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.

Today’s crappie lures come in a vast array of sizes, colors, patterns and actions. And that’s a good thing, because you never know where you’ll find these nomadic fish and what will trip their trigger ...

» While Pat Way and Bryan Duncan have proved they can hold their own with trolling tackle, Way said he's much more comfortable fly fishing for the lake's smallmouth bass and lunker-size crappies. » In ...

Catching fish is more fun than buying fishing lures…most of the time. But in all seriousness, owning several types of fishing lures opens up a world of tactics beyond the bobbers and live bait most of ...

With water temperatures finally starting to feel like fall, it’s time for Alabama anglers to break out their crappie poles, minnow buckets and fly-weight jigs and head for the favorite haunts if the ...