Sometimes, the “best” combo can change multiple times on a single fishing trip, and comparing a surf-fishing bait rod to a lure-casting crappie rig is like the cliché ... and fished live bait from the ...

But I also discovered that catching the biggest crappies — and consistently getting bit in tougher conditions — meant getting a little pickier about crappie bait selection. After years of fishing for ...

Jighead minnows. A-rigs, Chatterbaits and Senkos are good bets. Look for good numbers to push shallow this week. Matsubu says crappie fishing has been hit or miss. Shallow bite should get ...

spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Farther south, fish are moving into creeks, around docks and shallow rock. Also some staging fish to be found on forward sonar. Crappie are moving shallow with last ...