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The Crappie Connection

Pro fisherman, Brad Chappell puts it all out on the table and gives you everything you need to know about the sport of Crappie fishing. He sits down to talk with some of the best to ever wet a line and some of the manufacturers that help make the sport possible. Brad goes above and beyond to give you the best information available. The Crappie Connection is perfect for those long road trips to the lake. Get your fill of what's new in the Crappie world right here!
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Episodes

Trolling for Spring Crappie

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!

Apr 03, 202431 min

What You Are Seeing on Live Scope

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!

Apr 02, 202437 min

Long Line Trolling Spring Crappie

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!

Apr 02, 202424 min

How to Find Crappie in the Spring

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!

Mar 13, 202428 min

Pre Spawn Mistakes

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.

Mar 12, 202423 min

Looking for Signs the Crappie are Spawning

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!

Feb 28, 202423 min

Learn the Basics of Tying a Crappie Jig

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.

Feb 22, 202433 min

Best Garmin Livescope Mount

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!

Feb 14, 202425 min

Casting Crappie Jigs

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

Jan 17, 202440 min

Crappie Fishing in Lilly Pads

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.

Jan 04, 202429 min

How to Choose the Right Crappie Jig

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.

Dec 21, 202335 min

Crappie Facts

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.

Dec 07, 202359 min

Catching Crappie in the Creeks

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

Nov 29, 202327 min

How to Long Line Troll For Crappie

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!

Nov 09, 202340 min

Identifying Crappie on Live Scope

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.

Oct 25, 202329 min

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Oct 11, 202325 min

Making Your Own Honey Hole to Catch Crappie

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.

Sep 27, 202325 min

Choosing The Right Mount For Your Crappie Fishing Boat

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/

Sep 13, 202339 min

Drop-Shot Fishing for Crappie

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.

Aug 17, 202331 min

Crappie Terminology

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!

Aug 15, 202336 min

Power Trolling For Summer Time Crappie

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

Jul 19, 202322 min

Using Side Scan to Locate Crappie

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.

Jul 19, 202324 min

Tagging Crappie to have Crappie Forever

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!

Jun 22, 202325 min

Secrets to Live Scope

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.

May 17, 202337 min

Forward Facing Sonar: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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

May 03, 202326 min

Catching Post Spawn Crappie

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

Apr 26, 202318 min

Spider Rigging for Shallow Spring Time Crappie

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.

Apr 05, 202331 min

Fishing for Crappie off of Docks and Piers

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.

Mar 29, 202316 min
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