Looking for bait for crappie? Our experts ranked the best crappie lures from spinners to crankbaits to pre-rigged shad.

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first ...

Almost every veteran crappie catcher can recount times when he was catching fish just as fast as he could toss out a yellow jig, when suddenly, for no apparent reason, the fishing went bust ...

Here in Idaho, small jigs are most commonly used to target the big three panfish species: crappie, bluegill and perch. They can be used to jig vertically from a boat in deeper water, fished under ...

Want to know how to catch crappie in any season? Follow our ultimate guide for the gear and tactics you need for crappie fishing.