Freshwater Fishing Copilot
Tell it the fish, the season, the water, and your budget — get a complete rig with the exact gear I run on Stockton, Table Rock, and Bull Shoals. No sponsorships. April 11, 2026: 24 crappie and a 21-inch walleye on this gear.
Build My Setup
Four picks, one complete rig: rod, reel, line, and the lures that match your conditions — with an honest one-liner on why each piece earns its spot.
The Copilot Modules
Bass
Starter, weekend, and tournament rigs plus a season-by-season Ozark reservoir playbook.
Crappie
From slip-bobber basics to the LiveScope jig-pole system behind the 24-fish April trip.
Electronics & LiveScope
First graph to full forward-facing sonar stack — with the compatibility checklist that saves you a $200 mistake.
Tested Where You Fish
This isn't a scraped product roundup. Every recommendation traces back to hours on Missouri Ozark reservoirs — the LiveScope install was done in my own driveway in January 2026, the Anchor Lock held in 22mph wind on April 16, and the wiring checklist exists because my buddy Shane caught me about to skip heat shrink. If a cheaper thing works, the cheaper thing is listed. Pair this with the daily Stockton Lake intelligence report and you've got the where and the what.