Crappie

Don’t wait until spring to go crappie fishing. Great fishing is out there right now!

Are you stocked up on Road Runners and Stump Jumpers? These bladed jigs deserve a dedicated spot in your crappie tackle box this fall. Here’s 3 reasons these lures catch slabs as the water cools.

Ah, what could be more traditional than a fishing rod, a bobber, and a frisky minnow on a hook? It harkens to childhood days of panfish, popsicles, and not a worry in the world until school started again.

Finding crappie in rivers can be a whole lot easier if you remember that crappie rarely challenge the main flow of a river.

Crappie can be choosy. While springtime often yields good action, it pays to have a stocked jig box so you can make adjustments on the water. Crappie jigs with these 3 features should always have a place in your assortment.

Want to try something a little different when crappie fishing this spring? Try jerking for them.

The Do-It Corporation/Off-Shore team of Tommy Skarlis and Kyle Steinfeldt employed a few tactics that are relatively new to southern crappie fishing Feb. 13-14 when they rode a big second day to a runner-up finish in the Crappie Masters All-American Tournament Trail national qualifier on the Harris Chain of Lakes near Tavares, Fla.

I’d never want to take a crappie shoe shopping. Even if you could overcome the difficult task of sizing a fin correctly, the fish would never be able to make up their mind. One moment plain sneakers would do just fine, the next bright pink platforms are a must-have.

I do most of my crappie fishing in eastern Arkansas where clear waters are as rare as 5-pound crappie. I have no trouble catching crappie in the highly colored oxbow lakes I usually visit, but put me on a clear mountain reservoir, and I find it hard to get a nibble.