OPENING CAST DEC 2024
Wow, this year has flown by! Christmas is here and I hope all of you are enjoying family and friends. I intended to send you my list for potential gifts you could buy but Mr. Keith Sutton did such a good job, I thought it would great to use his list below.
Top 12 Crappie Best Baits of All Time
by Tim Huffman
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The same is likely true for judging the best crappie fishing lures of all time. But CrappieNOW co-founder and Senior Writer Tim Huffman has picked his “Top 12 Best Crappie Lures” of all time.
Hot Fishing in Cold Water
Article courtesy Nexus Outdoors, headquartered in Muskegon, Michigan
Southern anglers can capitalize now as crappies are aggregating and settling in for the winter.
The oftentimes obnoxious manmade waves produced by recreational boaters are largely gone.
Crappie is America’s Fish
by Brent Frazee
Dan Dannenmueller thinks he is well-qualified to talk about which species should be recognized as America’s Fish. For years, he was obsessed with largemouth bass. Like many anglers, he fished tournaments, had enough tackle boxes filled with lures to sink a boat…
Great Ideas for a Crappie Christmas
by Keith Sutton
If you are non-fisherperson searching for a Christmas Gift for a fisherperson, you likely feel quite lost when wandering down through the fishing gear aisles of your favorite outdoor store. Don’t worry – crappie fishing expert and CrappieNOW writer Keith Sutton to the rescue.
Jason Sealock, From Industry Insider to Entrepreneur
by Richard Simms
It is rare to cross paths with people in the fishing industry who know something, or a lot, about everything. But I found such a man recently. Jason Sealock was my assigned “guide for a day” at the 2024 AGLOW outdoor writers conference on Kentucky Lake.
Lure of the Month: Bobby Garland Lures Head Turn’R
by Terry Madewell
With a name like Head Turn’R, one would certainly expect a thing of beauty that must live up to some serious hype. But in this case, we’re not talking about pretty girls… we’re talking about pretty crappie lures. Why else would you, our readers, turn your head to check’R out?
Crappie Basics: Something Shady About Crappie Fishing Video
by Richard Simms
On bright, sunny days – summer or winter – crappie often like shade. Anglers who shoot docks or any other cover know that. But sometimes huge schools of crappie seek out grander expanses of shade.
A Christmas Wish from the Editor
by Richard Simms
There you sit, surfing around on the Internet (or as one of my friends calls it, “The Minnownet”). Somehow you clicked around long enough to happen upon this column. Perhaps it is even Christmas Day. You are surrounded by ripped-up wrapping paper.
CHRISTMAS LIKE IT USED TO BE
by Larry Whiteley
Every year, I dress for the cold and go crappie fishing before Christmas. My goal is to catch enough crappie for Christmas dinner. To me, crappie caught in cold water tastes better. It is my Christmas gift to me.
Merry Christmas from CrappieNOW!
There’s no place like home for the holidays and for many fishermen, home is on the water with the ones we love! As you reflect over the year, we hope that you have great memories fishing. Check out more fishing resources at crappienow.com!
