In this video, Terry Blankenship shares his approach to building an effective crappie fishing setup. He covers everything from rod and reel choices to line, jig heads, and bait selection. The goal is ...

During the fall, anglers will find good crappie fishing in just about every lake and pond. As water temps begin their downward spiral, crappies will school up tighter and suspend in different layers ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Hang around a gaggle of crappie fishermen for a little while and the subject of jig colors will arise. What is the best crappie-jig color? What color catches the biggest crappie?

Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the fryer. Whether you are bobber fishing in the spring, or ice fishing ...

For Midwest Finesse fishing enthusiasts, one name typically stands out among the most influential — Ned Kehde. The renowned outdoors writer and angler from Lawrence is the namesake of the Ned Rig, a ...

Sometimes a paddle is more practical than an outboard when a fisherman's sights are set on crappie at Beaver Lake. Word from the fishing grapevine was that crappie were going gangbusters in the Pine ...

The jig is up when it comes to fishing at Lake Elmdale. Small jigs are the lure of choice for Mike McBride when it comes to catching crappie during winter at any waterway. McBride, of Winslow, bundles ...

The crappie fishing world lost one of its biggest names on February 15 when Eddie Slater of Slater's Jigs died. Slater helped changed crappie fishing 50 years ago when he began making and fishing with ...