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.

To catch a crappie you have to properly present a lure, or bait, at the right depth, detect the strike, and get the fish into your hands. Your fishing line plays an important role in each one of those ...

The spring fishing season is here, and anglers have to be ready when the fish are biting by spooling their spinning and casting reels with fresh, dependable fishing line. (D'Arcy Egan / The Plain ...

Having the best fishing line is often the most overlooked piece of the fishing-paraphernalia puzzle, yet, it’s definitely the most important item in any angler’s arsenal. After all, it’s the only ...

Hundreds of different fishing line types, brands, sizes, diameters, properties, and strengths (pound tests) can make selecting one difficult. But fishing line can be broken down logically according to ...

I am unashamedly nonchalant when it comes to selecting braided fishing lines. Every time I respool a reel with a braid, I switch up the brand, mostly out of curiosity. Each company claims to have the ...

Fall hunting seasons are about to jump into full swing. Just don’t make the mistake of stashing that crappie fishing gear in a spot where you can’t get to it in pretty short order. You could miss out ...