Catfish Basics
Catfish Basics #035: Planer Board Tip Seth McCallister Unhooked Fishing, Offshore Tackle
I grew up as an avid walleye angler, using planner boards. By the time I started catfishing seriously they were already part of my arsenal. Using planer boards for catfish...
Catfish Basics #036 – Something Smells Keith “Catfish” Sutton
Are you killing your chances to catch catfish by engaging in simple behavior that can be managed? Keith “Catfish” Sutton is a catfish fanatic, author, and CatfishNow contributor. He has...
Catfish Basics #033 – Sinker Safety ─ Brian Barton
One of the common elements of catfish rigs are sinkers. They come in all shapes and sizes, and can be a problem swinging and bouncing around in a boat. They...
Catfish Basics #034 – Sonar Efficiency ─ Chris Souders – Slunger Cat Outdoors
Chris Souders – Slunger Cat Outdoors For catfish anglers that want their sonar to operate at top efficiency try this tip from Chris Souders, two-time Cabela’s King Kat AOY. He...
Catfish Basics #031 – Rattle, Rattle, Rattle ─ Zakk Royce
Two years ago, I experimented with rattles for catfish, I knew that I had caught a lot on lures such as crankbaits, so it made sense that rattles could help...
Catfish Basics #032 – Finding the Right Bait ─ Paul Blackwell
Paul Blackwell operates Fish On Guide Service on Santee Cooper. Blackwell targets trophy catfish with an emphasis on conservation thru catch-photo-release (CPR) fishing. He is quick to point out the...
Catfish Basics #029 – Five Basic Fishing Tips – Cooper Jackson
Ten-year-old Cooper Jackson is this month’s cover boy. He is lucky enough to have a catfishing father, Rusty Jackson, to take him fishing. Evidently, he has been paying attention on...
Catfish Basics #030 – Practice, practice, practice ─ Hunter Fussell
Hunter Fussell caught a 41.83-pound blue cat to earn the Big Fish Championship belt in the Youth Division at the Santee Cooper Monster Cat Quest in 2017. The Goose Creek,...
Catfish Basics #027 – Live bait or cut – Kris Flores, Muddy River Catfishing
I like using cut bait because it is easier to obtain than live bait. In the state of New Mexico, it is illegal to transport living fish from one body...
Catfish Basics #028 – Give Tournament Fishing a Try – Jonathan Cooksey, Whisker Seeker Tackle and Whisker Wear Apparel
I talk to people all the time that would like to fish competitive catfish tournaments, but won't enter due to the fact they don't think they can compete. I believe...
