Dee Crappie, what’s going on my brother? My name is Jimmie Epperson. I’m from Humboldt, Tennessee. Between Memphis,Tn. & Nashville, Tn. But North of Jackson, Tn. It’s really not a good place to fish for crappie around here. Everybody that has private places. They won’t let you fish on them. Plus, I fish from the bank. I’m thinking about moving to Texas. Because it’s better fishing there to me. I mean, there are many backwaters, slues, lakes, rivers, and nice, large size ponds that are jammed with crappies. Dee Crappie, I love to fish!! Whether it’s crappies, bluegills, she’ll crackers, or catfish. I love it!! I always thought that, that was my calling. I’m thinking that, that is what I was called to do. I’ve been fishing every since I was seven years old. Been doing it every since. I’ll be 57 in September. 50 years!! Let me tell you this and I’m going to get off here. When my other three brothers and I were out of school for the Summer. We went fishing every day for three months, without missing a day. That’s how we loved it.
Jimmie, Texas is rich with bodies of water... no doubt. Reading your comment reminded me of my upbringing fishing various ponds and lakes with family members...priceless. Those were the good old days but there are still many more to come as long as God says the same.
Fishing kept you out of trouble and kept food on your table. I've taught many people how to fish but I especially like to train kids. When they catch a fish, you see the most genuine smile that has ever been produced. Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime! God bless.😅
That's my type of fishing. An older gentlemen told me years ago that if I hook my minnows in the tail that they would live longer. I didn't believe him until I tried it and he was right, been hooking them in the back of the tail ever since. With minnows you do catch multiple species of fish other than crappie but at least you got a meal.
Just a suggestion what I do to keep my minnows alive . I have a 10 gallon aquarium with aration . Drop a couple pieces of hard dog food or some bread to feed them. When the water starts getting dirty change it out . I've kept them alive for better than a month. As long as you keep the water halfway clean. I just use a bowl to scoop the dirty water out.
There's a lot of big bass I've caught crappie fishing with minnows out there too. A friend owns all the property on the left side of the dam along with the island. Caught double digit bass over there too.
I have tried to hook minnows any way you can hook them, and it seems to me that you have confidence in the way you hook your own minnows, will make you feel more confident in the way you fish, I have been chasing crappie for 30+ years now and still can’t get enough. Just retired so I can fish even more.
Funny! I caught 75 crappie(white perch) using jumper worms i dug out the roots of our banana trees. Of course it had continous flow of water to them n tble scraps grease
Ok...a few things i had fun with lol. 1. Bro bought damn there shiners. 2. Then put baby shiner on jig...very big profile presentation for fish off feeding times. 3. Tiny jig, but minow 3x the size of the jig which catch the crappie. Try matching minnows to your jig size and use the minnow without the jig so he swims freely. 4. Great video. I laught the entire time especially the hat!
you guys are hilarious! he said "man my hat got more bites then we have!" id love to spend a day with those guys my side would be sore from laughing so much
I hook a minnow thru the tail most of the time cause when a fish smack em they usually smack the head first always or thru the mouth to the roof of head so they can swim straight
lol get about 10 dozen so if we dont catch no fish we can eat them. That's funny. Oklahoman here and I haven't got to go fishing since 2012 but I do enjoy watching you fish. Some day I'll find the time to go fishing again but until then I can watch you fish! Thank you for the video's and sharing a part of your life with everyone.
Ya'll are just fun to watch. I do have to say, the subtitles are funny. Minnows become melons and metals. Also, using a jig with a minnow is like wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time.
A jig and minnow combo has been a long time Walleye catcher. BUT,.I agree,..the minnow alone,... I always thought did the real work in attracting and catching. Either will work,..separately,..but some do use them together on Walleye especially.
Love the content bro. Champ like me 🤣🤣when I fish minnows that’s all that on my hook. Same as for my jigs. I’ve been in position where the crappie wouldn’t hit anything but a minnow and just turn away from jig. Other days vice versa. Beautiful lake you fished. Keep the great content coming
Hey guys.love your show.as I was watching you mention what to do with leftover minnows.you can save them but what ever you do never never throw them back in the water.you can deep freeze them for cat fishing thaw them and leave them out untill they began to smell and mix a can of mashed up sardines together good cat fish bait. thank for your response on my comment about left over mimmows.well year's ago some would give you dead minnows untill what we were doing with them .we're re using the dead one's as cat fish bait.they we're free then. you know what happened no more free dead minnow's for us .now they charge for them.
