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Veteran crappie angler Jeff Williams said during the springtime across the Upstate of South Carolina, everyone is a crappie ...

Sometimes, agonizing over the perfect reel to pair with a technique-specific rod is fun. Other times, you want to buy a complete setup and go fishing. That’s where a crappie combo comes in handy. It’s ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

Water level is 7.36 feet low and fairly clear. Water temperature in the low 80s. Crappie guide Blake Ostrich says fishing has been good around brush piles in 15 to 22 feet, mostly minnows. Look for a ...