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Brad Chappell and Justin Berry sit down to discuss the vast world of Crappie Fishing!

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    • Apr 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 158 EPISODES

    4.8 from 161 ratings Listeners of Crappie Connection that love the show mention: super informative, guys, good, show, love, great.


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    The Crappie Connection podcast is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in crappie fishing. Hosted by knowledgeable and experienced anglers, this podcast offers invaluable tips, advice, and insights that can greatly enhance your crappie fishing skills. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced angler, there's something for everyone in this show.

    One of the best aspects of The Crappie Connection podcast is the wealth of information it provides. The hosts cover a wide range of topics related to crappie fishing, including techniques, equipment, bait selection, seasonal patterns, and more. They delve deep into each topic, providing detailed explanations and practical tips that can be easily applied on the water. The hosts' passion for crappie fishing shines through in every episode, making the content engaging and enjoyable to listen to.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its inclusive approach. The hosts do not bash any particular segment of crappie anglers or any other species-specific anglers. Instead, they embrace all types of anglers and seek to share knowledge that benefits everyone. This creates a positive and welcoming atmosphere within the show where listeners can feel comfortable asking questions and seeking advice.

    However, one potential downside to The Crappie Connection podcast is its technical aspect. Some episodes have split audio channels with different voices on each side. While this may not be an issue for some listeners who use both earbuds or headphones, it can be inconvenient for those who prefer to listen with only one earbud in. Having the full conversation in both audio channels would greatly improve the listening experience for these individuals.

    In conclusion, The Crappie Connection podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in crappie fishing. With its wealth of information, inclusive approach, and passionate hosts, this show offers a valuable resource for anglers at all levels of experience. Despite minor technical issues with audio channels splitting conversations between left and right, the overall quality and content of this podcast make it well worth a listen.



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    Planer Board Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 28:30


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    A Beginner's Guide to Crappie Poles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 19:24


    https://www.bnmpoles.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorWVK2hlEVk8h6UdNkNqD5Mu6VGh39y3J3g-HvKb92WxkDUYVTl 

    Crappie Fishing with Slip Bobbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 23:34


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    Is Trolling for Crappie Still Alive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 25:42


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    Developing New Crappie Baits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 31:10


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    Sizes and Profiles of Bobby Garland Crappie Baits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 31:18


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    Crappie Fishing on a New Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 30:30


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    How to Control Your Boat Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:40


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    If You Lose Your Electronics, What Are You Doing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 42:47


    If you lost your live scope while out on the water? Or God forbid all your electronics went out, what would you do? Pack it up and go home? Well if not Todd and Jerry have some ways to still put fish in the boat. Jerry Hancock: https://www.facebook.com/Hancockguideservice  Todd Huckabee: https://www.facebook.com/protoddhuckabee 

    Crappie Fishing on the Creek Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 33:40


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    How to Improve with Livescope

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 41:40


    TJ Shands: https://www.facebook.com/slingeminguideservice Levi Bennett:  https://www.facebook.com/BennettFishing 

    Does Scent Help Catch More Crappie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 27:15


    Kris Mann and Frank "The Tank" Haidusek sit down to answer an age old question.

    How Different Crappie Lakes Have Different Personalities

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 39:21


    AG&F Biologist and Crappie Club Team Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 38:41


    AG&F Biologist Ryan Mozisek and Lake Chicot Crappie Club Terry AlpeTeam up to take Lake Chicot to the next level for Fishermen.

    Catching Fall Crappie Brad Whitehead and Clay Blair

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 37:01


    How Hayden Jefferies Catches Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 36:35


    Crappie Fishing with The Outlaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 29:32


    The one and only Whitey Outlaw! 

    Building Structure on Kentucky Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 31:54


    Dean McCoy is one of countless folks throughout the year to build his own structure to catch crappie on Kentucky Lake. He's here to tell you guys how he builds his and maybe give you some tips on how you could do this on your home lake too.

    Crappie Biology on Kentucky Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 37:46


    Building Structure to Catch Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 37:20


    Eric Cagle is the man to ask when it comes to building your own honey hole to catch crappie.

    Talking Crappie with John Godwin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 22:10


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    Crappie in the Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 39:02


    We're going to finish off the Grizzly Jig series with some Summer time tid-bits from Matt England and Dustin McDaniel!

    Summer Crappie on Planer Boards

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 14:13


    Jason Julien is the owner/operator of Church Tackle and he's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to using these planer boards to get your lines away from the boat

    Breaking Down New Water

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 50:31


    Jerry Hancock and Travis Decker, the old school and the new kid on the block, they're both going to go over how they break down and brand new body of water for the first time. 

    Post Spawn Crappie Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 23:28


    Muddy Water Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 24:58


    Tony Sheppard and Tony Hughes: both guides on Kentucky Lake, both fantastic fishermen! They're here to talk about fishing for crappie in muddy water during the spring!  

    Bobbers Catch Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 27:00


    Kent Driscoll and Preston Cleary are here to teach you guys how they catch crappie with slip bobbers in the spring time

    Different Techniques to Catch Spring Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 35:07


    Best of both world, a Mississippi boy and an Alabama boy (Eric Cagle and Patrick Stone) here to talk about the different ways to catch crappie in the spring time.

    Wading for Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 35:37


    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!

    Boat Control Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 23:46


    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.

    Trolling for Spring Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 30:30


    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!

    What You Are Seeing on Live Scope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 37:03


    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!

    Long Line Trolling Spring Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 23:38


    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!

    How to Find Crappie in the Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 27:35


    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!

    Pre Spawn Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 22:51


    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.

    Looking for Signs the Crappie are Spawning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 23:26


    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!

    Learn the Basics of Tying a Crappie Jig

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 33:11


    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. 

    Best Garmin Livescope Mount

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 25:24


    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!

    Casting Crappie Jigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 40:01


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

    Crappie Fishing in Lilly Pads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 29:11


    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.

    How to Choose the Right Crappie Jig

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 35:25


    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.

    Crappie Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 58:34


    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.

    Catching Crappie in the Creeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 26:34


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

    How to Long Line Troll For Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 40:17


    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!

    Identifying Crappie on Live Scope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 28:38


    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.

    Brand New Hook and Bullet Sunglasses Available Now! *COUPON CODE*

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 25:15


    This episode has been quite a while in the making, but we are proud to help the fine folks over at Hook and Bullet Purpose Built Optics announce their newest line of glasses. Bill and Rob are here to tell you all about them!   Hook and Bullet Website: www.Hookandbullet.life Enter coupon code: Crappieconnection15 for 15% off at checkout

    Making Your Own Honey Hole to Catch Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 24:40


    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.

    How to Fish for Crappie on Standing Timber

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 38:07


    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.

    Choosing The Right Mount For Your Crappie Fishing Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 39:09


    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/

    Drop-Shot Fishing for Crappie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 30:33


    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.

    Crappie Terminology

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 36:08


    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!

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