Learn To Catch Catfish » Catfish Tackle And Gear

Get A Lip Grip, Or Get Your Hand Chewed Up!

Chad — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:01:09 +0000

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 [...]

Catfish Tackle Box, “Working Tackle Box” For Catfish [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:07:33 +0000

I often get strange looks when people see my tackle box. Being a professional catfish guide people expect me to pull out a large impressive tackle box with hundreds of compartments with tackle stuffed everywhere in a neat and orderly fashion. When people who fish with me see the reality of what I really many [...]

Brute Outdoors Five Day Brute Box Fishing Cooler Review

Chad — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

I am hard on coolers, really hard on coolers. I have a boneyard of coolers with no lids, broken parts, holes in them and a variety of other issues. I hold on to them for some strange reason thinking one day I will be able to piece them all together. It’s so bad that often [...]

Navionics App For iPhone, iPad and Android

Chad — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:21:00 +0000

I am a huge fan of Navionics charts and use them every time I fish in my Humminbird 1198. It has major impacts on my fishing for all of the catfish species. There is a major benefit to having this mapping running side by side on your sonar so you can view real time sonar [...]

Setting Drag and Spool Tension On A Baitcast Fishing Reel [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:01:14 +0000

I have covered setting drag and setting the spool tensioner on a baitcast fishing reel in articles in the past and put together and in depth tutorial on casting a baitcast reel as part of the coverage on catfishing techniques and catfish reels here on the site but I still get questions from people constantly [...]

Team Catfish Thunder Cat Catfish Rod Review

Chad — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:01:40 +0000

When I started posting some recent videos like the Catfishing Quick Tips introduction video and some of my recent GoPro Hero camera videos people spotted my arsenal of Team Catfish Thunder Cat catfish rods in the background of some of these videos and I immediately started getting questions about these rods. I started covering catfish [...]

GoPro HD Camera Review and Field Test

Chad — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:16:47 +0000

In addition to being a fishing geek I am a bit of a tech geek as well. I have been eyeballing the (a) GoPro HD Camera for quite some time. The GoPro HD camera has made quote a splash in the sports and outdoors world over the past year. I knew I wanted a GoPro [...]

American Angler MT3 Electric Fillet Knife Review, King Of Fillet Knives

Chad — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:01:51 +0000

I do a lot of catch and release catfishing and have a strict policy when people are fishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service that all catfish over 10 lbs are released. This has been a standing policy for going on ten years now. That being said we also keep a fair amount of fish [...]

Catfishing Top Fish Finder Picks For 2011

Chad — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:01:44 +0000

I have covered the importance of having a fish finder and knowing how to use it when fishing for blue catfish in the blue catfish anglers #1 tool and also covered some of the features to look for when choosing a fish finder for catfishing so now as promised I want to give you some [...]

Adding A Bait Clicker To An Abu Garcia Reel

Chad — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:01:17 +0000

I have written a number of articles about Abu Garcia fishing reels and covered them from a number of different aspects. There a number of reasons the Abu Garcia Ambassadeur series is the reel I suggest for all catfish anglers when choosing a catfish reel. I prefer the 6000 series reels overall because of their [...]

Cleaning An Abu Garcia Fishing Reel

Chad — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:01:25 +0000

This is a guest article by Steven Gonzales you can check out one of his other articles here regarding upgrading an Abu Garcia C3 to a C4 for improved performance. Abu Garcia Ambassadeur bait cast fishing reels are loved by catfish anglers all across the United States. The Abu Garcia Ambassadeur fishing reels can cast [...]

Choosing A Fish Finder For Catfishing

Chad — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:01:22 +0000

This article is part of an ongoing series called Blue Catfish 101. Hopefully by now you have read enough here to know that if you are going to be catfishing for blue catfish the #1 tool in your catfishing boat is your fish finder. If you have not already read that article you need to [...]

