The head portion of any baitfish is usually most folks favorite. It is very durable so it can take multiple strikes. When cut properly, just behind the gill plate, it...
Brandy primarily fishes the Chattahoochee River, Coosa River, and more recently the Mississippi River for major tournaments. Her tournament partner is Jody Atkins and they fish under the team name...
Sometimes you go out there and the head is all they want, other times it’s a chunk. I haven’t completely figured it out, but I’m sure there is something going...
Ask any angler and they will tell you that some spots just look and feel fishier than others, it relates to fisherman’s instinct. Instinct is the main thing that Hunter...
There is nothing that is totally consistent, all the time, with catfishing. There is some stuff that is pretty regular, but there are plenty more things that are different all...
Capt. Brian Barton (www.brianbartonoutdoors.com ) often fishes his home waters of Wilson Lake with a float rig. There are many variations of these rigs used by anglers, but Barton has...
A big misconception in the flathead community is that you always have to use live bait. While flatheads are top predators, consuming anything that swims, crawls or flies, using live...
As strong as the weakest link. That would be a good way to describe your catfish rig. Unfortunately, some catfish anglers find the weakest link the hard way – they...
High water, a 5 to 6 mph current and floating debris challenged anglers at the May 13, 2017 Cabela’s King Lat Tournament at Gallipolis, OH. Early morning fog with...
Cindy and her husband Lyle Stokes have been tournament fishing as partners for several years. Lyle is well known in catfish circles as cohost, with Tim “Doc” Lange, on the...