Brother I love watching you fish and would love the opportunity to fish with u one day if ever come to lewis smith lake in Alabama I take u to my crappie hole u gonna love the slabs
Jonathan, thank you for watching, I appreciate your support! You never know what might happen in the future, you might win a giveaway fishing trip one of these days.
I recently saw a video that showed putting in hook into the minnows mouth and bringing it out the gill then turning the exposed hook and hook it the the top of the minnows back. Causes less injury to the minnow and allows it to swim more freely.
All of it is good fishing shiners or artificial sometimes they just want shiners other days artificial so its all good !!! Tell da champ 🏆 to get it together!!!!
@@Deecrappie As soon as I renovate and sell my home, I'll be watching over your shoulder and claim jumping like Bondo and Sgt. Slab.🤣GoOd to see you guys back.
It's about time -I had almost forgotten about u guys -i know it's bondo fault or D or the people champ - Sergeant slab is gone blame it on crappy head TV😄😃😁👍🏾.
Man I love me some crappie head tv, the fellas are funny as heck.Found your channel a month ago,trying to catch up.Much love from the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
I have started putting my minnows in a plastic bag and throw them on ice if they start dying. Put them in the freezer at home and thaw them as need next trip. They work great. :)
I fish jigs as much as minnows, but I like minnow fishing the best. I like less casting, drifting your bait, and watching the cork disappear on the strike.
Man u have picked up some new fans. Me and my family enjoying this channel. Wish we would have found it sooner. U guys are hilarious but the friendship y'all have is amazing man. We moved to Texas 2 years ago from new Orleans . We definitely wanna go get some blue gills
Run that Minnow with just a Weight, J Hook, and Bobber. Hook them just like you did in the beginning. You'll be dragging Slabs in all day. Let that Minnow swim and do all the work.
Man one of my favorites sorry for subscribing late but been a fan for awhile…. You gotta take me on the water man, I’m in Vegas Lake Mead is almost gone
Man you guys need to use slip bobbers. bobber stoppers .swivel. and split shot and a size 6 bait hook and set the bobber stopper at 8 or 10 feet deep no jig and hold on
Come on slab buster You change the name Catfish Head TV cold-blooded bro 😂🤣 I am going to start fishing for multi-species to bring more diversity to the channel. Because growing up I fished for everything so I need to get back to that. Thanks for stopping by.
In Alabama We Got Them Tuffies They The Best For Crappie And They Live Longer Than Shiners And They Are Smaller Than Shiners Crappie Love Them Especially The Orange Ones💜🎣
I’m jumping in my soul laughing 😂 Tge Champ wants live sonar???? OMG I can’t wait for Bondo to hear about this!!!! Please let us see his reaction 😂. Bondo is gonna be trippin 😝
i see you missing the trim tab and strainer plate on your outboard. get those replaced ASAP! i didn't realize my strainer plate was missing when i bought my boat. i fished a weedy lake this spring and sucked up a bunch of junk into the impeller. cost me a few hours of repair and some parts. be well duder!
@@Deecrappie My grandma's go-to trout recipe involved battering the trout fillets in cornmeal and then baking them, she was originally from Florida. I think my mom was doing something similar with crappie until we took some fillets to a good friend of my mom's and she baked it up with honey...maybe olive oil too. End result, we never saw crappie battered in cornmeal again. I'll have to ask my mom about this. My grandma and grandpa are not missed by any fish anywhere, they'd reel in 50 or 70 without giving it a second thought if they were biting good and call it Tuesday... Catching them is half of it, eating them is the other half. I haven't gone back to see how much of your content covers the cooking part, but if the cooking has been light, there's a quick double your content right there!
