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Berkley Power Bait Crappies
Berkley Power Bait Crappies
Black Crappie on Gulp Alive
Black Crappie on Gulp Alive
Crappie Fishing
Crappie Fishing
Keith Worrall of Outdoorsfirst Media-Nice Crappie Caught on Berkley Gulp
Keith Worrall of Outdoorsfirst Media-Nice Crappie Caught on Berkley Gulp
Nice Crappie On Berkley Gulp
Nice Crappie On Berkley Gulp
Early Spring Crappie
Early Spring Crappie
Crappies in The Kayak
Crappies in The Kayak
Big Crappie With Tommy Skarlis
Big Crappie With Tommy Skarlis
Spring Crappie on a Slip Bobber
Spring Crappie on a Slip Bobber
Smile Says It All
Smile Says It All
Big Crappies From The North West Angle
Big Crappies From The North West Angle
Last Hour Of Light Crappies
Last Hour Of Light Crappies
Doubled Up
Doubled Up
Bunting's Lead The Spike-It One Pole Ultimate Challenge
Bunting's Lead The Spike-It One Pole Ultimate Challenge
Rogers and Rogers Win Crappie Masters Event on Truman Lake
Rogers and Rogers Win Crappie Masters Event on Truman Lake
Rainbow Crappie
Rainbow Crappie
Mark Twain Lake Crappie Masters 1st Place
Mark Twain Lake Crappie Masters 1st Place
Ruyle & Redinger Take Home The Trophies
Ruyle & Redinger Take Home The Trophies
Big Crappie From Grenada Lake
Big Crappie From Grenada Lake
Day 1 Big Fish
Day 1 Big Fish
Morgan & Watson Win at Grenada
Morgan & Watson Win at Grenada
Nice Mid May Crappie
Nice Mid May Crappie
Big Northern Wisconsin Crappie
Big Northern Wisconsin Crappie
Nice Crappie From Shore
Nice Crappie From Shore
Backwoods Crappie
Backwoods Crappie
2017 Crappie Masters Champions
2017 Crappie Masters Champions
Nice Northern Minnesota Black Crappie
Nice Northern Minnesota Black Crappie
Buntings Take The Win on Lake Washington
Buntings Take The Win on Lake Washington
Skarlis & Baker With a Third Place Finish
Skarlis & Baker With a Third Place Finish
Big Black Crappie Love Brush Piles
Big Black Crappie Love Brush Piles
Dandy
Dandy
Crappie After Dark
Crappie After Dark
Pre Spawn Crappie
Pre Spawn Crappie
Slab Black Crappie
Slab Black Crappie
Nice Crappie - Minnesota
Nice Crappie - Minnesota
Late Fall Vermilion Crappie
Late Fall Vermilion Crappie
Shallow Water Crappie
Shallow Water Crappie
Reed bed crappie in the rain
Reed bed crappie in the rain
Spinner Bait Crappie
Spinner Bait Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Berkley Power Bait Crappies
Braggin' Board Photo: Berkley Power Bait Crappies

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Black Crappie on Gulp Alive
Braggin' Board Photo: Black Crappie on Gulp Alive

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Crappie Fishing
Braggin' Board Photo: Crappie Fishing

Nice crappie caught on Berkley Gulp Alive maggots.

Braggin' Board Photo: Keith Worrall of Outdoorsfirst Media-Nice Crappie Caught on Berkley Gulp
Braggin' Board Photo: Keith Worrall of Outdoorsfirst Media-Nice Crappie Caught on Berkley Gulp

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Crappie On Berkley Gulp
Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Crappie On Berkley Gulp

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Early Spring Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Early Spring Crappie

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Crappies in The Kayak
Braggin' Board Photo: Crappies in The Kayak

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Big Crappie With Tommy Skarlis
Braggin' Board Photo: Big Crappie With Tommy Skarlis

Tommy Skarlis holds a nice crappie from Grenada Lake in Mississippi. This fish was caught while trolling Berkley Flicker Shads behind a Planer Board.

Braggin' Board Photo: Spring Crappie on a Slip Bobber
Braggin' Board Photo: Spring Crappie on a Slip Bobber

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.


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Braggin' Board Photo: Smile Says It All
Braggin' Board Photo: Smile Says It All

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Big Crappies From The North West Angle
Braggin' Board Photo: Big Crappies From The North West Angle

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Last Hour Of Light Crappies
Braggin' Board Photo: Last Hour Of Light Crappies

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Doubled Up
Braggin' Board Photo: Doubled Up

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Bunting's Lead The Spike-It One Pole Ultimate Challenge
Braggin' Board Photo: Bunting's Lead The Spike-It One Pole Ultimate Challenge

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Rogers and Rogers Win Crappie Masters Event on Truman Lake
Braggin' Board Photo: Rogers and Rogers Win Crappie Masters Event on Truman Lake

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Rainbow Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Rainbow Crappie

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Mark Twain Lake Crappie Masters 1st Place
Braggin' Board Photo: Mark Twain Lake Crappie Masters 1st Place

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Ruyle & Redinger Take Home The Trophies
Braggin' Board Photo: Ruyle & Redinger Take Home The Trophies

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Big Crappie From Grenada Lake
Braggin' Board Photo: Big Crappie From Grenada Lake

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Day 1 Big Fish
Braggin' Board Photo: Day 1 Big Fish

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Morgan & Watson Win at Grenada
Braggin' Board Photo: Morgan & Watson Win at Grenada

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Mid May Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Mid May Crappie

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Big Northern Wisconsin Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Big Northern Wisconsin Crappie

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Crappie From Shore
Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Crappie From Shore

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Backwoods Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Backwoods Crappie

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

Braggin' Board Photo: 2017 Crappie Masters Champions
Braggin' Board Photo: 2017 Crappie Masters Champions

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Northern Minnesota Black Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Nice Northern Minnesota Black Crappie

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Buntings Take The Win on Lake Washington
Braggin' Board Photo: Buntings Take The Win on Lake Washington

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Skarlis & Baker With a Third Place Finish
Braggin' Board Photo: Skarlis & Baker With a Third Place Finish

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Big Black Crappie Love Brush Piles
Braggin' Board Photo: Big Black Crappie Love Brush Piles

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Dandy
Braggin' Board Photo: Dandy

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. 

Braggin' Board Photo: Crappie After Dark
Braggin' Board Photo: Crappie After Dark

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

Braggin' Board Photo: Pre Spawn Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Pre Spawn Crappie

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.

Braggin' Board Photo: Slab Black Crappie
Braggin' Board Photo: Slab Black Crappie

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

Pros4-1Source's Steve Worrall holding a nice slab.
Pros4-1Source's Steve Worrall holding a nice slab.

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

Crappie in the rain
Crappie in the rain

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

Crappie in The Mud with angler
Crappie in The Mud with angler

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.

Reedbed Crappie and angler
Reedbed Crappie and angler

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

Crappie on a Spinner Bait
Crappie on a Spinner Bait

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.