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 [...]
I started in some dip bait and sponge bait topics and talking about sponge hooks and dip worms recently and one of the biggest drawbacks I have outlined about fishing with dip baits is them being messy, and the added expense of having to buy dip worms, sponge hooks or other “catfish lures” to keep [...]
I covered the basics of catfish dip baits and sponge baits the other day and talked about them being much thinner than baits like punch bait. Fishing with these thinner cheese based catfish baits like dip bait and sponge bait requires the use of a “catfish lure” (often called a dip worm or a dip [...]
Kahle Hook For Catfish I read in one of your articles where you mentioned these hooks. Can you tell me what a these are and how they are used? A kahle hook is a very common catfish hook. I have been personally using these for a very long time and have caught more fish on [...]