Great content!! Question I have a private small lake that’s filled with slab black crappie. Only thing it’s filled with Lilly’s and hydrilla every where. What would be your suggestions on where and how to fish it. Thanks in advance for your feedback
Watching you guys constantly here in Largo FL. Truly enjoying the videos. Just wishing we had big lakes in this area. But lake tarpon has some true slab crappies also. Keep up the good fishing, and stay Blessed.
Dee Crappie, what’s going on my brother? My name is Jimmie Epperson. I’m from Humboldt, Tennessee. Between Memphis,Tn. & Nashville, Tn. But North of Jackson, Tn. It’s really not a good place to fish for crappie around here. Everybody that has private places. They won’t let you fish on them. Plus, I fish from the bank. I’m thinking about moving to Texas. Because it’s better fishing there to me. I mean, there are many backwaters, slues, lakes, rivers, and nice, large size ponds that are jammed with crappies. Dee Crappie, I love to fish!! Whether it’s crappies, bluegills, she’ll crackers, or catfish. I love it!! I always thought that, that was my calling. I’m thinking that, that is what I was called to do. I’ve been fishing every since I was seven years old. Been doing it every since. I’ll be 57 in September. 50 years!! Let me tell you this and I’m going to get off here. When my other three brothers and I were out of school for the Summer. We went fishing every day for three months, without missing a day. That’s how we loved it.
Jimmie, Texas is rich with bodies of water... no doubt. Reading your comment reminded me of my upbringing fishing various ponds and lakes with family members...priceless. Those were the good old days but there are still many more to come as long as God says the same.
East tx is rich in crappie
Fishing kept you out of trouble and kept food on your table. I've taught many people how to fish but I especially like to train kids. When they catch a fish, you see the most genuine smile that has ever been produced. Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime! God bless.😅
That's my type of fishing. An older gentlemen told me years ago that if I hook my minnows in the tail that they would live longer. I didn't believe him until I tried it and he was right, been hooking them in the back of the tail ever since. With minnows you do catch multiple species of fish other than crappie but at least you got a meal.
Thanks for the tip
Just a suggestion what I do to keep my minnows alive . I have a 10 gallon aquarium with aration . Drop a couple pieces of hard dog food or some bread to feed them. When the water starts getting dirty change it out . I've kept them alive for better than a month. As long as you keep the water halfway clean. I just use a bowl to scoop the dirty water out.
There's a lot of big bass I've caught crappie fishing with minnows out there too. A friend owns all the property on the left side of the dam along with the island. Caught double digit bass over there too.
I don't have any thing against artificial lures but fishing old school is still the best that adds to the thrill of the catch
I have tried to hook minnows any way you can hook them, and it seems to me that you have confidence in the way you hook your own minnows, will make you feel more confident in the way you fish, I have been chasing crappie for 30+ years now and still can’t get enough. Just retired so I can fish even more.
It's awesome to see yall at one of my local lakes!
Funny! I caught 75 crappie(white perch) using jumper worms i dug out the roots of our banana trees. Of course it had continous flow of water to them n tble scraps grease
I love the smell of being on the water and the fuel from the boat
Those looked like bass minnows! The crappies don’t take to those to well, but we will see! Good luck
The People's Champ Locced Out 😎🥶🥶🥶💯💯💯
Ok...a few things i had fun with lol.
1. Bro bought damn there shiners.
2. Then put baby shiner on jig...very big profile presentation for fish off feeding times.
3. Tiny jig, but minow 3x the size of the jig which catch the crappie. Try matching minnows to your jig size and use the minnow without the jig so he swims freely.
4. Great video. I laught the entire time especially the hat!
you guys are hilarious! he said "man my hat got more bites then we have!" id love to spend a day with those guys my side would be sore from laughing so much
🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Michael for watching the videos!
I hook a minnow thru the tail most of the time cause when a fish smack em they usually smack the head first always or thru the mouth to the roof of head so they can swim straight
lol get about 10 dozen so if we dont catch no fish we can eat them. That's funny. Oklahoman here and I haven't got to go fishing since 2012 but I do enjoy watching you fish. Some day I'll find the time to go fishing again but until then I can watch you fish! Thank you for the video's and sharing a part of your life with everyone.
