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Panfish, such as bream and crappie are highly sought by jon boat owners. The boats’ bare interiors also make them perfect for catfishing, bowfishing and other activities that can make a mess.

Crappie fishing during the peak of summer when the heat index is 105 degrees seems illogical. But it quickly begins to make sense when you boat three slabs in the first 10 minutes.

A few weeks back, my phone buzzed with my favorite kind of message. “Hey buddy,” texted my friend Jon Urban. “The state record for catch-and-release white crappie is only 14 inches. Let’s ...

Jon Urban shows off the new Idaho catch-and-release record black crappie, a 17-inch whopper that weighed three pounds.