This was the toughest decision we've had to make in a long, long time. I'm talking about picking a winner in the Crappie.com/Good Deed "Story" contest. Some of the stories brought laughter and some brought tears. They were awesome, and it made me feel like Crappie.com members truly have made positive impacts on many peoples lives.

I want to thank each and every one of you that submitted a story. I consider you all winners. And as such, I will be sending each of you that submitted an actual entry a little prize. More about that later.

Now for the winner of the “Eight Driftmaster Crappie Stalkers”.

Drum roll please. The winner is:
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Here's the pic of the winners with their prize money.


1st- BRM/OleBlue.......11.35.....1.84
2nd- BigBlue/Jerknmeat....10.66....1.81
3rd- Paul/Liz Hicks......9.89......1.86
4th- Rees/Ducker.......9.76......1.78 ...

We fished all weekend long just south of town in 80 to 120 feet of water. We worked near the commercial fishing nets both inside and out. We had some good luck targeting fish in the upper 15 feet of water using the small orange dodger and flies ...

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Join me for a day on the water as I take my Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5 kayak out for some great fishing action. Smallmouth bass, northern pike, and crappies are all willing to hit my bait as I make my way through one of Michigan's beautiful ...

With the winds blowing out of the east and south east Saturday evening, and knowing that the waters would be stained brown from all the recent rains, I really didn’t expect much as I put my fishing gear in my kayak and headed out for a short scouting paddle to try and could located a few crappies or bluegills. I had 3 specific locations in mind that have produced decent panfish shortly after ice out on a regular basis over the past 8 ...

It’s apparent that Mother Nature seems to be toying with anglers this year. Torrential thundershowers have blanketed most of the South filling rivers and reservoirs with muddy water while a late snow storm has driven water temperatures below normal. The effects are challenging even for seasoned crappie fishing guides like Todd Huckabee.



“Where I am fishing crappie are moving from the spawning areas ...

Left the house at 330 this morning to head to Sardis for a little population control. Drove threw a downpour until about Southaven and man was I glad to see it stop as we finally got south of it.

We put the poles ...