Fishing is more than just harvesting a mess of crappie. Words bring other meanings to life.

Since I was a young boy, I have loved books. It is quite natural that this is so, for my mother was a librarian. Every day she brought home a new book for me to read. This continued from the time I was six until I was well into my teens. On those rare occasions when she was unable to do this, I felt neglected until I got my next literary ...

Every now and then something comes to market in the fishing world that astounds me. I mean it literally blows my mind. Well guess what; the MinnKota Ulterra Trolling motor did and does just that. The idea of not having to stow or deploy a trolling motor seems like something you’d see on Star Trek. Using a remote ...

Every so often I like to try something new; today’s test was nothing new. I’ve used 16’ BGJP’s (Bucks Graphite Jig Pole) as my spider-rigging and longlining poles for some time. Sometimes when something is working you try to perfect it even more. That was the case today at Sardis; I broke the tip on one of my 16’ poles. I always carry ...

Very clear water conditions are again allowing for some great Kansas underwater video opportunities. While working at Milford Reservoir yesterday John Reinke, KDWPT Fisheries Biologist at the lake, asked me to fire up the GoPro camera again as he had something in mind. We thought we were ...

Many anglers stop targeting crappie on the St. Johns River once April rolls around. The spawn has ended and the easy crappie fishing has past. Crappie fishing pros Whitey Outlaw and his fishing partner Mike Parrott have some advice for the pessimists that think the fishing is over.


Outlaw and Parrott are frequent competitors on the Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters All American Tournament Trail. They have a long tradition of winning between them. They were recently named 2014 Angler Team of the year after accumulating more points than anyone else in the history of Crappie Masters.


Both anglers were in Florida for an outdoor writers camp presented by Outlaw. The West Volusia Tourism Advertising Authority hosted the event that began April 7th and ended April 11. Base camp for the 2015 St. Johns River Writers Camp was the outstanding facilities at Hontoon ...

He pulls the string tight and aims. When he releases, the projectile swiftly flies towards its target.

Barry Morrow enjoys bow hunting for deer, but on this occasion the string he is using is fishing line and the projectile is a plastic grub and jighead combo. Instead of a big buck, Morrow is targeting slab-size crappie under boat docks.

“Dock shooting” is one of the most effective tactics for catching crappies tucked up in the shady areas of piers ...

I often wonder what I would be in life if my dad and uncles wouldn’t have taught me about the great outdoors; fishing, hunting and how to respect nature. It’s scary. It’s the same feeling I get when I see kids getting in trouble at such a young age and ruin the rest of their lives. Somebody in their lives needed to do what ...