Looking for bait for crappie? Our experts ranked the best crappie lures from spinners to crankbaits to pre-rigged shad.

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When the crappie fishing slows down, catching catfish heats up big time, McBride said. June is the best month to catch channel catfish with nightcrawlers, liver or any type of catfish bait.

Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said some good black bass fishing takes place at night with big plastic worms or spinner baits in dark colors. Try top-water lures at first and last ...

The best 'perch jerkers' continue to fish jigs, crawling them through brush at 10-20 feet deep. The rest of us can still fish the brush by placing a crappie minnow right over this same brush.

This serene lake in Alabama is an excellent destination for fishing, offering miles of shoreline, several marinas for rentals ...

Crappie are biting well on jigs or minnows around brush and docks. At Lake Eucha, black bass fishing is fair with plastic worms or top-water lures around brush and docks.

Spinning rods aren't just for finesse applications. We tested the best spinning rods, which can throw light lures and wrangle heavy fish.

The best 'perch jerkers' continue to fish jigs, crawling them through brush at 10-20 feet deep. The rest of us can still fish the brush by placing a crappie minnow right over this same brush.