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Crappie sniper
Even bass fanatics have to eat!
When we last left Dusty Anders, he was exercising his addiction to largemouth bass in Toledo Bend Reservoir. […]
Crappie
Crappie/Bream
Crappie catch ensured —almost
Jerry Mitchell is in the insurance business in Alexandria and he will insure almost anything for you — including catching crappie in the Red River South this month. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Boeuf River crappie making the cut
All day long at work, Stuart Baum can not avoid talking about fishing. As owner and chief operator of Stuart’s Barber Shop in Columbia, almost every client in these parts either has a fish story to tell or wants to hear the latest fishing report while getting a haircut.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top 7 tips for brush-top crappie
Terry Blankenship’s passion is finding and catching crappie year round. And the fish don’t stand a chance when the summer heat pushes fish out to deep, flooded brush and standing timber.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mr. Crappie’s top 10 crappie-fishing tips
Seeing a school of crappie on your side-imaging electronics is one thing: Getting those fish into the boat is quite another.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How ‘Mr. Crappie’ finds unpressured perch holes
Wally “Mr. Crappie” Marshall is known for catching perch all over the country, and his starting point has nothing to do with the baits, rods or reels he designs.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie on fire at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend has been tagged as the nation’s No. 1 bass fishery two years running, but Dennis Tietje said there’s another reason to head to the sprawling border lake right now.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Pre-bend crappie hooks to escape snags
If you target crappie in areas loaded with stumps, treetops and laydowns that are prone to snags, this tip will save you lots of fishing time — and jigheads.[…]
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Crappie currents — West Pearl River crappie-fishing tactics
When I was 10 years old, my dad, brother and I were hanging out in the Bogue Chitto River behind our house one day.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Get creative for Lake D’Arbonne crappie
During a lengthy law enforcement career, Jay Kavanaugh of Ruston spent a lot of time patrolling important areas of Lincoln Parish. Now he has traded that in for doing the same thing on area lakes. This time of year, you’ll find him on regular patrol out on the flats of Lake D’Arbonne in search of big post-spawn crappie.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Add scent to catch more crappie
No matter where you fish in the country, sac-a-lait are notoriously finicky fish. They’re challenging to catch and are very sensitive to subtle weather changes.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to identify black and white crappie
Black crappie and white crappie both roam the Tchefuncte River. Although most are the black variety, Jeff Bruhl has found a way to be certain what kind of crappie he is catching — and it’s not the way you might think.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The best knot to catch more crappie
With a fish as challenging to catch as a sac-a-lait, you have to pay attention to little details.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Glover’s go-to crappie gear
Marker buoys: You’re going to need a couple of those to take full advantage of Caney Lake’s deepwater crappie.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bigger baits mean bigger crappie
Crappie pro Tom Sprouse knows big baits mean big crappie. He upsizes his offerings to catch more slabs in February.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Head to beautiful Black Lake for black crappie
Fishermen don’t fish for the picture-perfect scenery. If they did, you wouldn’t be able to get a boat into Black Lake at Campti this time of year.[…]