Benmin Smith Buying the perfect crappie rod is more of a personal puzzle than it is a shopping expedition. You can’t paint with a broad brush. As we all know, crappie are finicky fish that school up in everything from clear lakes to the muddy back waters. What works on one day may not work another especially … Read more
It’s frustrating for an angler to see a school of crappie suspended in clear water, cast over them and not get bit. You know you’re at the right depth. You know you’re in the right area. Heck, you know it’s the right time of day. But there has to be something different about what you’re … Read more
For decades, Bobby Garland has researched behavior of bass. It’s more than guessing. He developed a system that made presentation a science. The lures aren’t just shaped out of plastic and metal. They’re the result of hours spent observing fish reactions in the water. His catalogue is your precision tool kit. Knowing which lure work … Read more
A Crappie is not going to give you the bone-jarring fight of a pike. It’s a quiet way to catch a fish. That little tickling feeling on the end of your line lets you know there’s something there. From flooded timber to rivers to lakes, crappies is everywhere across North America. Often called the gateway … Read more
Anglers choose the Bobby Garland body for its unique build. The body combines a hollow plastic tube with a flexible wire spine. That means it move and floats, things solid plastic beads can’t do. If you’re wondering what all those bodies is doing in your box, that’s understandable. You have standard colors like black and … Read more