The Crappie Connection

John Harrison and John Mayo are two guys that have been crappie fishing their entire lives. And if there is one style of fishing they're both well known for, it's wading for crappie in the spring!

Clay Gann and Duh - Stache McDaniels are on this one to talk with Brad about the importance of boat control for nearly all techniques of crappie fishing and give you some tips on how to improve your boat control.

Brad Whitehead and Tim Howell are on this one to talk about how they use live scope to help them catch more fish TROLLING in the spring time!

Kayle Ward is a wiz when it comes to live scope settings! The guy has spent countless hours on the water toying with the settings on his unit and now he knows what works and what doesn't and he's here to help save you guys some time figuring your unit out too!

Brad, along with the help of Mr. Torch Tindle, teach ole Duh Stache how to long line for spring crappie. And we home you guys at home learn something too!

Brian Young from Eufaula, OK, as well as Dustin "Duh-Stache" McDaniels, are on this one to help you guys figure out how to find fish on a new body of water in the spring time!

With a combined 60 years experience these two guys have seen a lot! Steve Coleman and Jeff Riddle are on this one to tell you guys some of the biggest mistakes they see people making in the early days of the spawn.

Dan Dannenmueller and Dustin "Duh-Stache" McDaniels are here to tell you guys what signs to look for to know if the fish n your area are spawning. It's almost that time of year!

Two of the best in the jig tying business, Jim Churchill and Eric Massey are on the show to teach you guys the basics of hand tied crappie jigs.

Mark Ridl and John Harrison are here to help you guys decide the best way to mount your Garmin transducer to best suit your needs. It all depends on your style of fishing so John's going to give it to you from the fisherman's perspective and Mark is coming from the perspective of a manufacturer who listens to his customers and helps make sure you get what you need!

Tim Howell and Jeff Jowers are two awesome crappie guides from Down South, that using live scope to cast at open water fish.

Nick Whitten of Florida and Mike Ellis of East Mississippi are on this time to talk about fishing for crappie in Lilly Pads and other live vegetation.

Lee Pitts and Gary Dollahon sit down with Brad to discuss choosing the right Bobby Garland bait for crappie fishing in different times of year and for different techniques.

Brad and Gabe Sewell, of Crappie Forever, sit down with Kevin Dockendorf, a biologist from the coastal plains of North Carolina, to ask him questions about how to help conserve the resource.

Caleb Hensley and Joel Harris talk with Brad about fishing creek banks in the late fall and winter months.

David McWilliams and Shane Walser have been Long Line Trolling almost as long as Brad, who as many of you know, has made a career, and won many tournaments using this very technique. It's a great way to kick back, relax and enjoy a day of fishing WITHOUT LIVE SONAR!

You've seen these guys on here before if you watch our show regularly. John Harrison and Joe Floyd are quite the dynamic duo and we got these guys on today to explain how to identify crappie on your livescope screen.

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Kent Driscoll and Steve Coleman sat down with Brad at the Crappie Compound to talk about ways to build your own structure to not only help you catch fish but help benefit the fish within the body of water.

Kris Mann and John Harrison are experts on vertical jigging standing timber and they're here today to tell you guys how they do it.

John Harrison and Mark Ridl sit down with Brad to talk about the different ways to mount your electronics and the wide variety of products Corn Field Fishing Gear offers to help you get your boat set up for your style of fishing. Visit their website at https://cornfieldfishinggear.com/

Kent Driscoll and Kirby ham are gone tell you guys about something we've never really covered too much on this podcast. I think you're going to like this one.

Jeff Smith, owner of Crappie Magnet, and John Godwin, from Duck Dynasty, are here to go over some Crappie Fishing Jargon that may help some of you to better understand what we're talking about when we use certain terms. We're always looking to help people get into the sport so if you have some terms you'd like us to cover in the future drop em in the comments for us!

John Mayo and Les Smith, two legends of the big four, sit down with us at the Crappie Compound to go over a highly effective summer time technique that these two gentlemen have spent a life time learning and fine tuning. This ones absolutely loaded with helpful tips and tricks to help put more fish in your boat during these hot summer months

Joe Floyd and John Harrison are two long time professionals who use side scan on a daily basis to locate crappie in different parts of their respective lakes. They sat down with Brad at the crappie compound to give you guys some tips on how to use one of the most useful tools on your boat.

Daniel White of Crappie Forever and Kent Driscoll of B'n'M' Poles are here to kick off the newest series of episodes brought to you guys from the beautiful Crappie Compound on Sardis Lake. Huge thanks to Mr. Les Smith for having us out here, we had a blast and hop you guys enjoy the episodes we got coming for you! Thanks guys. Make sure you hit that subscribe button if you haven't already!

