The Crappie Connection: Recent Episodes
Hunter Chappell
Pro fishermen, Brad Chappell and Justin Berry, lay it all out on the table and give you everything you need to know about the sport of Crappie fishing. They sit down and talk with some of the best to ever wet a line and some of the manufacturers that help make the sport possible to help bring you the best information. The Crappie Connection is perfect for those long road trips to the lake. Get your fill of what's new in the Crappie world right here!
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Well, we tried to talk about April Crappie, but these boys don't do much shallow water fishing so we ended up firing from the hip and man we got some good stuff!
FINALLY got the man, the myth, the legend Dude Maddux on an episode and we sure hope you enjoy it!
Last week we discussed Live Scope for beginners, now we're taking it to the next level! Wesley Miller - https://www.facebook.com/BigSasquatchOutdoors/
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3 different fisherman, 3 different skill levels, lets see if they can help Mr. Jerry figure out what he's been doing wrong!
3 different fisherman, 3 different skill levels, lets see if they can help Mr. Jerry figure out what he's been doing wrong!
Kirby Ham - https://www.youtube.com/@UCYsq5du3uc_Adtm2KyQxnew
Eric Watts - www.naturalstatefishing.com
Kristen and Scott Anderson are here representing the HOI Crappie club. Not only are they going to tell you a little about their club but we're going to talk about the benefits to joining a crappie club and getting involved in a local tournament trail.
Why would you use this material over another? Why are they called hair jigs? What's the strangest thing you've ever tied a jig with? We answer these questions and more on this one!
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Three full time guides to tell you how they locate fish in March. Brad - in Mississippi Todd - in Oklahoma Kale - in Texas
Three different states, three different fisheries, same fundamentals!
Brad gives these boys from the Lonestar State a crash course on long line trolling so they can get they supplies from Grizzly Jig, take it home and rig their boats to give it a try on Lake Fork in Texas.
Eric Cagle and Jordan Sanders talk about their trip, catching MONSTER crappie in California!
Something new to try this spring while your out fishing.
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Something new to try this spring while your out fishing.
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Andrew Nordbye from @FishingwithNordbye joined us to talk about how fishing for bass is different from fishing for crappie on livescope
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If you lost your live scope while out on the water? Or God forbid all your electronics went out, what would you do? Pack it up and go home? Well if not Todd and Jerry have some ways to still put fish in the boat.
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AG&F Biologist Ryan Mozisek and Lake Chicot Crappie Club Terry AlpeTeam up to take Lake Chicot to the next level for Fishermen.
Dean McCoy is one of countless folks throughout the year to build his own structure to catch crappie on Kentucky Lake. He's here to tell you guys how he builds his and maybe give you some tips on how you could do this on your home lake too.
Eric Cagle is the man to ask when it comes to building your own honey hole to catch crappie.
We're going to finish off the Grizzly Jig series with some Summer time tid-bits from Matt England and Dustin McDaniel!
Jason Julien is the owner/operator of Church Tackle and he's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to using these planer boards to get your lines away from the boat
Jerry Hancock and Travis Decker, the old school and the new kid on the block, they're both going to go over how they break down and brand new body of water for the first time.
Tony Sheppard and Tony Hughes: both guides on Kentucky Lake, both fantastic fishermen! They're here to talk about fishing for crappie in muddy water during the spring!
Kent Driscoll and Preston Cleary are here to teach you guys how they catch crappie with slip bobbers in the spring time
Best of both world, a Mississippi boy and an Alabama boy (Eric Cagle and Patrick Stone) here to talk about the different ways to catch crappie in the spring time.
John Harrison and John Mayo are two guys that have been crappie fishing their entire lives. And if there is one style of fishing they're both well known for, it's wading for crappie in the spring!
Clay Gann and Duh - Stache McDaniels are on this one to talk with Brad about the importance of boat control for nearly all techniques of crappie fishing and give you some tips on how to improve your boat control.
Brad Whitehead and Tim Howell are on this one to talk about how they use live scope to help them catch more fish TROLLING in the spring time!
