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 off on foot and do some shore fishing [...]
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 circle hooks and I tried them several times and could not [...]
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 that decide to target big fish target blue or flathead catfish. Most [...]
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 over ten pounds so everything less than ten pounds (when people want [...]
Last February I posted a review of the Brute Box five day coolers when this product was relatively new to the market. I’ve gotten to know the guys over at Brute Outdoors pretty well over the past year since they are a local company based here in the Fort Worth Texas area. I have [...]
Polarized sunglasses are something I wear all the time when I on the lake fishing or just out running around town and something that have become second nature to me. I never leave home without them and I certainly never go fishing without my polarized sunglasses. I have used many different varieties of polarized sunglasses [...]
I’ve used just about every brand of cast net out there over the years and had good success with most. There have been some “duds” from time to time but for the most part I have had pretty good luck. Since threadfin shad and gizzard shad are my “go to” catfish baits for blue catfish [...]
Real Magic is a product I use almost every single time I am on my catfish boat and something I rely on heavily. I have been using Real Magic religiously for longer than I can remember and it amazes me how many hardcore fishermen there are that fish with me that don’t know of or [...]
For some people fishing is about numbers and catching the most fish they can in a given day and for others fishing is all about the size of the fish they catch. These anglers would rather catch one monster catfish that a bunch of little catfish. Regardless of whether you fish for blue catfish, channel catfish or flathead catfish and [...]
Fishing leaders are part of many of the catfish rigs that are used by anglers for all catfish species and the leader line plays a major role in the catfish rig and the anglers ability to land a fish. The leader line is generally a heavier line with higher abrasion resistance than the main fishing [...]
This page was created as a resource for catfish tackle, rods, reels, supplies for your catfish boat and other items I suggest. These are all items I use as a professional catfish guide and have confidence in so I know they work and work well, and will hold up to continued long term use. I will continue [...]
I have talked a little about lip grips in the past and the value of these items stating my preference was to use a Berkley Big Game Lip Grip for landing catfish. In this week’s catfishing quick tip video I am going to take a close look at a couple of options in a lip [...]
