Learn To Catch Catfish » Catfish Rigs

The Two Hook Rig or Double Hook Rig For Catfish [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:04:27 +0000

The double hook rig is one of the catfish rigs that is popular when targeting trophy class catfish with large catfish baits, generally large pieces of cut bait (like threadfin shad or gizzard shad, skipjack herring, carp, drum of buffalo). It is very popular with anglers who target trophy blue catfish, is occasionally used for [...]

Secret Channel Catfishing Rig

Chad — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:01:44 +0000

If you fish for channel catfish, you owe it to yourself to read every single word on this page. The Secret Channel Catfishing Rig was an absolute game changer for me and my clients. Are you tired of fishing for channnel catfish and missing bites, resulting in low numbers of fish actually being caught, or [...]

Catfish Rigs Revisited

Chad — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:01:12 +0000

Since I started Learn To Catch Catfish the catfish rigs section and different articles and videos I have added have been some of the most popular topics here on the website. The catfish rigs pages have received countless views and I have received countless questions about these articles and videos. Because some of these articles [...]

Float Rigs For Catfishing

Chad — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:00:49 +0000

Float rigs are something I have yet to cover in the catfish rigs at Learn To Catch Catfish and surprisingly this is one of the more obscure catfishing rigs as fare are popularity. It never ceases to amaze me how many questions people will send in through the ask a catfishing question page that are [...]

Drop Shot Rigging For Catfish

Chad — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:00:38 +0000

Drop shot rigging is widely known among other angling circles and if you talk to anglers that target bass or many other species of fish you will find that drop shot rigging is a popular method of fishing but it is not commonly talked about in catfishing circles. Drop shot rigging is not one of [...]

Pool Noodle Rig For Catfishing

Chad — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:00:24 +0000

I wrote the other day in response to a question about using balloon rigs for catfish and in that article I mentioned an alternative using modified pool noodle floats in place of balloons. This is a similar approach to catfish rigs but is sort of a hybrid between a balloon rig and a slip bobber [...]

Balloon Fishing With Balloon Rigs

Chad — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:00:46 +0000

“I saw some guy at the lake the other day catfishing and he had a bunch of balloons tied to his fishing rods. I spoke to him briefly and he said he was balloon fishing with balloon rigs for catfish. Can you tell me more about balloon fishing and balloon rigs? What is the purpose [...]

Traditional Bobber Rig

Chad — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:00:59 +0000

The traditional bobber rig is probably one of the most well known catfish rigs. Better yet for most people this is probably the fishing rig that they think of when they think of fishing. Images of a lazy stream or river with a large red and white plastic bobber and fishing with worms come to [...]

Modified Three Way Rig (aka River Rig)

Chad — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:26:09 +0000

The modified three way rig is a variation of the three way rig that I have already posted but involves much less tackle and less cutting and knots. This is also often referred to as a “river rig” but I call them a modified three way because many people also refer to a santee [...]

Santee Cooper Rig

Chad — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:15:20 +0000

Santee Cooper Rig Question: I was talking to some guys at the boat ramp the other day and they said they were drift fishing using a Santee Cooper rig. Can you tell me what a Santee Cooper rig is and how it is used? The Santee Cooper rig is commonly used by many anglers when [...]

Three Way Rig (3 Way Rig)

Chad — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:53:28 +0000

The 3-way rig is probably one of the most well known rigs among catfish anglers. I find that a lot of people use the three way rig use it because this is what others have told them that they need to use or again simply because it is one of the most well known [...]

Leader Lengths And Effects On Action

Chad — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:25:20 +0000

I have had a number of questions by email through our ask a question page about slip sinker rigs and catfish leader length and how to choose the right catfish leader length for a slip sinker rig or a santee cooper rig. There really is no magic answer on the “right” catfish leader length for [...]

Leader Line Trick

Chad — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:08:01 +0000

This trick for storing leader line will save you a lot of time, frustration and money if you will put it to use with leader line. If you have been catfishing for years or just started reading this website you probably know that most catfish rigs like the slip bobber rig and the slip sinker rigs [...]

Slip Bobber Rigs For Catfish

Chad — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:42:23 +0000

Now that you know how to tie a slip sinker rig let’s get into how to tie a slip float rig. This is a very popular rig especially when fishing with prepared baits like dip or punch bait. These catfish rigs are very versatile and highly functional for a number of different techniques. I [...]

Slip Sinker Rig

Chad — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:41:34 +0000

Slip Sinker Rig A slip sinker rig is a very common rig for fishing for catfish, probably one of the most commonly used rigs really. Bass fishermen call this a Carolina rig, catfishermen call it a slip sinker rig. Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of s slip sinker rig. The slip sinker [...]