Kayle Ward is a wiz when it comes to live scope settings! The guy has spent countless hours on the water toying with the settings on his unit and now he knows what works and what doesn't and he's here to help save you guys some time figuring your unit out too!
Brad, along with the help of Mr. Torch Tindle, teach ole Duh Stache how to long line for spring crappie. And we home you guys at home learn something too!
Brian Young from Eufaula, OK, as well as Dustin "Duh-Stache" McDaniels, are on this one to help you guys figure out how to find fish on a new body of water in the spring time!
With a combined 60 years experience these two guys have seen a lot! Steve Coleman and Jeff Riddle are on this one to tell you guys some of the biggest mistakes they see people making in the early days of the spawn.
Dan Dannenmueller and Dustin "Duh-Stache" McDaniels are here to tell you guys what signs to look for to know if the fish n your area are spawning. It's almost that time of year!
Two of the best in the jig tying business, Jim Churchill and Eric Massey are on the show to teach you guys the basics of hand tied crappie jigs.
Mark Ridl and John Harrison are here to help you guys decide the best way to mount your Garmin transducer to best suit your needs. It all depends on your style of fishing so John's going to give it to you from the fisherman's perspective and Mark is coming from the perspective of a manufacturer who listens to his customers and helps make sure you get what you need!
Tim Howell and Jeff Jowers are two awesome crappie guides from Down South, that using live scope to cast at open water fish.
Nick Whitten of Florida and Mike Ellis of East Mississippi are on this time to talk about fishing for crappie in Lilly Pads and other live vegetation.
Lee Pitts and Gary Dollahon sit down with Brad to discuss choosing the right Bobby Garland bait for crappie fishing in different times of year and for different techniques.
Brad and Gabe Sewell, of Crappie Forever, sit down with Kevin Dockendorf, a biologist from the coastal plains of North Carolina, to ask him questions about how to help conserve the resource.
Caleb Hensley and Joel Harris talk with Brad about fishing creek banks in the late fall and winter months.
David McWilliams and Shane Walser have been Long Line Trolling almost as long as Brad, who as many of you know, has made a career, and won many tournaments using this very technique. It's a great way to kick back, relax and enjoy a day of fishing WITHOUT LIVE SONAR!
You've seen these guys on here before if you watch our show regularly. John Harrison and Joe Floyd are quite the dynamic duo and we got these guys on today to explain how to identify crappie on your livescope screen.
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Kent Driscoll and Steve Coleman sat down with Brad at the Crappie Compound to talk about ways to build your own structure to not only help you catch fish but help benefit the fish within the body of water.
Kris Mann and John Harrison are experts on vertical jigging standing timber and they're here today to tell you guys how they do it.
John Harrison and Mark Ridl sit down with Brad to talk about the different ways to mount your electronics and the wide variety of products Corn Field Fishing Gear offers to help you get your boat set up for your style of fishing.
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Kent Driscoll and Kirby ham are gone tell you guys about something we've never really covered too much on this podcast. I think you're going to like this one.
Jeff Smith, owner of Crappie Magnet, and John Godwin, from Duck Dynasty, are here to go over some Crappie Fishing Jargon that may help some of you to better understand what we're talking about when we use certain terms. We're always looking to help people get into the sport so if you have some terms you'd like us to cover in the future drop em in the comments for us!
John Mayo and Les Smith, two legends of the big four, sit down with us at the Crappie Compound to go over a highly effective summer time technique that these two gentlemen have spent a life time learning and fine tuning. This ones absolutely loaded with helpful tips and tricks to help put more fish in your boat during these hot summer months
Joe Floyd and John Harrison are two long time professionals who use side scan on a daily basis to locate crappie in different parts of their respective lakes. They sat down with Brad at the crappie compound to give you guys some tips on how to use one of the most useful tools on your boat.
Daniel White of Crappie Forever and Kent Driscoll of B'n'M' Poles are here to kick off the newest series of episodes brought to you guys from the beautiful Crappie Compound on Sardis Lake. Huge thanks to Mr. Les Smith for having us out here, we had a blast and hop you guys enjoy the episodes we got coming for you! Thanks guys. Make sure you hit that subscribe button if you haven't already!
