Adding smell to your crappie baits increases appeal and results in more bites. Here are some expert thoughts from Toledo Bend guide Jerry Thompson.
Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.
Crank it up — How to catch crappie trolling crankbaits
The key to summertime crappie fishing is catching your limit and getting off the water before the blast furnace really kicks in. And this angler knows how.
J.B. Salter Sr. insisted that anyone who fished with him have 10 each of their favorite colors of tube jigs prepped before the trip.
Find the thermocline for more crappie
When it gets as hot as it does in August, you’ll still catch crappie, but even in the early morning, you’ve got to find that thermocline.
Top 7 tips for catching slabs in brush
Pro angler Terry Blankenship lends his expertise for catching late-summer crappie around deep cover with his top 7 tips for success.
It’s prime time to target Ouachita River crappie in the tops. Here’s how one noted angler catches his share of summertime slabs hunkered down in the brush.
Determining when to fish Old River isn’t guesswork. Dave Pizzolato watches river gages, specifically the Mississippi River station at Baton Rouge.
With the advent of today’s electronics, this national champion crappie angler says old-fashioned spider-rigging is a thing of the past.
Fishing tips from a crappie “psychic”
Clyde Folse just wants to help people catch more crappie. Here are four keys to catching more sac-a-lait in Louisiana and elsewhere.