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Category: BrushPile Blog
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Advanced Slip-Bobber Fishing Tips
I’ve been using a slip-bobber for many years. Like all things fishing, time passes and with it comes new and better techniques, slip-bobber fishing is no exception. The most aggravating aspect to using a slip-bobber is getting the line to slide through your bobber. Thankfully with the popularity of slip-bobber fishing companies are finally listening to hardcore crappie…
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A New School in Town
Over the past decade or so crappie fishing has been evolving faster than we can learn. All the techniques and tackle, along with advancements in electronics, can make crappie fishing tough to keep up with. Crappie fishing has grown tremendously during this time and many new people have started enjoying it and are just starting…
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Find the Grass for Dale Hollow Crappie
Dale Hollow is fast becoming known as a big crappie destination. My good friend Denny at Dale Hollow Marina will attest to that as his marina has started buzzing now all year long with crappie anglers from all over the country looking for big slab crappie. One of the most asked questions I get when…
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Swim-Shot Rig
Casting a Drop-shot rig has become one of my favorite ways for catching Crappie. Officially dubbed as “Swim-Shotting” or “Drop Swimming”, it can be used for live-bait presentation as well as almost all types of soft plastics. Modifying the standard Drop-shot rig to work for catching all types of Panfish is easily accomplished with a…
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Crispy Crappie Fajitas
We eat a lot of crappie around here so I’m always on the lookout for new ways to fix them. This recipe does not disappoint. As with all the recipes I do and write about I encourage you to tweak them to your liking and add or subtract to make the recipe your own. I…
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Choosing The Best Battery for Your Boat
This article was originally published in Midwest Outdoors. For clarification this article will cover deep cycle batteries and choosing a battery for your boat. With the many different types of deep cycle power on the market today I get a lot of questions about which one would be the best choice. My answer to the…
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Blackened Crappie with Sriracha Sauce
This recipe was originally posted on Ken’s website, Rambling Angler Outdoors. Thanks Ken for allowing us to post this recipe! People are always asking me for other ways to cook crappie. Everybody loves fried crappie. Nothing wrong with fried crappie but I like to mix it up from time to time. This Blackened Crappie Fillet…
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GREEN RIVER LAKE: BEAUTIFUL AREA, EASY FISHING!!
As the host of the BrushPile Fishing show, of course I get the opportunity to fish and tape on some of the very best lakes in the country. Some lakes are known for their great numbers of huge size crappie. Green River Lake may not produce those monsters regularly, but it does have some quality…
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LiveScope – A Personal Choice
Some personal thoughts on Livescope. Yesterday I shot a show with my buddy Tom Hankins on Lake Monroe Indiana. Tom is top notch tournament angler with many wins on different trails. Yesterday, we livescoped the fish. Some were in structure, and those fish were very aggressive, and easy to catch.Tom also wanted to show me…
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Waist Deep in Crappie
Bill Phillips is a long time friend and great fisherman. He was a regular on the Buckeye Crappie Challenge trail, and has fished many national tournaments. He is currently a very active member of the Northeast Ohio Crappie Club. Hope you enjoy this article he has written for Brushpile Fishing! Thanks buddy! –Russ— Wading is…