It doesn’t matter if you are trolling crankbaits or jigs for crappie you have to know how deep your lure or lures are running or diving too. Too deep or too shallow and you’re not going to catch them. Then once you find what depth the crappie are holding you have to set your other poles out at that depth to catch more.


There are three ways of knowing how deep your crankbait or jig is at below the surface. One is to drop ...

Of all the techniques used to catch crappie pushing is by far the most powerful. Heavy action rods, super strong braid fishing line with substantial leaders, weighty weights and big baitcasting reels to crank up the crappie once they bite. Amazingly even with all the bulky tackle crappie just can’t resist biting a crankbait being pushed.


“Pushing is when ...

No fishing! It’s hard to believe, but several states in America the government has shut down tournament and recreational fishing; other states have encouraged outdoor recreational pursuits like fishing, but in a manner to be in consistent with social distancing guidelines. Faced with these changes crappie anglers, crappie fishing guides, fishing tackle retailers and fishing lure companies are experiencing some rough waters.


In Kentucky crappie fishing guide Doug Wynn with Crappie-Gills-n-More ...

Can you have too many rods and lures during the pre-spawn? Not according to Charlie Brewer’s Slider Company pro Kevin McCarley. The Alabama Slider pro likes to spider rig 8 rods out the front deck or might change up using multiple rods in the front and back deck.



“This time of year I like spider rigging down on Guntersville for crappie. It’s a deep water pattern bite for crappie right ...

I thought an article on fishing rod handles would be so easy. Seriously, just how many styles and materials can rear grips, foregrips, butt caps and reel seats can there be? Apparently, from a quick search on Google hundreds of them, however, before it becomes overwhelming, I enlisted the help from experts to educate us on fishing rod handles.


“Two things that come to my mind when you are talking about crappie fishing rod handles is personal ...

How do you catch a world record crappie or even a state record crappie? You start by fishing in reservoirs, rivers or ponds where big crappie live. Next you fish during prime times when big crappie are biting. Early spring typically is the time when crappie weigh the heaviest and ponds are a great place to target world record crappie.


The current world record holder Lionel “Jam” Ferguson wasn’t targeting world record crappie when he caught the 5-pound, 7-ounce world record black crappie. ...

What’s ICAST? It’s the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades or simply known by buyer, retailers and media as ICAST. The global recreational fishing event showcases the latest innovations in the world of sportfishing and numerous new products for crappie fishing from lures to rods and reels are revealed at the show.

A number of companies that design and sell crappie fishing related products ...