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EDITOR/ SR. WRITER Opening Cast
WRITERS
Darl Black This is issue #71 of
Vic Attardo CrappieNow…and they
Terry Madewell said we would never
Brad Wiegmann make it as a digital online
Ron Presley magazine. To tell you
Vernon Summerlin the truth, being an old-
John Neporadny, Jr timer who enjoys having
a paper magazine in
© Copyright 2017 my hand, I wasn’t sure
either. What I did see
Cover Photo: was magazines and
Tip-ups are ‘ole-school’ but still newspapers going away,
and the trend to online.
catch fish. I wanted to be part of the group who pioneered
Vic Attardo photo. the first and best digital crappie magazine.
Being a free magazine, we are driven by
advertising. The advertisers pay the bills so
we are thankful for their support. They are the
critical link. And thanks to fishing experts who
give their time for interviews and photos. Thanks
to you and all readers who are an obvious
necessity because without you there would be
no reason to do the work we do. Thanks to our
writers who provide years of experience and
talent. And to the CrappieNow team who sell
advertising, do layout and take care of all the
everyday business of the publication.
Issue #71 covers basic fishing, tips,
tactics and other fishy stuff. We also continue
a series on national tournaments. Even if you
never fish a tournament, the fishermen who
compete have an impact on new equipment and
they have in-depth fishing information that can
help you catch more fish. Tournament history,
theories of competition, trends and direct input
from those involved give insight to what has
happened along with the future.
I hope the holiday season was a good one
for you and your family. May the New Year bring
health, happiness and many livewells full of fat
crappie.

Good fishin’ and God Bless,
Tim Huffman, Editor

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