Dan Dannenmeuller and Kirby Hamm are both very knowledgable members of the Garmin Pro Staff and they're hear to help you guys make sure that the unit you're buying is the right unit for you and to make sure you know how to use all the features the Live Scope has to offer.
Sam Heaton and Whitey Outlaw have been fishing tournaments since the very beginning. They've seen every advancement to the sport made in the last 40 years. Now they're going to tell you what they think of forward facing sonar as we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Mike and Tony Sheppard are back again this time to tell you guys how they go about finding and catching crappie after the spawn.
Russell Gates a.k.a "Slab Nasty" and TJ Shands are both highly skilled with a live scope and today they're going to spill the beans and help you guys put more fish in the boat this spring!
Tim Howell and John Mayo, two guides on Mississippi's big four core lakes, are here to help those of you who want to get away from forward facing sonar. These guys have been putting clients on fish spider rigging for a long time and are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to spring time crappie fishing with 8 poles out the front of the boat.
We've got our youngest guest ever here, along with a new face in the crappie world to teach you guys what they know about fishing for crappie from docks and piers.
Jeff Faulkenberry sat down with us at Grizzly Jig to give yall some helpful tips for catching crappie in the spring. Maybe even a few things you've never thought to try! Thanks for listening!
NO GUEST! Yeah.. things look a little strange without someone sitting in the middle. But this episode has been a long time in the making. Todd sits Brad down and interviews him on a technique that could help a lot of people put more fish in the boat WITHOUT LIVE SCOPE!!!
Two of the best to ever wet a line, Steve Coleman and Kent Driscoll, are going to give you some of their best tips to help you go from just being a crappie fisherman to being a GOOD crappie fisherman!
We got WSD and Jerry Hancock, two veterans crappie anglers, on this one to talk about the various mistakes they see and even some that they've made themselves in the pursuit of catching crappie! Tons of good info here, we hope yall enjoy!
On this one, Whitey and his son Matt Outlaw talk about the changes in crappie tournaments and crappie fishing as a whole since Whitey started fishing tournaments. They discuss how Whitey and other older folks in the tournament game have adapted to the changes. As well as what they see for the future.
Wesley Miller, owner and operator of Big Sasquatch Outdoors, out of Louisiana is here to tell y'all about his guide service and go over how he goes about catching these winter time crappie.
Eric Cagle, from Alabama and Scott Williams from Georgia are a couple dynamite crappie fishermen! On this episode they cover a little bit of everything from how they approached the Expo Tournament on Table Rock, to fishing for crappie in their home states, they even talk about how they each build brush piles to provide structure in their home lakes. This is a great episode you don't want to miss a second of!
The guys sit down with an absolute legend to discuss how tournament fishing has changed over the years; and Kevin holds nothing back!
Jerry Hancock and Paul O'bier won the Crappie Expo 2 years ago at Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO fishing deep water and standing timber. Well on this episode they're going to be talking about how you do that WITHOUT livescope! Y'all enjoy!
Jerry Thompson and Matt Loetscher from living the dream guide service out of Toledo Bend give us their process for creating their own structure. These guys put out more structure than anyone we know and they're so good at it that they can catch fish on them before it even hits the bottom.
The guys sit down with the "Crappie Ninja" Joe Partenza and Clint Pipes to give you a crash course on shooting docks to catch crappie.
We finally got Dan on the show! The morning after winning the $100k Mr. Crappie Tournament, we got Hayden and Dan to come sit down with us to talk about what their secret is to victory. As some of you may know these guys have been dominating all the tournament trails as of lately; and to bring home the big win in Branson sealed the deal! These guys are a force to be reckoned with and you're not going to want to miss a second of this one!
Daniel White and Gabe Sewell owners and founders of Crappie Forever sit down with Brad and Hayden to talk about crappie conservation and the steps they're taking to make sure crappie are around forever!
Daniel White and Gabe Sewell owners and founders of Crappie Forever sit down with Brad and Hayden to talk about crappie conservation and the steps they're taking to make sure crappie are around forever!
