Benmin Smith 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
Crappie aren’t easy catches; they’re finicky and reject heavy tackle. Failing to respect the nuance of the fish before buying your hooks is the surest way to go home empty-handed, and a rod breaking on its first cast is just one example of the frustration that comes with poor gear choices. Fishing for them isn’t … Read more
Locating fish is half the battle in crappie fishing, especially in dirty water. To do this, you either sit in a boat or stand on shore and figure out exactly where those panfish set up. It’s not so much about catching fish as it is solving the puzzle of where they’re positioned. It takes experimentation … Read more
Sooner or later it will happen: An angler around you is catching crappie on every other cast, while yours goes dead. You reel yours in, check your line, reset your hook and cast again. Nothing happens, except for his bobber floating still while other anglers’ bobs ripple from fish bites. There’s something in the water, … Read more