I was on the lake a couple of weeks ago after I dropped my clients off and a good friend came out to fish with me for a few hours. As I headed out from the boat ramp I noticed a young man throwing a cast net off in the distance. He was in a [...]
Cut Bait For Catfish, All You Need To Know About Cut Bait
Posted on November 21, 2012 // Leave a Comment
I have had several questions from people recently wanting to know what cut bait is and how to fish with it for catfish. I am not going to copy and paste all of the questions here about cut bait because they are all generally the same question just worded slightly differently. Cut bait is a [...]
Catching Shad, The Definitive Guide
Posted on November 14, 2012 // Leave a Comment
I’ve mentioned several times lately that I was working on a new premium product (an e-book) on finding and catching shad. Everything I have posted in the past in regards to the best bait for blue catfish (threadfin shad, gizzard shad and skipjack herring) and shad have always had a great response with tons [...]
Frozen Shad, The Do’s and Dont’s
Posted on June 16, 2011 //
Frozen shad is a highly debated topic among catfish anglers. I have had countless questions in regards to catfishing with frozen shad and freezing shad for catfish bait since I started Learn To Catch Catfish. Despite the fact that I have covered using threadfin and gizzard shad for bait extensively I have not covered the [...]
Difference Between Gizzard and Threadfin Shad
Posted on February 6, 2011 //
I followed your instructions on how to throw a cast net and have finally started catching shad to use for bait for blue catfish. I don’t know if the shad I am catching are threadfin shad or gizzard shad. Does it matter which one I use and how can I tell which one it [...]
Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense)
Posted on February 5, 2011 //
Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense) are a popular bait for blue catfish and are the primary food source for blue catfish in many lakes rivers and reservoirs across the United States. Understanding both threadfin shad and gizzard shad, their habits, patterns and behaviors is an important part of being successful catching blue catfish. This is some [...]
Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
Posted on February 5, 2011 //
This is species information on the gizzard shad. Gizzard shad and threadfin shad are both popular and effective baits for blue catfish and can be effective baits for channel catfish as well. Gizzard shad are present in many lakes, rivers and reservoirs across the United States and are a highly sought after bait for [...]
Cut Shad, How To Cut Shad For Catfishing
Posted on January 13, 2011 //
Cut shad and whole shad is one of the most popular and effective catfish baits there is for catching blue catfish. Since I started Learn To Catch Catfish I have received countless questions about threadfin and gizzard shad, their use, how to bait hooks with them, how to cut them, what kind of hooks to [...]
Do You Gaspergou? The Freshwater Drum
Posted on October 4, 2010 //
From the Learn To Catch Catfish ask a catfishing question reader mailbag. “I have seen you make a few references to something called a gaspergou. What the heck is a gaspergou?” A Gaspergou is a freshwater drum. While they are often referred to simply as drum or freshwater drum there are many parts [...]