Fred Pittman and Torch Tindle tell it all when it comes to catching crappie on cranks in the summer time. Fred even paints his own custom crank baits. It's going to be a good one here folks!
Jerry Hancock and Kayle Ward both guide on Lake Fork in Texas; and, if you know anything about Lake Fork, you know its a deep timber lake. These guys are going to give you the scoop on how they catch deep water crappie with live scope, and how they caught them deep before livescope. Y'all enjoy!
Gary Whigham from Blackwater Marine is here to give y'all the rundown on what you need to know before you go in and buy a boat.
Barry Marrow and Robert "WSD" Robinson are both icons - legends, if you will - in the sport of crappie fishing. With years of success fishing tournaments, and countless hours fishing with clients, the two of these gentlemen are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to catching big crappie. From old school fishing to new livescope technology these guys are adaptable and very capable fishermen.
Dustin McDaniel, of GFB Outdoors, sat down with the guys in Grove, OK to teach you guys how to select the right bait for your style of fishing. From profile to color and every factor in between.
Todd and Brad put on a seminar in Grove, OK and took that opportunity to teach people a new way to catch fish on Grand Lake that has been severely under utilized! Great tips in this one, y'all enjoy!
Current world champion, Jeff Larch explains how he fine tunes his live scope to benefit the different styles he utilizes in order to put fish in the boat.
This is the first episode from Grove Oklahoma at the Midsouth Tackle, Hunting and Boat Show. Who better to start with than the man who runs the show Vance Montgomery of Vanmar Taxidermy and Outdoors.
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Blake Jackson, the new owner of Crappie Master's and Crappie USA, sat down with Brad and Todd to talk about to future of crappie tournaments!
To Honor 75 Years of B'n'M' history we had Kent Driscoll and Tony Hughes come on the show to give you guys some beginner tips for crappie fishing!
Tony Sheppard from Jenko Fishing and Tommy Ezell from Bone Head Tackle sit down with Brad to go over how to select the right color bait for the right style of fishing.
Dereck Martin the Owner of Top Hat Jigs and Matt England of England Expeditions sit down with Brad and teach you guys everything you need to know about fishing for midwest crappie. Not to mention, Top Hat Jig just released a smaller size in their Guppy Gobbler baits so you guys are going to want to check this one out!
Andrew Lamore and Lance Mansfield both spend their days setting up boats for different people, different fishing applications, different materials and different manufacturers. Everything is different and these guys will teach you the right way to go about installing your equipment so that it is mounted safely and securely. Andrew works for Corn Field Fishing Gear and Lance is the installer at Grizzly Jig; needless to say, these guys know what they're talking about. If you want to get ahold of them give em a call! Andrew: 217-304-1680 Lance: 573-333-9866
4 guides from 4 different areas sit down and give you everything you need to know before booking a guide trip. Tim and Shane are great guys and awesome guides.
If you want to book a trip with either of them give em a call or shoot them a text.
Tim (Mississippi): 662-251-5625
Shane (North Carolina): 336-978-3737
Two absolute legends of the sport sit down and put their heads together to give you their best advice when fishing for crappie on a new lake for the first time. These guys have 40+ years of tournament experience between them in different areas of the country; and they've both fished lakes all across the country. There is a ton of useful information in this one guys!
The one and only Jimmy Houston at The Grizzly Jig Spring Fishing Show in Caruthersville, MO
WSD and Landon Alberts, from K9 Fishing Line, sat down with the guys to talk, and eat, some crappie at the 2021 Crappie Expo in Shreveport, LA
Richard and Ashley Faulk have been fishing crappie tournaments together for years as a married couple and this time we sat down with them to talk about the challenges and the different advantages of working with your spouse to win tournaments.