I only use shiners for icefishinghere in Maine. They work great! Easy to keep alive in a good bait cooler like you have.
Thin wire crappie hooks and slip bobber. Hook minnow in the back below dorsal fin, or bottom lip
nothing wrong with fishing for other species while your out there. Best part about fishing you do it how you like
Catfish love minnows here in Tennessee. I always catch. Cats, stripers, and bass and crappies using minnows
Good to see you and Champ. One thang for sure, if you don't go you won't catch nothing. Keep the film rolling 🎥.
Another video coming soon me Bondo and Champ. Stay tuned.
Ya'll are just fun to watch. I do have to say, the subtitles are funny. Minnows become melons and metals. Also, using a jig with a minnow is like wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time.
Tim, that is a funny comment...you got me laughing! Thank you brother! 😂🤣
A jig and minnow combo has been a long time Walleye catcher. BUT,.I agree,..the minnow alone,... I always thought did the real work in attracting and catching. Either will work,..separately,..but some do use them together on Walleye especially.
Glad to see friends out fishing. All I can say...
Love the content bro. Champ like me 🤣🤣when I fish minnows that’s all that on my hook. Same as for my jigs. I’ve been in position where the crappie wouldn’t hit anything but a minnow and just turn away from jig. Other days vice versa. Beautiful lake you fished. Keep the great content coming
I have seen those hooks with crappie on them at Buc-ees gas station
I like them converse style Crocs!! Those are nice! lol
Wow, nice day of catfish and bass fishing...lol Great video, I enjoyed the day you guys spent together. Thank you for the peek into your relationship.
We use both. Got minners down while throwin a wiggle jig.
You guys need to take this show on the road ! I’m a convert.
Hey we so appreciate all your hard work trying to catch them doozies. Your videos are always so fun to watch and learn from. Thanks Crappie Head Tv.
B, I really appreciate this comment. Thanks for the support!
@@Deecrappie I cant wait for the blind fish taste test. Keep making great videos I will keep watchin till the next time Peace and love bro!
I could watch you two guys all day. Great content. I haven't used minnows in a long time.
Hey Mike, we really appreciate your support!
My PEOPLE!!!! Great to see y’all back at it!!! Had me feeling like I was on the boat with y’all lol
Jeffrey thank you brother for your continued support.
Hey guys.love your show.as I was watching you mention what to do with leftover minnows.you can save them but what ever you do never never throw them back in the water.you can deep freeze them for cat fishing thaw them and leave them out untill they began to smell and mix a can of mashed up sardines together good cat fish bait. thank for your response on my comment about left over mimmows.well year's ago some would give you dead minnows untill what we were doing with them .we're re using the dead one's as cat fish bait.they we're free then. you know what happened no more free dead minnow's for us .now they charge for them.
Thanks for the tips, Willie!
The dead ones make a great addition as fertilizer for garden, too!
Minners are the #1 crappie back all over. You telling me that after 25 yrs, you finally give them a try? Humph !
Glad to get back in touch with you and the people champion
Thanks Carl for watching.
What's up, Dee. Man, you and Champ together are very entertaining. Looking forward to that blind taste test video.
Stan, I can't wait to make it... it's going to be good! I have another video coming up next with me, Bondo and Champ, so stay tuned.
I sometimes put a bobbler on using minnows. Works pretty well
Thanks for the tip, Steve!
I got faith y'all will get them
I love the genuine nature of this video. Keep up the good work
Dee " dogon bass, People's Champ " I got a place for him. 🤣🤣🤣
Brother I love watching you fish and would love the opportunity to fish with u one day if ever come to lewis smith lake in Alabama I take u to my crappie hole u gonna love the slabs
Jonathan, thank you for watching, I appreciate your support! You never know what might happen in the future, you might win a giveaway fishing trip one of these days.
I recently saw a video that showed putting in hook into the minnows mouth and bringing it out the gill then turning the exposed hook and hook it the the top of the minnows back. Causes less injury to the minnow and allows it to swim more freely.
Thank you for the insight, Randy!
Yall caught a few fish and its was a nice view
I nice darter jig with minnow deadly combo
Chaplain Andy Bass watching for the first time from Georgia
All of it is good fishing shiners or artificial sometimes they just want shiners other days artificial so its all good !!! Tell da champ 🏆 to get it together!!!!
