Crappie Blog

What I’ve learned in 2 weeks.

April 25, 2017

It’s been an odd Spring in Southern Illinois for sure. We are generally begging for it to stop raining by now and that is not the case this year. Rend for example is about 2′ below what it should be this time of year. This definitely changes the “Bush bite”. There isn’t much water on…read more

Moving forward.

April 16, 2017

Crappie are delicious and I love to eat them. Now that being said there is a point where we need to have some common sense and start to practice conservation. I see people that I know have 100 lbs of frozen fish in their deep freeze and for some reason simply can not release a…read more

Winn Grips

March 19, 2017

I am trying something new to the world of Crappie fishing. Cork and EVA have always been the go-to for grips and handles for Crappie rods. I am however trying something new and great. I have had the opportunity to meet the guys at this great company and was impressed with the product and the…read more