Dan Johston and Ryan Teach from St. Croix rods sat down with us at the Crappie Expo to talk about why they were here and their decision to start designing their high quality fishing rods for crappie fishermen. Exciting stuff. Check them out at https://stcroixrods.com/
Jamie Anderson and Matt Thibault from Anderson Minnow Farm are here to break down their operation and fill you in on how they farm different species of bait fish, the obstacles involved with doing that, and how they are able to ship bait fish in almost all 50 states nation wide! https://andersonminnows.com/shop/
Bill Waller of Hook and Bullet Sunglasses and Mark Espinet from Zeiss sit down with the guys and talk about the newest glasses on the market that they have developed specifically to help you see your live scope better.
Bass Pro Edwin Evers and Wally Olczak sat down with Brad and Todd at the 2021 Crappie Expo and came to the conclusion that maybe we're not so different after all... Bass fishermen and Crappie fishermen that is... but we won't tell anyone if you won't! Thank you guys for watching/listening, we couldn't do any of this without you guys. And we want to wish all of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
Chris Holson and his dad, Junior Holson sit down with the guys and talk about how Redneck Rubbers came to be, how they come up with new names for their baits, and where they plan to take their product in the future.
Mike and Tony give you the details on the tournament and we talk about playing to your strengths when fishing tournaments. We also unveil some new products from Jenko!
Mark Ridl has been making some big changes, and believe me, it's more than just the name!
Dan Danenmeuller and Mike Jones, with help from developer, Matt Mullikin, have created a spectacular new website and mobile app for Visit Mississippi called Mississippi Crappie Trail. You can plan a trip to any of the great fisheries Mississippi has to offer, find guides, boat ramps, a place to stay and a bite to eat all from one source!
Jay Don Reeve and his wife Rhonda are holding a Jack & Jill benefit crappie tournament on Lake O' The Pines in Texas on October 23, 2021. This is to benefit the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Visit JackNJillClassic.com for more info You can also message Rhonda Reeve on Facebook.
They did it and we managed to scoop them up for just a minute to sit them down and talk about their week out on the Red River and what it took for them to take home first prize in the 2021 Mr. Crappie Invitational Tournament in Shreveport, LA.
Mark Griffith is a friend of ours we met over a year ago in Tupelo, Mississippi who's been doing a lot of research on a groundbreaking new species of hybrid crappie; and he's here, live from the 2021 Mississippi wildlife extravaganza, to tell us about it! Y'all enjoy!
At the 2021 Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza we filmed in front of a live audience. Our Friday show featured Eric Howard and Michael Nowell. Eric and his wife Lean have started an awesome group to get kids fishing called the Tropical Storm Kid's Club. This club is for kids ages 3-13.
Michael is president of Magnolia Crappie Club in Mississippi. Magnolia Crappie Club is one of the longest running clubs in the state, beginning in 1992, and is know for it's stiff competition.
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The guys get the scoop on summer patterns during those hot dog days of summer on the Barnett Reservoir. They also discuss Hayden's recent win in the Magnolia Crappie Club circuit and how to bring more young people to the sport of crappie fishing
Brad sits down to talk about one of his favorite ways to catch crappie, ESPECIALLY in the heat of the summer, with Travis Bunting and Chris Bushart. Both Chris and Travis are deadly with a crank bait but between the three of them they all do thing a little differently.
Brad sits down with Steve Coleman and Brian Shelton, a game warden for the state of Missouri to discuss conservation with the upgrades in technology, as well as fish behavior and the problems with Asian Carp.
Who better to tell you how to livescope Grenada Lake than 2 guides who spend literally every day out there on the water? These guys not only get to learn from using it themselves but they have to be able to help clients catch fish with it and so there isn't much these guys haven't seen. You guys should learn a lot from this one, hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!
Les, Brad, and Rick have all done their fair share of power trolling. On this episode they sit down and compare the different techniques and equipment they each use to suit their own personal styles.
Three guides who regularly fish the land of three pounders (Grenada Lake) talk about how important conservation is for maintaining the sport so that it can be enjoyed for generations to come!
Todd Huckabee and Chris Bushart sit down with Brad and break down one of the oldest tricks in the book, the ole trusty slip bobber!
