My tackle storage is simplistic. It is light and portable and everything is easy to find. With this catfish tackle box setup I can easily grab a small box and jump in someone else’s boat and have everything I need, or in the event I decide to head … [Read more]
What Is Skinny Water? Why Should You Fish It?
Posted on May 13, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Skinny water fishing is some of my favorite fishing. I spent much of the time I fish for channel catfish focusing on skinny water and some of my favorite blue catfish action of the year takes place in skinny water. I made a reference to skinny … [Read more]
Preparing Your Boat For Spring Fishing
Posted on April 15, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Here in Texas we don’t have a fishing “season” we can fish all year long. My catfish boat never gets winterized and winter is one of my busiest seasons so there is very little downtime for my boat. There are masses of anglers though that … [Read more]
Drift Fishing For Catfish
Posted on April 6, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Drift fishing for catfish is often a controversial topic, especially when you get into circles of really hardcore catfish anglers and tournament anglers. There are groups of anglers who will testify to the effectiveness of drift fishing for … [Read more]
Finding Catfish In Transition Periods [CREP 37]
Posted on March 22, 2013 // 3 Comments
Show Summary: This Catfishing Radio podcast covers everything you need to know about transition periods including what a transition period is, how it affects the fishing and what you can do to help you locate and catch fish during a transition … [Read more]
Blue Catfish Hooks – The Simple Guide To Hook Selection
Posted on March 20, 2013 // 1 Comment
Circle hooks are without a doubt the most popular hooks for blue catfish, especially in recent years. Most people either love circle hooks or or hate them and there is not a lot of “in between”. Years ago, I kept hearing catfish anglers praise … [Read more]
Drift Socks 101: What Is A Drift Sock and How To Use Them
Posted on March 12, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Drift fishing can be a very effective catfishing technique for targeting blue catfish and channel catfish. Like other techniques, it has a time and a place and certainly can be more effective at certain times of the year. For the beginning angler … [Read more]
Channel Catfish Hooks – The Simple Guide To Hook Selection
Posted on March 5, 2013 // 4 Comments
When fishing for channel catfish I focus on catching numbers of fish. In most areas of the United States, this will be the best option. There are fisheries that have excellent numbers of larger channel catfish but they are limited and most anglers … [Read more]
The Fish Finder Rig: Good Or Bad? It Depends!
Posted on February 26, 2013 // 3 Comments
I remember as a kid we constantly had a big stack of these rigs laying around that we would buy at the local bait shop. We’d buy the single rigs (similar to a three way rig, but already tied) and the double rigs or “fish finder rigs” with two … [Read more]
Zero Rig: The No Leader Rig For Sniping Catfish
Posted on February 18, 2013 // 3 Comments
Years ago I started using what I call a “zero rig” for catfishing. The zero rig is another of the catfish rigs that is not something you’ll use day in and day out like the slip sinker rig or santee rig. It’s more of a “tactical” rig for … [Read more]
The Dropper Loop: How To Tie It and When To Use It
Posted on February 11, 2013 // 4 Comments
The dropper loop is a handy knot that is used to form a loop which stands out from the fishing line. The dropper loop can be used to form a leader in many catfish rigs like the drop shot rig and modified three way rigs. By tying a dropper loop you … [Read more]
Blue Catfish Rods: Gear Up For Blue Cats, Big OR Small
Posted on February 7, 2013 // 1 Comment
Blue Catfish rods can be broken down into two categories. Rods for big trophy blue catfish Rods for every day one to ten pound catfish or “box fish”. The term “box fish” comes from practicing catch and release or CPR with the catfish … [Read more]