Tag: crappie fishing articles
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
February 26, 20191. Casting rods vs. jigging rods. Which model is which? Any rod 8′ and under is considered a rod designed to cast jigs. You can also use these rods to pull or vertical jigs however they have a large spinning guide and are made for spinning reels. Rods that are 10′ to 12′ are designed…read more
Day 4: Why to Dam Fish for Crappie in the Spring and Summer and Catch Bluegills
February 14, 2019Editor’s Note: Thirty-five year-old Kennieth Pierce of Quinlan, Texas, fishes Lake Arlington in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex as his home lake. Pearce’s daddy started him crappie fishing when he was 5-years old. As I’ve mentioned yesterday, when the power plant at Lake Arlington starts running, so do the crappie. I’ll run with the crappie away…read more
Day 4: How Reagan Smith Drop Shots for Wintertime Crappie at Illinois’ Lake Sangchris
February 5, 2019Editor’s Note: Twenty-seven-year-old Reagan Smith (Reag’s Guide Service) of Tremont, Illinois, says he’s been crappie fishing forever, and he’s been guiding crappie fishermen for the last three years. “All the lakes I fish are more or less in Central Illinois. I guide on Lake Springfield in Springfield, Illinois; Sangchris Lake near Rochester, Illinois; and Clinton Lake…read more