First year in the new store was definitely one for the books! We managed to sit down with Wade and Lance Mansfield! These guys worked their tails off to get this store done in time for the show and let me just say... they blew my widest expectations out of the park! There's a bunch of great new products out there for 2021. Make sure you get over to Grizzly Jig's website and get you some! https://www.grizzlyjig.com/
Does the title not say it all?? Ronnie Spills some new live scope secrets including something or another about a 27 crappie rod! Y'all might want to take notes on this one!
Mark Shelton has competed in bass tournaments for years and is looking at making his way to our side of the fence, so we thought we'd sit him down and see what we was bringing to the table. Y'all go check this guy out. We're getting down to the end of our episodes from the 2020 Crappie Expo, after this week we've got one more episode from Branson and then we begin The Grizzly Jig 2021 series! Stay tuned and make sure you subscribe!
The guys sit down and talk with Zeke and John from The Bass Tank and go over some of the most common questions people ask about their live scope units and the most common issues people run into in the beginning! Whether you're new to live scope, want to get one and need more information, or a seasoned vet this is a must see episode!
This second episode with Matt features a ton of useful tips on fine tuning your skills with the Live Scope from one of the best there is at catching big fish in open water. Make sure you listen all the way through. There's too much good info here to miss out!
The guys finally get to sit down and catch up with Matthew Rogers. At only 23, Rogers is a big deal in this industry haven taken home a national championship as well as some other big name tournament victories against some of the biggest name in the sport of crappie fishing!
In part 2 we talk about baits, and the best set up for beginners trying to get into Hummingbird and Minn Kota products.
In part 1 the guys dive into how Jackie and Holly began fishing tournaments as a couple, and some of the obstacles they've faced in the boat together over the past 6 years.
The guys sit down with Eric Cagle, winner of the 2020 Crappie Master's National Championship. In part 2 breaks down how Eric went about winning the Crappie Master's National Championship!
The guys sit down with Eric Cagle, winner of the 2020 Crappie Master's National Championship. In part 1 Eric goes over their week at Table Rock lake leading up and during The 2020 Mr. Crappie Invitational Tournament in Branson, MO
We sat down with Jerry Hancock to discuss how he and his partner won the second ever Mr. Crappie Invitational Tournament in Branson, Missouri!
We sat down with Jerry Hancock to discuss how he and his partner won the second ever Mr. Crappie Invitational Tournament in Branson, Missouri!
This is it folks, the third and final part of our interview with Keith Meals. Keith is a wealth of knowledge and we really learned a lot from talking with him We hope you've all done the same! You're not going to want to miss a minute of this one!
Part 2 with Keith Meals is here! I hope you took notes on the last episode because this one is just as packed with awesome information! Make sure you tune in next Friday for Part 3, the Crappie Connection Summer Series 2020 Finale!
We learned so much from Keith that we had to break this one up into 3 parts! In the 30 minutes it takes to watch this, you're going to learn more about crappie than you ever thought you could in only a half hour!
Make sure to tune in for parts 2 and 3 in the weeks to come!
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The guys sit down in BC studios with Father/Son tournament anglers, Jason and, 14 year old, parker Eichwurtzle to discuss how they got into crappie fishing together and ways to get younger people involved in the sport.
We sat down in BC Studio to talk with the powerhouse father son duo Terry and Cole Stewart! We discuss how they got in to fishing tournaments together, how to get kids more interested in the sport, and we even talk about Terry's record breaking weight at The Magnolia Crappie Club Grenada Lake Championship!
We're at The Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in Tupelo, Mississippi with Vince Haygood. He tells us how he beats the heat in the summer by fishing at night. Make sure you watch all the way through, he's going to unveil one of the craziest live baits we ever heard of!
This is the final episode of this years Grizzly Jig Series! We had a blast as always this past January with everybody for The 2020 Grizzly Jig Spring Fishing Show! Since we went for round 2 at Grizzly Jig, we thought it only fair to give you guys round 2 with Charlie and Travis Bunting. These guys are 3 time National Champions and absolute powerhouses in the crappie fishing industry; and we wanted to know how they go about approaching a new lake for the first time. We touch on conservation, and of course, we had to find out what these guys thought about the Garmin Livescope one year later. We dive deep to discover the ins and outs of how such a game changing piece of equipment has changed tournaments for the Buntings.
