. Crappie™ Add-A-Hook makes fishing easier and more productive by eliminating the time and effort needed to tie knots. With the Mr. Crappie Add-A-Hook, anglers can create a double fishing […]

Catching Winter Crappies on Spoons

January 11, 2019 ODU Admin Comments Off

Spoons are among the best lures for catching crappie on deeper structure and cover in winter. When properly pumped, cast, trolled or fluttered, these flashy metal lures wiggle like baitfish with the bends. Crappie are […]

Top Three Crappie Baits

December 17, 2018 ODU Admin Comments Off

For the past ten winters, I’ve enjoyed finessing winter bass with the Ned Rig. It was amazing at how effective Z-Man ElazTech baits like the ZinkerZ and Finesse TRD are for alluring cold-water bass. As […]

Tips on where to look for while crappie fishing

September 15, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off

Crappie are social fish, they pretty much hang out together, and if you have fished in any area for several minutes without a bite, you would do well to move on to another area, but […]

Top 3 Spots For No-Boat Crappie Fishing

May 31, 2016 ODU Admin Comments Off

Catching summertime crappie from the bank can be pretty easy, providing you go into it with a solid fishing plan. Shore fishing allows you to escape the pleasure boaters and jet skiers, and with a […]

Crappie fishing in the wind

January 27, 2016 ODU Admin Comments Off

Crappie anglers at the recent Crappie Masters Florida State Championship had to fight cold weather and high winds in their effort to catch a stringer of crappie. On Sunday, the final day winds were blowing […]

MISSISSIPPI CRAPPIE FISHING

April 24, 2015 ODU Admin Comments Off

With the expansion of competitive crappie fishing in southeastern United States the subject of Mississippi fishing keeps coming up. Each year anglers catch huge fish in the waters of this state. The northwestern corner of […]