Lmao 😂😂😂 you two are hilarious. Taring up them turtles 😂😂
An episode of 'Brisco County Jr.' and you guys is a Sunday that can't be beat.
What's going on Goofy Flan?! Thanks for watching!
@@Deecrappie As soon as I renovate and sell my home, I'll be watching over your shoulder and claim jumping like Bondo and Sgt. Slab.🤣GoOd to see you guys back.
Enjoy this channel. You and People’s Champ make me want to get out there too.
It's about time -I had almost forgotten about u guys -i know it's bondo fault or D or the people champ - Sergeant slab is gone blame it on crappy head TV😄😃😁👍🏾.
Kintrail, you know it was they fault! Lol! 😂🤣
Man I love me some crappie head tv, the fellas are funny as heck.Found your channel a month ago,trying to catch up.Much love from the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
Thank you very much bro for watching our videos!
@@Deecrappie Yes Sir,your welcome.
Nothing like fishing with good friends. Great day on the water. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching, Miles!
My guy I see you back . What a football at the end and I see people champ finally got a real rod.👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Wuz up Ced, my dude!! You know I got to put Champ on the good equipment so he can put pressure on the lake. 😁
Longer video's! I be excited like I'm fishing with ya! 🙌😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'd like one of those minnow buckets
I have started putting my minnows in a plastic bag and throw them on ice if they start dying. Put them in the freezer at home and thaw them as need next trip. They work great. :)
I might add I use a small cooler with frozen meat to keep them froze till need.
I fish jigs as much as minnows, but I like minnow fishing the best. I like less casting, drifting your bait, and watching the cork disappear on the strike.
Man u have picked up some new fans. Me and my family enjoying this channel. Wish we would have found it sooner. U guys are hilarious but the friendship y'all have is amazing man. We moved to Texas 2 years ago from new Orleans . We definitely wanna go get some blue gills
Welcome to the family Lulu. Whenever you're ready just go to Crappiehead.com and book that trip and let's go have fun.
Thanks!
Run that Minnow with just a Weight, J Hook, and Bobber. Hook them just like you did in the beginning. You'll be dragging Slabs in all day. Let that Minnow swim and do all the work.
Great show. Glad you are back and doing well. Please give me a shout out in one of your videos.
Man one of my favorites sorry for subscribing late but been a fan for awhile…. You gotta take me on the water man, I’m in Vegas Lake Mead is almost gone
Big Cliff, Welcome to the family! I appreciate your support! Go ahead and book a guided trip with me and we can get it in.
Unk looking like let me do wat I do man 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good fishing ...keep em coming Imma send you my link to my catfish Charlie show..
Some big 'Ole big uns= Slabby slabs up north. 15 + up this way when they get to slab size.
Man you guys need to use slip bobbers. bobber stoppers .swivel. and split shot and a size 6 bait hook and set the bobber stopper at 8 or 10 feet deep no jig and hold on
Will have to try that next time. Thanks for watching!
Need to use a slip bomber where you can set your depth and bring it right over the top of the brush pile.
Thanks D Hunter for the tip!
my kind of fishing. great channel. New subscriber
Welcome to the family
Glad to see some new content. I enjoy the fellowship you guys have. Best fishing on the Tube
Thank you so much for the kind words and support, Vernon! I really appreciate it.
D good 2 u back! ENJOY all of your footage! Keep Grinding Bro.!!!!!💯💪
Leonard, thank you so much for the encouragement! I truly appreciate the support!
I like hooking them in the back because most of the time I'm able to catch multiple fish on 1 minnow.
Cedric, thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!
"You crappie fishing, man.
"Yeah, I know.. I know...😂😂
Catfish head TV 😂 hey they eat good to !! I love catfish!! glad to see y'all fellers back out👍
Come on slab buster You change the name Catfish Head TV cold-blooded bro 😂🤣 I am going to start fishing for multi-species to bring more diversity to the channel. Because growing up I fished for everything so I need to get back to that. Thanks for stopping by.
