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Using Bait Clicker Fishing Reels For Catfish [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:01:39 +0000

I have touched on bait clicker fishing reels in the past and have even covered some “hacks” to show how to add a bait clicker to fishing reels that don’t have them. I still get tons of questions on fishing with a bait clicker or line alarm through the website and it seems people have [...]

Splat Fishing Techniques For Catfishing

Chad — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:01:58 +0000

Earlier this week we mentioned in the Catfishing Radio podcast episode 19 we were releasing a new e-book and training course geared at helping you catch more catfish and be more successful on the water. The majority of the information we provide here on Learn To Catch Catfish is free but we have to sell [...]

Humminbird 1198C Review For Catfishing

Chad — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:01:19 +0000

This is a review of the Humminbird 1198C sonar fish finder as well as information on what to look for when choosing a fish finder and some basic information on side imaging, down imaging and traditional broadband sonar for catfish. I have talked a lot here in the past about fish finders (aka sonar or [...]

Summer Channel Catfishing Techniques eBook

Chad — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:05:04 +0000

Several weeks ago before I made the secret catfish rig ebook available I recorded an episode of Catfishing Radio and made mention that show (episode 6) that I would be releasing an additional ebook on the techniques and tactics that I use for finding and catching channel catfish in the summer months. My intent was [...]

Bank Fishing For Catfish With Punch Bait

Chad — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:01:10 +0000

I have covered tons of catfishing information at Learn To Catch Catfish over the past year but have not covered much on bank fishing for catfish or shore fishing. I do all of my catfishing from a boat and have for years but there was a point and time where I did the majority of [...]

Slip Cork Catfishing With Punch Baits

Chad — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:08:00 +0000

Slip corking for catfish is a slang term that refers to the catfishing technique of fishing with a slip bobber rig. There are many different popular catfish rigs that can be used for catching channel catfish but catfishing with a slip cork is hands down my preferred method of catching catfish using punch baits, dip [...]

Blue Catfish Magic Bullet?

Chad — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:00:31 +0000

The elusive and much sought after blue catfish. I have been sifting through all of the catfishing questions that have been sent to me over the past year that I have yet to answer and stumbled upon a common theme among these questions regard catfishing for blue catfish. These questions are all over the place [...]

Best Time Of The Year To Catch Catfish

Chad — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:00:17 +0000

What is the best time of the year to catch catfish? Is one time of the year better as far as catfishing goes. I’m a total beginner. Mike Morris Mike, First of all, if you’re a beginner you are in the right place by visiting Learn To Catch Catfish. Make sure you keep [...]

Keeping A Fishing Log

Chad — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:00:48 +0000

Between manufacturing catfish bait and juglines, being a catfish guide, and running Learn To Catch Catfish I spend a lot of time talking to people about fishing and answering questions about fishing. Truth be told, one of the main reasons I started this website is I wanted a place to refer people to for the [...]

Lake Turnover

Chad — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:47 +0000

Lake turnover is something that many people don’t understand and many people also fail to recognize when the lake turnover takes place. If you have a good understanding of the thermocline, then understanding lake turnover is pretty simple. I know I have been pretty scientific lately with all of my articles, and they have [...]

Catching Catfish With A Thermocline

Chad — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:00:34 +0000

The other day I covered the effects of the thermocline on catfishing. The basics of what was covered in the effects of the thermocline on catfishing were: What a thermocline is What bodies of water will develop a thermocline (lakes, rivers etc) When it will develop (at what times of year and basic water temperatures) [...]

Thermocline Effects On Catfishing

Chad — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:55:59 +0000

I have had a number of questions in recent weeks about where I am fishing and what techniques I am using to catch catfish this time of year, and many questions about what depths to fish, so I wanted to take an opportunity to cover thermocline and how it effects catfishing. I am [...]

Catfish Grabblin

Chad — Sun, 16 May 2010 06:57:26 +0000

Catfish Grabblin DVD’s The other day I wrote an article about noodling, and have since received a number of emails through our ask a catfishing question page about noodling and catfish grabblin. I ended up speaking with the folks over at Catfish Grabblers who make the Catfish Grabblin video series. The next thing I know [...]

Lake Lewisville Spring Catfish

Chad — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:19:47 +0000

Lake Lewisville Spring Catfish and my guide service was mentioned in a Lone Star Outdoor News article this week. For more information on my guide service you can go to North Texas Guide Service Website. I offer guided fishing trips here as well as Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Worth and the Brazos River. You can [...]

Catfish Noodling

Chad — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:53:32 +0000

Catfish noodling has become a very popular topic over the last ten years or so but this is something that has been taking place for a very long time. Catfish noodling (like many other things that originate in the South) has a number of other names like graveling, hogging, and dogging for catfish. These are [...]

Catfishing With A Baseball Bat

Chad — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:43:31 +0000

The weather was really nasty in North Texas this past weekend, we went from low 70′s temperatures on Friday to freezing temperatures on Saturday and even had a snow blanket over night Saturday and Sunday morning. Anyone that knows Texas weather knows that it can change at a moments notice. I had to cancel a [...]

Catching Catfish Around Cormorant Roosts

Chad — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:48:09 +0000

Catching Catfish Around Cormorant Roosts, Cormorant Catfishing, Splat Fishing, Catfishing Water Turkey Roosts or whatever you want to call this technique for catching catfish is a fun and effective way to catch fish. Cole in Wichita Falls Texas has a question about using this technique at Lake Arrowhead Texas. Message: I live in Wichita Falls and [...]

Using Shad On Trotlines For Flatheads

Chad — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:16:39 +0000

I work on a catfish farm in arkansas and i love trot lining for flatheads on a small river near my house. it gets kind of hard catching bait after a while but i have acess to all the shad i want. i just cant keep them alive! do you have any tips on keeping them [...]