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Equipment February 2021 Tackle

Product Buzz, by Tim Huffman

Senior Writer Tim Huffman shares his take on some products for fishermen and outdoorsmen.   Product Buzz by Tim Huffman Senior Writer Tim Huffman...
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Equipment February 2021 Tackle

Essentials for Slabs on Ice, by Darl Black

Mike Kuna shows off a nice-sized black crappie taken through the ice. Water temperature is somewhere between 39 and 32 degrees. (Photo: Darl Black)...
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Equipment February 2021 News/Columns

Crappie Basics – Prepare for the Worst in Winter

Whether you fish on the ice or in southern waters, cold water is deadly.   Crappie Basics – Prepare for the Worst in Winter...
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Equipment January 2021 News/Columns

Readers Respond to ‘Advanced Electronics’ Editorial

Advanced Electronics – Sonar, down-imaging, side-imaging, 360 and Livescope have all taken the fishing world by storm. Will high-tech advanced electronics lead to a...
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Dec 2020 Equipment

CrappieNow How To: BnM Pole

Crappie Dan discusses the New BnM pole and reel. http://www.crappienow.com
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Equipment Oct 2020

Crappie Now – How-To – Pulling Equipment and Apps

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Equipment Oct 2020

Sonar for Slabs- Tech Done Right, by Ed Mashburn

Good sonar units can make the difference between fish in the boat and just a boat ride. (Photo: John Phillips)   Sonar for Slabs-...
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Equipment Oct 2020

LiveScope Mysteries

With a LiveScope peering beneath a boat dock, you can almost count the number of crappie gathered around the dock pilings. Of course, that...
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Equipment Sept 2020 Techniques

Crappie Basics – Hand, Foot or Remote Control, by Richard Simms

It wasn’t that long ago that fishermen mostly had “old school” hand-steered trolling motors. But nowadays high-tech foot-controlled or remote-controlled trolling motors are the...
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August 2020 Equipment

Crappie NOW How To Rod Sox Rod Protectors

Rod Sox fishing rod protectors provide so many benefits including: A “push-on” – “push-off” motion that eliminates the guide or hook hang-ups. A rod...
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August 2020 Equipment

FISH-i Tactacam Review, by Richard Simms

There are a variety of small, high resolution cameras on the market these days. Here is a first-hand review of some of the pros...
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Equipment July 2020

BoatUS by the Numbers 2020

BoatUS has more than 600 tow boats in its fleet scattered across the country.   BoatUS by the Numbers 2020 What is the number...
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April 2020 Equipment How To Techniques

Setting Up Your Rodholders

by Richard Simms For crappie anglers, setting up your rod holders are limited only by your own imagination. Every boat and every style of...
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April 2020 Equipment Techniques

It’s time to long-line

It’s time to long-line by Richard Simms Most anglers who have crappie fished for a while know that the pre-spawn period is a great...
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Equipment February 2020

Crappie Dan on the New Valor Downtube for LiveScope

Crappie Dan shares a new revelation in the Valor Downtube, allowing Garmin LiveScope users to control their transducer independent of the trolling motor
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Equipment February 2020 News/Columns

Ranger Boats Announces 2020 Retail Sales Programs

Check out the perks Ranger is offering.  Retail incentives are available until March 31, 2020 to buyers of qualified models of Ranger boats.  Ranger...
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Equipment February 2020

Get Organized Now

Taking time to organize and re-order needed tackle right now means you will be fully prepared to start fishing as soon as the ice...
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CrappieNow 2014 Equipment How To

Improve Boat Performance

  by Tim Huffman Crappie fishermen, in general, are less aggressive than the bass fishermen getting from one spot to the next. However, some...
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Equipment January 2020

New Ranger Boats RB200 Crappie Boat

Crappie Dan highlights Ranger’s new RB200 center console pad boat with a 150 HP outboard rating is perfect for the crappie fishermen everywhere.
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Equipment January 2020

BnM Poles & Garmin Live Scope for 2020 (Part 1)

Crappie Dan discusses his choice of BnM Poles and techniques using the Garmin Live Scope technologies for 2020.  The techniques are a game changer...
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Equipment January 2020

Straight-Line Reels for Winter Crappie

Straight-Line Reels for Winter Crappie by Mike Gnatkowski They might look like a fly fishing reel but many ice fishermen say straight-line reels catch...
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Equipment

