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The recent Magnolia Crappie Club Grenada tournament was won by Monty Blount and Mike Rainer of Jackson. Their best seven weighed over 14 pounds. As Big As They Grow
May 2008
We all have our favorite pastimes and hobbies. Golf, gardening, pitching horseshoes, family picnics, hunting and fishing are all good outdoorsy things to do, don’t you think?

Barry and Tony Warnock of Vicksburg boated these slabs during a Magnolia Crappie Club tournament on Grenada. Flat-lining still works on crappie
March 2008
Funny how things have evolved in crappie fishing, isn’t it? I mean, if you’re like me, you’ve tried lots of different things to catch a white perch.

George Smith and Andy Anderson, both of Laurel, made a fine catch of “river-rising” crappie on Chotard/Albermarle in late December. Master caster Smith caught most of their fish from the back of the boat throwing a two-jig set-up on a Zebco 33. The lake level was rising over 2 feet on the day they caught 46 slabs.
Rising river doesn’t cancel bets
February 2008
It’s been a year since we began this column. I wondered aloud 12 months ago how long it’d take me to run out of words or ways to talk about crappie fishing.

Can’t catch slab crappie in the wintertime? Then you’re not really trying. The author helped fill this box during a January trip to Chotard while fishing 27 feet of water. Get colorful and go deep this month
January 2008
Well, are you about all “holidayed” out? Had enough of those out-of-town, “I-thought-they’d-never-leave” relatives? Have you eaten all the smoked turkey and sugar-cured ham you care to for a while?

Hugh Krutz and Steve Stevenson show off the new Bait Pump and a couple of nice Chotard crappie. Some crappie lakes heat up in winter
December 2007
National Crappie Champions — who ever heard of such? You can do that?

Brothers Jimmy and Ricky Smith of Brookhaven love cool weather tournaments and big slab crappie. This month kicks off fishing season
October 2007
Hot dog! October is finally here!

Jim McKay enjoyed watching crappie bite his baits during an autumn trip to Chotard. Crappie bites send messages to anglers
September 2007
Crappie bite funny sometimes. My focus this month is the actual crappie bite itself. I want to focus on what the fish are telling us with the way they bite. Now pay attention, you may learn something.

Shelton Culpepper, a.k.a. “Albemarle Almighty,” dangles straight jigs over deep structure to fill ice chests this time of year. Wise anglers take advantage of heat
August 2007
Question: What happens to crappie and crappie fishermen when the hottest days of the summer hit?

This Barnett crappie was caught on a 3-inch deep-diving crankbait. These lures become much more effective for slab crappie during the summer months. Crappie are going crankbait crazy
July 2007
Just call me the “weatherman,” because like the weatherman, I can tell you what happened yesterday better than I can predict what may happen tomorrow.

Hugh Krutz of Brandon and Steve Stevenson of Jackson show off a couple of huge Grenada slabs after winning this spring’s Magnolia Crappie Club event. Some gimmicks work, others don’t
June 2007
I’ll try anything to catch a crappie. I admit it. When it comes to crappie gear, I’m a crappie-a-holic. I mean, I’m the first and sometimes the only one I know to buy and try the latest gimmick that claims to catch crappie.






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