Crappie, Bass & the Heartland Way: A Conversation with Jeremy Stoddard

Matthew Rogers: Competition and tournaments at the highest level

On this show young Pro Crappie Fisherman Matthew Rogers talks the pressures of tournament fishing and how to strategize going out there to catch the Big crappie. He also talks a few techniques he uses and gives out some great crappie tips using livescope as a tool and how to combine your instincts to become a better fisherman.

Livescopin with Lamar Bunting: Crappie Masters Elite series Pro

From the Archives we re-released an awesome episode with Crappie Pro Angler Lamar Bunting who really shared a wealth of information In this episode he talked Garmin Live-scope and settings in great detail. Lamar is a very successful pro crappie fisherman on the tournament trail competing at the highest levels.

Crappie Fishing with Crappie Masters Pro Crappie Cowboy Craig Nichols

Out of the archives of All Angles Craig Nichols went into detail about Spring, summer, and fall transitions of crappie and where to find fish. He talked about bait types, length, and what baits do big crappie like and dialing in what type of bait the fish want and when to use spinners on jigs. Also touched on live-scope and setting up your transducer on the trolling motor. Information filled episode with a National Champions expertise.

Crappie, Bass & the Heartland Way: A Conversation with Jeremy Stoddard

In this episode of the Black Speck Fishing Podcast, JD sits down with Central Illinois guide Jeremy Stoddard of Heartland Guide Service. Jeremy shares how he got started fishing, why he guides for both crappie and bass, and the lessons he learned on Clinton Lake and Lake Shelbyville long before Livescope changed the game.

From Weekend Warrior to Oklahoma Champion: The Robert Bain Story

In this episode of the Black Speck Fishing Podcast, we sit down with Robert Bain, the newly crowned Oklahoma Crappie Anglers Club Champion — a title he earned through grit, consistency, and one perfectly timed piece of advice from the person who knows him best. Robert didn’t start as a tournament hammer. He started like most of us: a weekend warrior with a passion for chasing crappie whenever life allowed. But this season, everything changed. Lake after lake, challenge after challenge, Robert kept finding a way to stay in the fight. And when the pressure peaked in the final two days of the championship race, it was his wife’s simple, steady advice that flipped the switch and carried him across the finish line.