That's a nice size catfish you caught
N Simmons, I can't wait to eat em! Lol!
In Alabama We Got Them Tuffies They The Best For Crappie And They Live Longer Than Shiners And They Are Smaller Than Shiners Crappie Love Them Especially The Orange Ones💜🎣
Yessirrrrr tuffies, fatheads, or Rosie reds, if you're buying enough for multiple trips.
@@bigdoggstatus99 Yes Sir!
Humbra, I need you to mail me some of those. Thanks for watching!
I remember using some rosie reds up in Michigan ice fishing those are some lively minnows for sure.
I’m jumping in my soul laughing 😂 Tge Champ wants live sonar???? OMG I can’t wait for Bondo to hear about this!!!! Please let us see his reaction 😂. Bondo is gonna be trippin 😝
Donner, you said that all the way right! I think I might tell Bondo about it on the blindfold cooking video so you can see his reaction.
CH I like your videos, when I use live minnows we use gold or red #1 J or Tru Turn Hooks and the wife and I clean up.
Eric thank you so much for your support, and that you for the tip!
Good to see you guys back
Thank you, Marcus! Glad to be back, I missed y'all!
You guys are hilarious😂😂😂
I came straight to the comments to hear about these shenanigans
Wearing two hates is y'all problem!!! Bad Luck!!!!
I understand about those hills, I feel like I'm gonna die walking about fifty yards uphill from one of my fishing spots.
Love how y'all do crappie Head time !!!
Thanks for stopping by, Leslie!
thaks to yall again
You guys are a great tag team. Ya'll be talking some mess! Love it! I need to do some fishing this weekend!
Damn I've bought a lot of minnows there! I know a great spot on the lake too.
Dee Crappie why you chasing them minnows around? Where I’m from we just grab them straight out the minnow net..you must got gas on them hands😁
You can tell I'm not used to using minnows. It's been a while 😁
Great video, my uncle swore by minnows.👌
i see you missing the trim tab and strainer plate on your outboard. get those replaced ASAP! i didn't realize my strainer plate was missing when i bought my boat. i fished a weedy lake this spring and sucked up a bunch of junk into the impeller. cost me a few hours of repair and some parts. be well duder!
Thanks Kris, I will get that taken care of.
any day fishin is a real good day!!
You brother seam to be a fun bunch to fish with. Hope to one day. From Austin Tx.
My mom had a crappie recipe that was simply honey, baked and Delicious...been too long...
Fraidykat, you know Mom's cooking is the best! 😁
@@Deecrappie My grandma's go-to trout recipe involved battering the trout fillets in cornmeal and then baking them, she was originally from Florida. I think my mom was doing something similar with crappie until we took some fillets to a good friend of my mom's and she baked it up with honey...maybe olive oil too. End result, we never saw crappie battered in cornmeal again.
I'll have to ask my mom about this.
My grandma and grandpa are not missed by any fish anywhere, they'd reel in 50 or 70 without giving it a second thought if they were biting good and call it Tuesday...
Catching them is half of it, eating them is the other half. I haven't gone back to see how much of your content covers the cooking part, but if the cooking has been light, there's a quick double your content right there!
Funny man great video good catfish ✌🎣
Thank you Lawrence for watching
Nice to see you back
It's good to be back, Raymond! Thanks for watching!
GOOD JOB DEE
Thank you
Great content!! Question I have a private small lake that’s filled with slab black crappie. Only thing it’s filled with Lilly’s and hydrilla every where. What would be your suggestions on where and how to fish it. Thanks in advance for your feedback
Float bobber with weight maybe ?
I have heard of people with a long rake making holes and fishing the holes- we have a lot of floating mats of hyacinths here in Louisiana
That engine tho sound great
Glad to see ya'll still around good fish people champ crappie head bless ya.
Thank you, Bubba G! I got another video coming up soon with me, Champ and Bondo.
You guys are funny…. nice hats
I would use a shiner with no jig or anything hooked in the back.
Watching you guys constantly here in Largo FL. Truly enjoying the videos. Just wishing we had big lakes in this area. But lake tarpon has some true slab crappies also. Keep up the good fishing, and stay Blessed.