When we meet people where they’re at it allows growth and positive outdoor experiences. Waypoints: Taking Time to Learn Learning to fish and...
Recipes: Wok-Steamed Crappie with “Instant” Preserved Lemons, by Vernon Summerlin A wok is a round-bottomed cooking pot, originating in China. But they work great...
Senior Writer Tim Huffman shares his take on some products for fishermen and outdoorsmen. Product Buzz by Tim Huffman Senior Writer Tim Huffman...
Simple technique to prevent line twist when you’re respooling One of the most aggravating things a fisherman can experience is twisted monofilament. Sometimes a...
A very basic tip today about a simple piece of equipment. Stripping off old fishing line can be cumbersome, unless you have an inexpensive...
Here’s a tackle box full of the rigs that we are incapable of giving away on the water. Waypoints: Laughing Heals the Soul...
Recipes: Tips-n-Tricks to Cooking Crappie by Vernon Summerlin Lots of great crappie options It’s a New Year at CrappieNOW and we’ve...
Working as a team will increase your ice fishing odds. Initially everyone should spread out to locate areas holding fish. Then, once found, everyone...
In the winter crappie often find one good spot they like and hold there for days, or even weeks. Find those spots and Tim...
Every day on the water you have the opportunity to make memories. Laughter just helps you make good memories. Waypoints: Laughing heals the...
Industrious fishermen can usually gather up lots of old Christmas trees after the holiday season. They make excellent brush piles that are likely to...
DECEMBER DAYS I like to take a few of my December days and get back out in the deer woods while other hunters are...
Even on a blustery day with a little snow falling, crappie still have to eat. (Photo: Richard Simms) Our friends at B’n’M’ poles...
Weiss Lake guide Carlton Teague says taking crappie on a spinning rod and reel, whether casting or pulling, is a fun way to feel...
Advances in technology continue to aid fishermen in finding structure and fish. Some wonder if we can have too much technology. (Photo: Jim Mize)...
Spicy First Course: Crappie Soup Thinking of a way to kick off your Thanksgiving feast? Think spicy crappie soup. This hardy dish will take...
Sometimes it can be difficult finding crappie in the fall turnover period but when you find them, you can often find lots of them....
Travis Bunting (center) and his brother Charlie are regulars on the crappie circuit. While Travis enjoys using jerkbaits for crappie occasionally, Charlie isn’t so...
Good crappie are part of the fun of November-December fishing. Lee Pitts shows off two good Alabama crappie! Weiss Lake Fall Crappie Action...
MAKE SURE YOU VOTE It has always been surprising to me that many people choose not to vote. Voting is an important part of...
Professional crappie anglers Charles and Travis Bunting say one key in the Fall is to keep moving until you find a concentration of fish....
Robert Carlile was born in 1969, is married with one daughter and owns a machine shop in Oklahoma. He calls Hudson and Ft. Gibson...
Chasten Whitfield is a young lady going above and beyond to help other youngsters and fishing is her greatest tool. Chasten Whitfield works...
Three-Bowl Breaded Crappie Pan versus Skillet? by Vernon Summerlin 1 1/2 to 2 pounds crappie fillets Salt and pepper fillets 1 /2 cup...
On a day when the shade of the pontoon is welcoming, crappie guide Steve English believes crappie take refuge in the brush. (Photo: Jim...
No matter what kind of fish you are catching, never reel in too much line when landing the fish. In general, you want to...
This image from a depth finder shows a massive cloud of baitfish between 5 and 10 feet deep gathered beneath the lights under the...
SPECIAL MOMENTS ON AN AUGUST NIGHT August weather has a way of making us all become slug-like, tired, sweaty and irritable. During the day...
Jack Smith sets lines at the start of an evening of fishing. (Photo: Ken Perrotte) Hot Slabs in the Summertime Lighting Up the...
LILLY’S FATHERS DAY GIFT by Larry Whiteley Lilly Nelson had a great idea for a Father’s Day gift. She told her mom Amanda she...
Crappie Kids – Crappie Prepared to Chow Down by Scott Mackenthun Quinn and Cora MacKenthun join their Dad, Scott, to explain how crappie...
Kung Pao Crappie Tried and true delicious dish by Vernon Summerlin China has been known for a number of...
When we teach kids how to fuse hard work and passion great things happen like raising $12,500 for a good cause. Photo by: Geremy...
by Scott Mackenthun Inexperienced crappie anglers, especially kids, often don’t realize there are two species of crappie – black crappie and white crappie. If...
Take the time to identify what those around you need and help them out even if it’s as simple as putting a worm on...
Even in Michigan, crappie put on their tuxedos for the spring spawn. Joe Balog caught this dark male crappie fishing with a tiny jig...
Pymatuning black crappies caught during the spawn period from the edge of a milfoil bed. An interesting fish-hold structure at Shenango is the...
You worked hard to catch those crappie. A little work is also required to insure the best eating by Tim Huffman First, it is...
Clint and Dwayne Bailey show off a pair of slabs taken trolling jigs in March. (Photo: Richard Simms) The Search for Big Slabs...
Longline trolling is a proven March technique for putting big numbers of pre-spawn crappie in the livewell. (Photo: Richard Simms) In most Southern...
The new Garmin Panoptix Live Scope has provided an anglers dramatic new information on exactly how close you can approach crappie without spooking them....
Properly rigged floats can help you catch more crappie. Bobber Rigging for Spring Crappie Float your way to more crappies. by Darl Black...