Planer Boards for Catfish

When smaller catfish hit beneath a planer board, sometimes it is hard to tell if it’s a fish or a snag. But when this behemoth took the bait, the planer board shot across the water like a rocket and Ross Roberson knew he was hooked up with something special.

Planer Boards for Catfish

Capt. Richard Simms, the author, uses 10.5-inch Clearboards from Double X Tackle. They retail for $70.99 per pair. (Photo: Ross Roberson) The Nuts & Bolts of Planer-Board Fishing by ...

Captain Richard Simms has found that the quality of channel catfish in tailwater areas on the Tennessee River tends to be better during spring and fall than during the rest of the year. (Richard Simms Photo)

Destinations

Channel Catfish Hotspot

Captain Richard Simms has found that the quality of channel catfish in tailwater areas on the Tennessee River tends to be better during spring and fall than during the rest ...

August 2022

Edwards Tarumianz basically won the "catfishing lottery" when he captured a rare, all-white (leucistic) blue catfish from the Tennessee River near Chattanooga in June. Edwards' rare catch has been featured ...

Destinations

Triple Digit Dandies—Two Blue Cats Over 100 Pounds

Fishing with professional guide Capt. Ty Konkle in the Tennessee River Gorge, Brain Cabe and his son, Woody, recently EACH caught blue catfish weighing more than 100 pounds in one ...

Destinations

Livewell Lessons from The Catmasters

Zachary (Zac) Taylor is shown here pulling a near 90-pound blue out of the huge SeaArk livewell as his partner Floyd “Ken” Kennamer waits patiently. With multiple trophy fish in ...

Brooke Mayfield shows off a trophy blue caught fishing one of the many tournaments she fished with her Dad, Chad Mayfield (left), and friend, Jeff Helms (right). (Contributed Photo)

July 2021

Shrinking the Gender Gap

Brooke Mayfield shows off a trophy blue caught fishing one of the many tournaments she fished with her Dad, Chad Mayfield (left), and friend, Jeff Helms (right). (Contributed Photo) ...

Destinations

Tennessee Catwomen – No Man Needed

by Richard Simms Admittedly introduced to catfishing by the men in their lives, these two women have taken it to the next level. (l-r) Jenny Simpson and her sister-in-law, Britteny ...

Destinations

Light Tackle for Big Cats

by Capt. Richard Simms Smaller tackle always equals more catfish and sometimes it can even mean bigger catfish. Chris Kilgo shows off a bragging-sized blue cat caught while fishing with ...

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