Thecrappieconnection's Podcast

This is the first episode from Grove Oklahoma at the Midsouth Tackle, Hunting and Boat Show. Who better to start with than the man who runs the show Vance Montgomery of Vanmar Taxidermy and Outdoors.   http://vanmartaxidermy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/vanmaroutdoors/

Blake Jackson, the new owner of Crappie Master's and Crappie USA, sat down with Brad and Todd to talk about to future of crappie tournaments!

To Honor 75 Years of B'n'M' history we had Kent Driscoll and Tony Hughes come on the show to give you guys some beginner tips for crappie fishing!

Tony Sheppard from Jenko Fishing and Tommy Ezell from Bone Head Tackle sit down with Brad to go over how to select the right color bait for the right style of fishing.

Dereck Martin the Owner of Top Hat Jigs and Matt England of England Expeditions sit down with Brad and teach you guys everything you need to know about fishing for midwest crappie. Not to mention, Top Hat Jig just released a smaller size in their Guppy Gobbler baits so you guys are going to want to check this one out!

Andrew Lamore and Lance Mansfield both spend their days setting up boats for different people, different fishing applications, different materials and different manufacturers. Everything is different and these guys will teach you the right way to go about installing your equipment so that it is mounted safely and securely. Andrew works for Corn Field Fishing Gear and Lance is the installer at Grizzly Jig; needless to say, these guys know what they're talking about. If you want to get ahold of them give em a call! Andrew: 217-304-1680 Lance: 573-333-9866

4 guides from 4 different areas sit down and give you everything you need to know before booking a guide trip. Tim and Shane are great guys and awesome guides.   If you want to book a trip with either of them give em a call or shoot them a text. Tim (Mississippi): 662-251-5625 Shane (North Carolina): 336-978-3737

Two absolute legends of the sport sit down and put their heads together to give you their best advice when fishing for crappie on a new lake for the first time. These guys have 40+ years of tournament experience between them in different areas of the country; and they've both fished lakes all across the country. There is a ton of useful information in this one guys!

The one and only Jimmy Houston at The Grizzly Jig Spring Fishing Show in Caruthersville, MO

WSD and Landon Alberts, from K9 Fishing Line, sat down with the guys to talk, and eat, some crappie at the 2021 Crappie Expo in Shreveport, LA

Richard and Ashley Faulk have been fishing crappie tournaments together for years as a married couple and this time we sat down with them to talk about the challenges and the different advantages of working with your spouse to win tournaments.

Dan Johston and Ryan Teach from St. Croix rods sat down with us at the Crappie Expo to talk about why they were here and their decision to start designing their high quality fishing rods for crappie fishermen. Exciting stuff. Check them out at https://stcroixrods.com/

Jamie Anderson and Matt Thibault from Anderson Minnow Farm are here to break down their operation and fill you in on how they farm different species of bait fish, the obstacles involved with doing that, and how they are able to ship bait fish in almost all 50 states nation wide! https://andersonminnows.com/shop/

Bill Waller of Hook and Bullet Sunglasses and Mark Espinet from Zeiss sit down with the guys and talk about the newest glasses on the market that they have developed specifically to help you see your live scope better.

Bass Pro Edwin Evers and Wally Olczak sat down with Brad and Todd at the 2021 Crappie Expo and came to the conclusion that maybe we're not so different after all... Bass fishermen and Crappie fishermen that is... but we won't tell anyone if you won't! Thank you guys for watching/listening, we couldn't do any of this without you guys. And we want to wish all of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Chris Holson and his dad, Junior Holson sit down with the guys and talk about how Redneck Rubbers came to be, how they come up with new names for their baits, and where they plan to take their product in the future.

Mike and Tony give you the details on the tournament and we talk about playing to your strengths when fishing tournaments. We also unveil some new products from Jenko!

Mark Ridl has been making some big changes, and believe me, it's more than just the name!

Dan Danenmeuller and Mike Jones, with help from developer, Matt Mullikin, have created a spectacular new website and mobile app for Visit Mississippi called Mississippi Crappie Trail. You can plan a trip to any of the great fisheries Mississippi has to offer, find guides, boat ramps, a place to stay and a bite to eat all from one source!