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Pulling Cranks by Brad Wiegmann

Ed Moes — Mon, 25 May 2026 10:18:02 +0000

Schools out for the summer really? Not really as the water temperature rises crappie typically start to move out on to the flats or old river channels chasing schools of shad wherever they are located. One of the most effective ways of catching them is trolling crankbaits. Pulling crankbaits is old school fishing. Beaver Lake […]

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Go Shallow for Spawners by Brad Wiegmann

Ed Moes — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:51:28 +0000

For the past several springs the water level on Beaver Lake has been 10 foot higher than the current water level. Like other reservoirs that are experiencing low water conditions the crappie spawn is here. Beaver Lake crappie guide Payton Usrey believes that the lower water level has more effect on the anglers then it […]

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Pre-Pre Spawning Crappie by Brad

Ed Moes — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000

Mother Nature is a controlling force when it comes to when crappie migrate into prespawning areas on the lakes or rivers you fish. The length of day or you can say the amount of day light initiates the movement of crappie from its wintertime habitat towards shallower water. North Texas and Oklahoma crappie fishing guide Kayle Ward knows this time of year an angler has to be flexible and open minded to catch fish as crappie migrate.

“Over the past 4 years of traveling and fishing different bodies of water,” Ward owner of Reelin’ Them In Guide Service and 2025 Crappie Master National Champion continued, “I have started fishing in deeper water. Of course that depends on the body of water you are fishing, however, whatever the depth every year it’s the same migration from moving shallow to spawn then back out to deeper water post spawn.”

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Bottom fishing for Crappie…..WHAT!

Ed Moes — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:20:00 +0000

Check this out. Some valuable info in this about Crappie on the bottom….

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Can crappie smell?

Ed Moes — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:54:00 +0000

Can crappie smell? The answer is yes. Crappie can smell, but does it make a difference in the number of crappie that are going to bite your lure? Crappie can smell by passing water into the forward opening allowing it to flow past a crappie’s sensory cells than exits out through the back opening. These […]

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There’s Mega Schools of Black Crappie – by Brad

Ed Moes — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:03:00 +0000

I feel like it’s the beginning of a movie and an old wise man in an older Tracker boat surrounded by fog turns to a young kid and says, “Boy,” the man continues, “Boy, that’s a mega school of black crappie there.” There really are mega schools of crappie out there and they might even […]

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Go Big or Go Home – Brad Wiegmann

Ed Moes — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:20:00 +0000

There are times when you can’t get a crappie to bite a big lure. Heavy pressured or a cold front has moved in, but in some situations big lures get the big crappie to bite. I have seen this happen in reservoirs across the United States where pros and guides break out what seems to […]

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Another long rod?

Ed Moes — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:46:00 +0000

Another long rod? by Brad Wiegmann What is long enough? Really what’s long enough when it comes to crappie fishing rod? B’n’M Poles has just released its new 18- and 20-foot Buck’s Graphite Jig Pole or BGJP series of poles and it’s stretching the length of a fishing pole 40 years ago to the longer […]

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Here’s where the crappie are hiding! By Brad

Ed Moes — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:52:00 +0000

Here’s where the crappie are hiding! by Brad Wiegmann So where can you almost always find crappie out fishing? If you guess under docks you would be right. However, fishing around docks can be challenging and having the right tackle will play a major part in your success. Beaver Lake crappie fishing guide and Bobby […]

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