Is the ACC Crappie Stix 8ft the One to Own?

In early spring, water warms up enough that you can catch shallow crappie. They’ll pull out of their winter homes and head back towards the banks. That means catching them from a boat or maybe just taking rod out to the bank. Sometimes it will work well in one, sometimes it won’t in another. So … Read more

What’s in a Crappie Jig Kit and Who Needs One

We all have had those days where we throw that generic crappie jig out and it just doesn’t get bit. You stand there at the water’s edge waiting for slight tick of the line. Nothing. No matter how hard you try, fish aren’t biting. But you know they’re there. It’s not you. It’s that the … Read more

Sorting Through Crappie Plastic Lures

Precision, not brute strength, is key to crappie fishing. The plastics in your box makes all the difference between catching fish and coming back home with an empty net. It’s a subtle game and going wrong will waste precious time on water that doesn’t open up like it should. Plastic baits aren’t all the same. … Read more

What to Make of Xpress Crappie Boats

Anytime you hit water to catch crappie, you experience that moment. The fish vanishes in the cover. The water seems to be too deep. The bite has slowed up. Then it’s time to second guess yourself. Is it me? Should I of fished deeper? Was my lure wrong? A boat like Xpress Crappie levels the … Read more

Are Crappie Thunder Rods Worth Trying?

We all get tired of bending our rods to far and having a fish break our line. The line snap or the blank crack long before you even see the fish. It’s frustrating enough that folks run out and buy beefy rod. We don’t want to have to throw away our catch and we just … Read more