Big Crappie With Tommy Skarlis

 A brace of middle summer crappies caught on 1/32 ounce jig tipped Berkley Power Bait Micro Maggots.

Brandy Worrall from Wisconsin with a nice black crappie she caught while fishing with Gulp Alive 1" Minnows.

Nice crappie caught on Berkley Gulp Alive maggots.

Keith Worrall of Outdoorsfirst Media With a Nice Crappie He Caught on Berkley Gulp Alive maggots. While fishing out of his Golden Hawk Canoe.

Crappies love Berkley Gulp Alive Maggots presented on small panfish jigs.

Early spring crappie caught on a light jig tipped with a crappie minnow while fishing the break line in 10' of water.

A few nice crappies on the stringer after a few hours of fishing on Lake Superior out of a Kayak.

This crappie was caught in 48 degree water on a small jig tipped with a 1'' Berkley Gulp Alive Minnow 5' below a slip bobber while fishing a break line off the tip of a point in 8' of water.

Check out all the slip bobbers available at Bass Pro Shops!

Nice crappie in the canoe. This fish was released after being caught on a 1/8 ounce jig tipped with a 1'' Berkley Gulp Alive Minnow under a weighted bobber in 8' of water.

Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a couple big crappies caught on small ice jigs tipped with plastics in 35' of water while fishing on Lake Of The Woods out of Sunset Lodge on Oak Island.

The last hour of light can often be the best time to target crappies any time of the year. These fish were caught from shore on a small 1/16 oz jig tipped with a Berkley Gulp Alive 1'' Minnow 2 feet below a weighted bobber.

Pros4- 1Sources Keith Worrall with a couple dandy black crappies caught in Northern Wisconsin. These fish were caught on Berkley Gulp Alive minnows in 4 feet of water pre-spawn in the spring.

Charles & Travis Bunting are in the lead after day one of the Crappie Masters Spike-It One Pole Ultimate Challenge on Truman Lake. The team went 7/7 with a total day one weight of 9.83 lbs and tied Jackie & Holly Linton on the big fish of the day with a 1.86 pounder.

Charlie and Kevin Rogers take home the Crappie Masters win on Truman. The team had a two day total weight of 19.16 pounds.

Happy young man with his first crappie caught just after the storm passed.

Brad Ruyle and Reggie Redinger with a few of the crappies they caught at the Crappie Masters National Qualifier Event on Mark Twain. They weighed in an 8.05 pound bag for the win.

Brad Ruyle and Reggie Redinger win with 8.05 pounds at the Crappie Masters National Qualifier on Mark Twain Lake. They took home $5160.00.

Kyle Steinfeldt with a nice crappie from Grenada lake in Mississippi. Kyle and Tommy Skarlis caught this one while pre fishing for the 2016 Crappie Masters National Championship.

Jessica Ward holding the biggest crappie to come across the scales on day one of the 2016 Crappie Masters National Championship event on Grenada lake in Mississippi. The crapppie weighed 2.49 pounds.

Matt Morgan & Kent Watson win the Crappie Masters National Championship at Grenada Lake in Mississippi. The team weighed in an impressive two day total of 26.23 pounds.

Nice crappie caught on a small jig tipped with a 1'' Berkley Gulp Alive Minnow suspended 2 1/2' below a Rod-N-Bobs Mr. Summer Foam Bobber Float while fishing in four feet of water on the edge of the reeds.

Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a dandy black crappie that he caught on a small lake in Northern Wisconsin. Keith was fishing with a small jig tipped with a 1'' Berkley Gulp Alive minnow in 4' of water just off the edge of the shallow weed line.

Cole Worrall with one of many crappies he caught while fishing from shore at a local campground in Northern Wisconsin. This crappie was caught on a Berkley Gulp Alive 1'' minnow.

Nice crappie caught on a small backwoods lake in Northern Wisconsin while fishing out of the canoe.

Phillip Haynes & Paul Alpers with the win at the recent Crappie Masters Championship out of Greenville Mississippi and Lakeville Arkansas.

Nice black crappie caught on a black Berkley Flicker Shad trolling Lake Vermillion in 5 feet of water.

Father and son team Charlie and Travis Bunting take first place on Lake Washington at the 2018 Crappie Masters Event held in Greenville Mississippi on March 10th. The team was spider rigging in 10 to 12 feet of water using jigs tipped with a minnow and a Muddy Water plastic Bait.

Professional fisherman Tommy Skarlis and Mike Baker take third place on Lake Washington at the 2018 Crappie Masters Tournament held in Greenville Mississippi on March 10th. Tommy and Mike caught all there fish trolling crank baits at 1.2 miles an hour behind Off Shore Tackle Planer Boards in 8 to 12 feet of water.

Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall holding up a pair of big crappie. Both fish were caught on 1/8 oz jigs tipped with a 1'' Berkley Gulp Alive Minnow.

Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a big cpr'd black crappie. This fish was caught on the new Abu Garcia Veritas Medium Light action spinning rod. This is a perfect rod for casting a small jig or bobber fishing for panfish. 

Nice black crappie iced thanks to the Humminbird Helix 7 Ice fish finder.

Nice crappie caught on 1/8 oz jigs 3' under a waited fixed bobber while fishing the 5' edge of the reed line just before the crappie moved in for the spring spawn.

Nice black crappie caught on a 1/16th ounce jig tipped with Berkley Gulp Alive plastics under a weighted bobber in 4' of water.

This slab was caught on Lake Vermilion in Minnesota on Berkley Gulp and a small jig.

Nice black crappie caught on a Shallow Berkley Flicker Shad on Lake Vermilion while trolling in Black Bay.

Nice black crappie caught in the back end of a muddy bay just as the water temps started to rise above 50 degrees in the spring time.

As the water temps rise in the spring time try fishing the shallows for crappie.

If you would rather cast and retrieve a lure than bobber fish then you may want to try pitching beetle spins and small spinner baits designed for crappie. Not only will this keep you moving but this tactic usually produces bigger fish.