When a fish strikes, don’t grab the rod and set the hook ... to retrieve crankbaits that hang up in brushy cover. Probe Channel Cover for Post-Spawn Crappie With the lake topping 80 degrees ...

Although they weren’t expecting to catch anything too exciting, the outing made a turn when Axel hooked his big crappie. “We thought it was a big northern or something like that, but then it ended up ...