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Richard Simms
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Crappie Guide Adam Griffith sets the hook on a Minnesota slab. If, like CrappieNOW Editor Richard Simms, you’re a Southern boy with a “hankerin’ to try fishing on the ice,” – he shares some tips to help you out on any winter foray up North. Whether your want to find an ice guide or “do it yourself,” there are things to know before you go. Read all about them in the January 2025 Issue of CrappieNOW Magazine!
Photo by Richard Simms
The Opening Cast
by Richard Simms
It is no secret that the world is gravitating to the Internet. The printed word on real paper is becoming a thing of the past. In spite of that, we regularly get e-mails from crappie anglers who want to know how they can receive a hardcopy of CrappieNOW Magazine in their mailbox each month.
We have to tell them, “We’re sorry, but you can’t.”
When Publisher Dan Dannenmuellar, Senior Writer Tim Huffman and TTI Blakemore’s Ron Stallings put their heads together nearly 15 years ago, they decided that theirs would be an online magazine only. The business model was that the online publication would be totally advertiser-supported, which means it would be absolutely free for their readers (you).
It seems the three men were way ahead of their time.
In December the Major League Fishing (MLF) organization – formerly FLW – announced that after 40 years, the December 2024 issue of MLF Bass Fishing magazine would be its final printed edition.
Their news release said, “As the digital era continues to transform the way people consume information, MLF is pivoting to focus on delivering its world-class content through video, social media and other digital platforms.”
Welcome to our club guys.
To those who still dream of newsprint or turning the page of your favorite magazine, our condolences.
Richard Simms, Editor
“The outdoors is not a place, it’s a state of mind.”
Capt. Richard Simms is the Editor of CrappieNOW magazine as well as owner of Scenic City Fishing Charters. Formerly he was a game warden for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency before becoming a photographer and PR guy for TWRA. That lead to a 30-year career as a broadcast journalist and freelance outdoor writer. Follow Capt. Simms other writings on his “Richard’s Ramblings” Facebook page.
