Personal Bests, Barbie Poles, Pink Rods, and Christmas for Kids
Catfish Tournament on Wheeler Lake Isn’t Really About Fishing by Ron Presley The Christmas for Kids Charity Tournament on Wheeler Lake is all about raising money. The real winners are the kids and families that benefit from this annual event. The catfish community is known for having a collectively warm heart and a sense of […]
Looking Back at Cat Con 2016
A Catfish Community Gathering by Ron Presley Catfish Conference 2016 judged a total success. Author’s note: The following story is a slightly edited version of a story written in 2016 following the first-ever Catfish Conference in Kentucky. The popular event has flourished from its magnificent kickoff to a full-fledged Catfish and Crappie event visited […]
KingKat Sweet Sixteen at Palmetto Shores RV Resort in South Carolina
KingKat’s Sweet Sixteen Invitational Tournament Rewards Anglers for Loyalty to the Trail by Ron Presley Sixteen invited teams will compete on Lake Marion beginning with a Team-on-Team competition in a Sweet Sixteen bracket-style format. Sixteen catfish teams are preparing for a tournament out of Palmetto Shores RV Resort in Summerton, SC. The full-service resort is […]
Bass Pro Shops Cabela’s KingKat Tournament Trail—The Best is Yet to Come
KingKat Kicks Off 2023 with Sweet Sixteen Invitational Tournament on Santee Cooper’s Lake Moultrie Sixteen invited teams will compete on Lake Moultrie beginning with a Team-on-Team competition in a Sweet Sixteen bracket-style format. by Ron Presley KingKat organizers continue their efforts to offer catfish anglers more types of competitive catfishing by presenting the Sweet Sixteen […]
Where Did Catfish Come From?
Anietra Hamper and paleontologist Jean-Pierre Cavigelli and Tyler Greenfield, Tate Geological Museum Collections Assistant, searching for fossils on Casper Mountain. (Submitted Photo) Fish Finds: Uncovering the Origins of the Catfish Family Tree by Anietra Hamper How evolutionary biologists are using nearly 50-million-year-old fossils for insight into the origins and evolution of catfish. Staring […]
KingKat on the Cumberland River — How They Fished
Carl and Sean Martin Earn KingKat Win on Cumberland River by Ron Presley It’s a New Day at Cabela’s KingKat. The Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s KingKat Tournament Trail launched the 2022 season under new ownership. New owner Bob Denen is well known and respected in the fishing industry. Denen shares ownership in the trail with […]
New B’n’M Poles Silver Cat Elite Light Gaining Popularity
B’n’M: Quality, Performance, and Service B’n’M knows rods. They should since they have been building them for more than 70 years. After years of experience with crappie fishing anglers, they recognized the need for good affordable rods for catfish anglers too. The design staff stays current with what anglers want by communicating with a carefully […]
Charity Catfish Tournament on Wheeler Lake Raises Funds for Needy Families
Christmas for Kids Charity Tournament Win Goes to Randy Blue The real winners are the kids and families that benefit from this annual tournament. It is not unusual to find catfish stories that relate to good deeds done. The catfish community is known for having a collectively warm heart and a sense of giving that […]
B’n’M How-to Video
Using Floats when Anchored with Ryan Lawrence, B’n’M Poles, Tennessee River Catfish Trail Many catfish anglers use floats of some kind to elevate their bait while dragging. B’n’M Prostaffer Ryan Lawrence explains in this video tip, how he uses floats while anchored. He explains several different versions of the rigs he uses.