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Tommy Ezell gives us his pro tips on how to catch big crappie in south east Texas; and we talk about going where few have ever gone before in a search for big crappie!
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Robert and Robby tell us how they use the Live Scope on Wister Lake in Oklahoma. Robert shares tips on manipulating baits to change up his presentation. And as expected we have a ball cutting up with these two great guys. You don't want to miss a minute of this one.
Joel Harris gives us the run down on sidepulling for big crappie on Pickwick Lake, and Jason McDuffie gives us a history lesson on how B'n'M became one of the industry's leading rod manufacturers; as well as what's to come from B'n'M Rods.
Jerry Hancock gives us the run down on what it takes to catch crappie on Lake Fork and Lake O' the Pines in east Texas.
Blake Phillips, of Gill Reaper Lures, sits down with the guys to talk about his latest revolution in Crappie Jigs. He's cut a hole in the eye to hold your crappie niblet, or any scented paste to help you catch more crappie.
Vexus President and grandson of legendary boat manufacturer Forrest Wood, Keith Daffron sits down with us to talk about the short history of Vexus Boats and lays out some of what they did to engineer a best in class crappie fishing boat.
At the Oklahoma City Boat, RV, and Tackle show, the guys sat down with Josh Johnston, a local biologist from the Oklahoma department of wildlife, and got his take on the behavior of crappie. This is a very informative episode you do not want to miss out on this information!
The Crappie Connection sat down with Dillon Hackler at the OKC boat, RV and tackle show to talk about how to become a better live scoper and how he incorporates the live scope into his guide service
We asked you the viewers to send in your questions on Facebook and you guys delivered! So we sat down with Todd Huckabee and Robert Carlile and asked them your questions!
Our first official episode of 2020! Coming at you from the Oklahoma RV boat and tackle show, we sat down with Ruben Flores who hand ties his own jigs and man they are awesome! Y'all check him out and get yourself some of these jigs! You will not regret it!
Jason Young, from The Bass Tank, sits down with the guys at the Crappie Expo and discuses how to fine tune the Garmin Livescope and how he uses it for Ice fishing.
The Guys sit down with Dan Dannenmuller from Crappie Now live at the Crappie Expo in Hot Springs Arkansas.
The Crappie Connection sits down with tournament angler Brian Young and talks about how he got into the sport of crappie fishing. He tells about how he started his guide service out in Oklahoma and him and the guys do what they do best.... talk crappie fishing!
The Crappie Connection sits down with tournament anglers, Robert Carlile and Brad Block. Robert, who has just taken home the Crappie Master's National Championship this past weekend at Grenada Lake, discusses how he got into tournament fishing; as well as some of his thoughts going into the National Championships. Brad Block, who also fished the National Championship with Carlile, talks about his plan going in the championships and tells us all about "Rods for Warriors".
Brad and Justin sit down with long time crappie angler, Gary Rowe, from Oklahoma. This episode was filmed in the conference room of the Bass Pro Shops store in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
The guys are in Tulsa, Oklahoma to sit down with Gary Dollahon and George Toalson from Bobby Garland Baits and discuss the company and its history; as well as, how they go about picking new baits.
The Crappie Connection sits down with "Mr. Crappie", Wally Marshall, at the 2019 Grizzly Jig Spring Fishing Show.
Josh Jones covering his story with the Garmin Livescope. We discuss baits, rod setup, livescope and his style of hunting for huge crappie!
The owner of Crappie Masters, Mike Vallentine, sits down with us and talks about how he goes about making the tough decisions when planning a new tournament season. He discusses his process in deciding new lakes to fish; as well as, the direction Crappie Master's is headed in the future.
Ken Myers and Mark Taylor at Bass Pro shops during the ACT tournament at the Ross Barnett Reservoir.
See what owner, Matt Morgan, talks about how The American Crappie Trail started and what his future plans are! We talk with his good friend and tournament partner Kent Watson and of course the legend, Sam Heaton.