Dan Dannenmeuller and Kirby Hamm are both very knowledgable members of the Garmin Pro Staff and they're hear to help you guys make sure that the unit you're buying is the right unit for you and to make sure you know how to use all the features the Live Scope has to offer.

Sam Heaton and Whitey Outlaw have been fishing tournaments since the very beginning. They've seen every advancement to the sport made in the last 40 years. Now they're going to tell you what they think of forward facing sonar as we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Mike and Tony Sheppard are back again this time to tell you guys how they go about finding and catching crappie after the spawn.

Russell Gates a.k.a "Slab Nasty" and TJ Shands are both highly skilled with a live scope and today they're going to spill the beans and help you guys put more fish in the boat this spring!

Tim Howell and John Mayo, two guides on Mississippi's big four core lakes, are here to help those of you who want to get away from forward facing sonar. These guys have been putting clients on fish spider rigging for a long time and are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to spring time crappie fishing with 8 poles out the front of the boat.

We've got our youngest guest ever here, along with a new face in the crappie world to teach you guys what they know about fishing for crappie from docks and piers.

Jeff Faulkenberry sat down with us at Grizzly Jig to give yall some helpful tips for catching crappie in the spring. Maybe even a few things you've never thought to try! Thanks for listening!

NO GUEST! Yeah.. things look a little strange without someone sitting in the middle. But this episode has been a long time in the making. Todd sits Brad down and interviews him on a technique that could help a lot of people put more fish in the boat WITHOUT LIVE SCOPE!!!

Two of the best to ever wet a line, Steve Coleman and Kent Driscoll, are going to give you some of their best tips to help you go from just being a crappie fisherman to being a GOOD crappie fisherman!

We got WSD and Jerry Hancock, two veterans crappie anglers, on this one to talk about the various mistakes they see and even some that they've made themselves in the pursuit of catching crappie! Tons of good info here, we hope yall enjoy!

On this one, Whitey and his son Matt Outlaw talk about the changes in crappie tournaments and crappie fishing as a whole since Whitey started fishing tournaments. They discuss how Whitey and other older folks in the tournament game have adapted to the changes. As well as what they see for the future.

Wesley Miller, owner and operator of Big Sasquatch Outdoors, out of Louisiana is here to tell y'all about his guide service and go over how he goes about catching these winter time crappie.

Eric Cagle, from Alabama and Scott Williams from Georgia are a couple dynamite crappie fishermen! On this episode they cover a little bit of everything from how they approached the Expo Tournament on Table Rock, to fishing for crappie in their home states, they even talk about how they each build brush piles to provide structure in their home lakes. This is a great episode you don't want to miss a second of!

The guys sit down with an absolute legend to discuss how tournament fishing has changed over the years; and Kevin holds nothing back!

Jerry Hancock and Paul O'bier won the Crappie Expo 2 years ago at Table Rock Lake in Branson, MO fishing deep water and standing timber. Well on this episode they're going to be talking about how you do that WITHOUT livescope! Y'all enjoy!

Jerry Thompson and Matt Loetscher from living the dream guide service out of Toledo Bend give us their process for creating their own structure. These guys put out more structure than anyone we know and they're so good at it that they can catch fish on them before it even hits the bottom.

The guys sit down with the "Crappie Ninja" Joe Partenza and Clint Pipes to give you a crash course on shooting docks to catch crappie.

We finally got Dan on the show! The morning after winning the $100k Mr. Crappie Tournament, we got Hayden and Dan to come sit down with us to talk about what their secret is to victory. As some of you may know these guys have been dominating all the tournament trails as of lately; and to bring home the big win in Branson sealed the deal! These guys are a force to be reckoned with and you're not going to want to miss a second of this one!

Daniel White and Gabe Sewell owners and founders of Crappie Forever sit down with Brad and Hayden to talk about crappie conservation and the steps they're taking to make sure crappie are around forever!

Fred Pittman and Torch Tindle tell it all when it comes to catching crappie on cranks in the summer time. Fred even paints his own custom crank baits. It's going to be a good one here folks!

Jerry Hancock and Kayle Ward both guide on Lake Fork in Texas; and, if you know anything about Lake Fork, you know its a deep timber lake. These guys are going to give you the scoop on how they catch deep water crappie with live scope, and how they caught them deep before livescope. Y'all enjoy!

Gary Whigham from Blackwater Marine is here to give y'all the rundown on what you need to know before you go in and buy a boat.

Barry Marrow and Robert "WSD" Robinson are both icons - legends, if you will - in the sport of crappie fishing. With years of success fishing tournaments, and countless hours fishing with clients, the two of these gentlemen are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to catching big crappie. From old school fishing to new livescope technology these guys are adaptable and very capable fishermen.

Dustin McDaniel, of GFB Outdoors, sat down with the guys in Grove, OK to teach you guys how to select the right bait for your style of fishing. From profile to color and every factor in between.