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Premier Angler » Crappie Fishing
2y ago
How To Set Up a Slip Bobber: A Beginner’s Guide Fully rigged Thill slip bobber (Photo via Christian Schultz/Premier Angler)
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How To Set Up a Slip Bobber: A Beginner’s Guide
Slip Bobbers: An Alternative to the Traditional Spring Floats
What is a Slip Bobber?
Setting Up Your Slip Bobber: What You Need to Know
Setting Up Your Slip Bobber: A Step-by-Step Process
Step One: Securing Up Your Bobber Stop String
Tips for Using Your Slip Bobber Rig
Slip Bobbers: An Alternative to the Traditional Spring Floats
When fishing for crappie or other panfish, many anglers enjoys usin ..read more
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2y ago
Can You Eat Crappie? Photo via Aaron Schultz/Premier Angler
While this may seem like a silly question to most folks who have spent years catching this popular game fish, it is certainly worth exploring in more detail. As a short answer, however, yes, you can absolutely eat crappie!
And most of the time, crappie is delicious! Many freshwater anglers agree that crappie is one of, if not the, tastiest fish to come out of lakes, ponds, streams, or rivers.
While some may prefer the more pronounced flavor of salmon, mahi mahi, or tuna, crappie often make for the most simple and enjoyable meal for fo ..read more
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2y ago
Fall is prime-time for catching some massive seasonal slabs! (Photo via Christian Schultz/Premier Angler)
Crappie can be caught during all four seasons of the year.
That said, Fall is arguably the best for large thick shouldered slabs. This is especially true in northern states.
When the leaves just start to change colors and the surface temperature is still relatively warm (but cooling off during the night), you should be able to make short work finding these beautiful fish.
Another attractive part about fall fishing for crappie is the pressure from pleasure boaters and some other anglers wil ..read more
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2y ago
Black Crappie vs. White Crappie: How to Tell the Difference
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Black Crappie vs. White Crappie: How to Tell the Difference
Physical Differences Between Black Crappie and White Crappie
Looking at the Markings on a Black Crappie
Looking at the Markings on a White Crappie
Counting Dorsal Spines to Determine the Difference Between Black and White Crappie
How to Count the Dorsal Spines
A Quick Note on “Shape”
Black Crappie and White Crappie: A Brief Biology Lesson
Diets, Size, and Fishing Tips
When it comes to crappie, many anglers tend to believe that they are all the ..read more
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2y ago
Crappie: The Complete Fishing Guide
Crappie have become one of North America’s most popular sport fishing in recent years. They have not yet reached the fanatical levels of bass fishing, and probably never will. That said, thousands of anglers each year find themselves fishing local, regional, and national tournaments in hopes of winning prize money and glory.
In late 2020, the annual Mr. Crappie Invitational Classic welcome 100 of the top teams in the country to Branson, Missouri, for the opportunity to compete for $200,000 cash prize — the largest payout ever for a crappie tournament.
The cr ..read more
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2y ago
Fishing today can be quite different than in yesteryear. We now live in an ultra-modern age, where numerous technological advances play an ever-increasing role in nearly every facet of life. These advances have even begun to entwine themselves in the leisure activities which we enjoy in our free time, with fishing being no exception.
The role that these advancements play in fishing is perhaps most evident when speaking of the various fish finders that have recently become available on today’s market. While the use of fish finders is certainly nothing new, the ability to watch fish in real-tim ..read more
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2y ago
Crappie Fishing in the Rain: What You Need to Know
It’s a familiar scenario for many-an-angler: you pack a quick lunch, load up the vehicle, make a stop at your local bait shop, get a couple miles away from the lake, creek, or pond of your choosing and it starts pouring down rain!
Depending on the time of year and your location, experience, skill level and willingness to get soaked en route to a good day of crappie fishing, this could either be a blessing or a curse.
I’ve met quite a few anglers over the years who will call it a day before the first cast because they are convinced that there’s ..read more
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2y ago
Looking at Some of the Best Reels for Crappie Fishing 2022
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Looking at Some of the Best Reels for Crappie Fishing 2022
8 Excellent Fishing Reels for Crappie
Pflueger President Spinning Reel
Daiwa Regal LT Spinning Reel
Mitchell Avocet RZT Spinning Reel
Abu Garcia Pro Max Spinning Reel
Shimano Sedona Spinning Reel
Quantum PT Smoke S3 Spinning Reel
Team Lew’s Custom Pro Speed Spin Spinning Reel
Pflueger Trion Spinning Reel
Go back through the history of crappie fishing and you’ll find that it wasn’t always an exciting, competitive, multi-million dollar industry. For a lo ..read more
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2y ago
On the evening of Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Lionel “Jam” Ferguson went fishing on Richeison Pond in Tennessee near the town of Paint Rock. As with most anglers who hit the water, there’s always the potential thrill of a trophy catch. While Ferguson certainly expected to catch something, what he didn’t expect was for his catch to break the internet — or a world record.
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Catching the Black Crappie World Record
But What is the World Record White Crappie?
Catching the Black Crappie World Record
Equipped with some Kalin’s Triple Threat 2″ Grubs (in John Deere color), Ferguson hau ..read more
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2y ago
If you grew up freshwater fishing as a child, there’s almost one guarantee: you have caught a bluegill (or another similar sunfish) at some point. If you hit the water regularly, it’s also likely you have caught a crappie. That said, there are a surprising number of casual or beginning anglers who do not know the differences between crappie vs. bluegill.
Aside from the fact that they are both relatively small fish that are fairly easy to catch, bluegill and crappie actually have little else in common.
So, what are the major differences between crappie and bluegill?
Below, we will look at five ..read more