AQUA-VU: Bold New (Underwater) World

A Bold New (Underwater) World   Evolved HD optics, water-clearing video software and more upgrades highlight Aqua-Vu® HDi Gen 2 Underwater Viewing Systems     Crosslake,...
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Equipment

The Ultimate Ice Trolling Rod

NEW Croix Custom Ice CI36MLF SPOON HOPPER is the pros’ top choice when outside fishing for walleyes and crappies Park Falls, WI (November 12, 2019)...
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Equipment

Electronic Smorgasbord

When I got into Tim Blackley’s boat for a fishing trip on Kentucky Lake, I noticed he doesn’t discriminate in his choice of electronics....
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Equipment

Rig That “Yak” for Crappie

Rig That “Yak” for Crappie by Ed Mashburn Properly equipped kayaks can be very effective crappie fishing boats. Kayaks allow anglers to slowly and...
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Equipment

Insure Accurate Weights

Good scales insure accurate weights of those slab crappie. That’s fun for any crappie angler but absolutely essential for tournament anglers. Crappie Dan recommends...
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Equipment

Offshore Tackle Planer Board Pulling Rigs

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Equipment

Breaking in Process for a New Outboard

Crappie Dan discusses the correct process for breaking in your new Yamaha Outboard. He recommends following your manufacturers guidelines. For Yamahas, the process is...
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Equipment

Garmin LiveScope with Capps and Coleman

It is the latest rage in crappie fishing. The manufacturers say the Garmin Panoptix LiveScope allows anglers to see structure, bait and fish swimming...
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Beginner CrappieNow 2016 Equipment Techniques

Advanced Seasonal Structure: Wood Cover

by Tim Huffman             CrappieNow is read by fishermen in the north, south, and Midwest; those who fish clear, stained, shallow and deep waters....
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CrappieNow 2015 Equipment How To

Rigging a Crappie Boat Aluminum Boat Tackle Organizers: Save Time With Accessibility

By Ron Presley Rods, reels and other major pieces of equipment are a given, but what about those other necessities of crappie fishing? Where...
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CrappieNow 2015 Equipment

Aluminum Boat Bait Storage: Keeping Your Bait Healthy

Ron Presley To live bait anglers there is nothing more important than their bait. In the case of B’n’M pro staffer, Brad Whitehead, it...
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CrappieNow 2014 Equipment

Live Bait Storage for Livelier Minnows

Story and photo by John Neporadny Jr. A lively minnow is hard to beat when crappie get a craving for the real deal.Keeping minnows...
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CrappieNow 2014 Equipment Techniques

Flooded Brush & Trees

By Tim Huffman Flooded Brush & Trees. High water often changes the position of fish. We see this most in the spring but any...
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CrappieNow 2014 Equipment

CHIRP – A Game Changer

By Bernard WilliamsNothing has changed the crappie fishing game like side and down imaging sonar technology.Several months ago I started hearing about a new...
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CrappieNow 2014 Equipment

Rigging a Boat- Mobile Livewells

By John Neporadny Whether you are waiting in a long line to weigh in your fish during a crappie tournament or you fish from...
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CrappieNow 2014 Equipment Techniques

Attending to Built-in Livewells

By John Neporadny Jr. A key component in your boat that is frequently overlooked and neglected is the livewell. A good livewell is critical...
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CrappieNow 2013 Equipment Tackle Techniques

Advanced Seasonal Structure Shallow Wood to Deep Open Water

By Tim Huffman Shallow Wood to Deep Open Water. A wide variety of area doesn’t seem much like a seasonal structure to target. The...
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CrappieNow 2013 Equipment Tackle

Crappie Basics #64 – Return to the Same Line Length

There are many ways to check and set your line length. One way for trolling jigs or crankbaits is to let out the amount...
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CrappieNow 2013 Destinations Equipment Tackle Techniques

Advanced Seasonal Structures – Large Flats

By Tim Huffman LARGE FLATS…Why discuss these in November? Just a few weeks ago two northern teams came down to Grenada Lake Mississippi and...
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CrappieNow 2013 Equipment

Fishfinders – How Do I Know It’s a Crappie?

   By Darl Black Fish-finding electronics have reached a level of sophistication that likely could not have been imagined by Carl Lowrance back in...
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CrappieNow 2013 Equipment

Yamaha Outboards “Wake Up The Summer Sales Event”

  Eligible Outboards: Select 2.5 – 350hp four-stroke outboards manufactured since April 2006. Important to note: All F200LB, F200XB, LF200XB, F200XCA, LF200XCA, and VF150...
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