Abu Garcia 6600 BCX Product Review & Field Test

Chad — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:00:49 +0000

Over the past year since I started Learn To Catch Catfish I have received thousands of questions through the ask a catfishing question page and many of those catfishing questions have been about fishing reels and gear. One of that has come up repeatedly has been questions about the Abu Garcia 6600 BCX fishing reel. [...]

Upgrading Abu Garcia C3 to C4 Model

Chad — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000

I have covered a lot of information in the past on Abu Garcia Ambassadeur fishing reels and held nothing back about being a fan of them. This is a guest post submitted by one of the Learn To Catch Catfish readers Steven Gonzalez from the San Antonio Texas area. Steven is a serious gear head [...]

Casting A Baitcast Reel – How To Cast

Chad — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:00:40 +0000

Questions about how to cast and casting a baitcast reel have been one of the more frequent questions I have received since I started Learn To Catch Catfish. I get questions of different variations about casting a baitcast reel almost daily through the ask a catfishing question page. Over the past couple of months I [...]

More Gore-Tex Options For Cold Weather Fishing

Chad — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:00:33 +0000

I covered staying warm for winter fishing and also added an additional review for the Bass Pro Shop 100MPH Gore Tex that I use in the last few days. In addition to these options I wanted to cover some additional options not already covered. Certainly you don’t have to shell out hundred of dollars for [...]

Winter Catfish Tackle

Chad — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:00:56 +0000

I have been looking at your catfish guide service website at all of the big catfish pictures that it looks like are caught in winter. Do you use the same catfish tackle in the winter as you use during the rest of year? Can you give me some information on what kind of winter [...]

Catfish Leader Line

Chad — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:00:28 +0000

Can you explain to me what a catfish leader line is, how it is used and how I should be using them for catfishing? Leader Line is a necessary evil when fishing for catfish and becomes more essential when you start fishing for bigger catfish like trophy blue catfish and big flathead catfish. What is [...]

Lip Grip For Catfishing

Chad — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:00:23 +0000

A lip grip device is an essential item for catfishing that I keep on my guide boat. I keep lip grips clamped on to the railing of the center console at all times so I always have them handy. Lip grips are a great tool for because they are compact and easy to store and [...]

Slinky Weights For Drift Fishing Catfish

Chad — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:00:04 +0000

Slinky weights are commonly used for drift fishing for catfish. They can be purchased through catfish tackle retailers, but can be a little difficult to find at times, and can also be expensive. Slinky weights are popular for drift fishing for catfish because they are alleged to be snagless or to snag less than a [...]

Ugly Stik Salmon Rods For Catfish

Chad — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Chad, I read a magazine article where you were quoted as saying that you used Salmon/Steelhead rods for catfishing and was looking at some Ugly Stik Salmon Rods. I was wondering why you like the salmon rods for catfishing and what your opinion of the Ugly Stik Salmon Rods was and why you prefer them. [...]

Bass Pro Shops 100MPH Rain Gear Review

Chad — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:44:54 +0000

I touched briefly on this gear the other day when I wrote Winter Catfishing, Staying Warm and Dry but didn’t get much into the details. I mentioned then I was going to do a review on the Bass Pro Shops 100MPH Gore Tex in that article because I felt it warranted a full in depth [...]

Catfish Sinkers – Options To Consider

Chad — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0000

I have had a number of questions about catfish sinkers through the ask a question page and rather than write responses to all of the different questions about catfish sinkers I thought it would be best to just lump everything into one article and answer all of the questions at once. Most of these questions [...]

Using Ebay To Buy Fishing Reels

Chad — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:00:18 +0000

If you have not already read getting the best deals on catfish reels and choosing a catfish reel go there and read that before you proceed with this article and the following steps. Ebay is by far the best place I have found to buy used Abu Garcia reels and there are some amazing deals [...]

Getting The Best Deal On Catfish Reels

Chad — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:00:48 +0000

Since writing choosing a catfish reel and a number of the other articles I have written about catfish rods and reels I have had a number of questions about how and where to get the best deals on cafish reels. if your looking at some of the lower end or middle of the road options [...]