Best Crappie show in a long time!

Since Bill Bob didn't like my worst Fishing TV show review...here is one of the Best Fishing TV shows we have seen Lately!
As I stated before, like him or not, Bill Dance has some informative shows.
We just watched one today called "All about Crappie" on the Outdoor network! He was float fishing small plastics in cold water.
My son and I agreed, this was one of the most informative Crappie shows in a long time...Bill talked about everything, he even knew the difference between Black and White Crappie. They showed cover, Diagrams of the fishing, techniques, temps, differences between white and black Crappie etc...and he still managed to slide in his ads. This show got an A++ from my 17 year old son for information!
Check it out and see if you agree....

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love Bill Dance one of the last great ones and his shows are usually very informative, i do get tired of all the bass fishing in small lakes but love the crappie and catfish programs. And although i dont get the out dorr channel i do almost all of my crappie fishing in the winter, when lakes arent flooded or frozen part way.

As we dropped out direct tv because they got out of hand on the price we don't get outdoor network ( just get antenna tv) ,really wish they put some of this stuff on dvd.

I watched that show, but didn't see anything much different than other Crappie fishing shows that he's done. One thing I did notice, that he never mentioned, was that he was using a weedless jighead (fiber brush style weedguard). Considering that he was fishing right over top of standing timber, and likely had the jig at the depth level of some of the tops of those trees, it probably did help keep his jig from getting snagged in those tree tops.
I've seen several of his shows when he's been fishing for Crappie, and all of them I can remember had him fishing a float/jig. I can't remember seeing any of him casting a jig alone ... though I think he did mention that he wasn't getting bit doing so on this show.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

I watched that show, but didn't see anything much different than other Crappie fishing shows that he's done. One thing I did notice, that he never mentioned, was that he was using a weedless jighead (fiber brush style weedguard). Considering that he was fishing right over top of standing timber, and likely had the jig at the depth level of some of the tops of those trees, it probably did help keep his jig from getting snagged in those tree tops.
I've seen several of his shows when he's been fishing for Crappie, and all of them I can remember had him fishing a float/jig. I can't remember seeing any of him casting a jig alone ... though I think he did mention that he wasn't getting bit doing so on this show.

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Yep, he said this was the only way they'd bite since the water was so cold...he said they weren't chasing anything.
He showed Diagrams of how he was fishing the tree tops.
I Saved the show and since schools were closed Monday, played it for my son and 5 of his football/fishing friends.
They all were asking questions and interested in the points he was making...that was good!!!
Then I played the "Worst Fishing show on TV" for them...their opinions were the same as mine...they just laughed and made even more fun of him!
A couple years back, Hook-n-Look did a Crappie show that had Amazing shots of cover and strikes on different lures, it showed Crappie sniffing lures, sucking them in and spitting them out (without a bobber moving or fishermen seeing line move).
It's cool seeing what happens underwater.

if your lookingfor some good fishing shows online try pursuituptv.com they have lots of good hunting and fishing shows that can be watched online.

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Originally Posted by jgorski

if your lookingfor some good fishing shows online try pursuituptv.com they have lots of good hunting and fishing shows that can be watched online.

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Oh thanks, that's an awesome link. Lots of tv viewing ahead for me!!! :ThumbsUp

Another good fishing show is Brushpilefishing with Russ Bailey. He's an Ohio guy from up around Grand Lake St Marys. He has YouTube clips and he has a show on the Pursuit channel...but you can watch it online for free also.

Brushpile Fishing is one of my favorites to watch on the pursuit channel.

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Brushpile Fishing is one of my favorites to watch on the pursuit channel.

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I think the shows have lost a lot this season. It just seems like it's missing something from years past.
I think the Midwest crappie series and even past years Brushpile fishing series were much better.

Never saw past years shows, didn’t know it existed before getting it on PursuitUp. So for me I have nothing to compare it with.


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I'm a BIG fan of Trev Gowdy...he has a New Show, THE HUNT FOR MONSTER BASS! It's all about Bass Fishing BUT it has Excellent Content and information! So far Kelly Jordan and Ott Defoe have done shows from Salt Fork in Texas, and Ott has been hunting in Florida! They cover everything, VERY informative and my son really loves it...My son caught his first topwater Bass (plural) last year with the Keitech Frog and craw, and is just LIT about Bass fishing this year! Of course both Ott and Kelly were doing topwater also and he was glued to the action!
That's the thing, most of us understand that they have Sponsors to appease, but most of us have our set combos that work for us and we pay little attention to most lure products...but a good show has to offset that salesman attitude with some good info and content! The "worst fishing show on TV" has nothing but self promotion and used car selling tactics, with no content or information...and that is the reputation that Crappie fishing has!
I laughed at Zona this week, he was Big Bass Fishing and kept catching Crappie and other off species...we're talking BIG Crappie...and he just looked, laughed, and said "see MR C------, it's not that hard to catch Big Crappie!"lol
That's how I fish for Crappie, just Like I fish for Bass and Walleye...but where Crappie are! I fish for multiple species the exact same way all year long...but they all are mainly segregated by preferred cover, patterns/etc. that was my thinking, so I didn't have to have different tackle/etc for different species....and it works! Getting info from TV shows or other people can set that lightbulb moment off, and it can really help your way of fishing!