Learn To Catch Catfish » Catfish Boats

DIY Box Anchor Plans and Information

Chad — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:18:39 +0000

I have been using Digger Anchors for quite some time now (see my Digger Anchor review)and have never had an issues with them or their performance but occasionally in really high winds on one of the lakes I fish it doesn’t want to hold. This isn’t because they are not good anchors but rather [...]

Navionics Hotmaps Review And Uses For Fishing

Chad — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:54:10 +0000

I’ve had a number of questions recently regarding Navionics hot maps and the uses for catfishing or just fishing in general. The questions about Navionics Hotmaps range from everything from the basics like what are these maps, how do you get them on your fishfinder all the way to more advanced questions like how [...]

Boat Maintenance and Repairs, Helpful Tips and Tricks

Chad — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:01:15 +0000

I mentioned the other day in the article on my boat wrap project and experience that part of the reason for my extended absence from writing, doing catfishing videos and putting up new episodes of Catfishing Radio was that I was doing some major repairs and maintenance on my Xpress HD22CC catfish boat. Generally every [...]

Boat Wrap Experience and Process

Chad — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:01:16 +0000

Obviously (for those that follow closely) there have been some gaps between posts here on Learn To Catch Catfish of recent and the Catfishing Radio episodes have not been as frequent over the past month either. Much of the reason behind this is outside of just generally being crazy busy and also trying to catch [...]

The Gripper Boats Cleats Review, Worlds Best Boat Cleats

Chad — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:01:43 +0000

Something like boat cleats may seem trivial and is probably something that most anglers wouldn’t put much thought into but they are an essential part of my catfish boat. I found these cleats about 15 years ago and installed them on my boat then and since I found them I have installed them on each [...]

Transporting Fishing Rods For Easy Access, Less Damage

Chad — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:01:58 +0000

I have a lot of essential tools on my catfishing boat that I rely on day in and day out that just seem second nature to me but are not to most people. I am a bit unorganized and rely on having stuff in the right place at the right time for quick easy access. [...]

DIY Shallow Water Anchors

Chad — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:01:25 +0000

Close to ten or maybe even twelve years ago I was fishing for shallow water blue catfish on Lake Lewisville with my good friend Benny Roberts of Sure Shot Catfish Punch Bait and he introduced me to the world of shallow water anchors (or what some people refer to as “portable trees”). Benny would [...]

GPS Uses For Catfishing

Chad — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:01:26 +0000

I have covered in depth how important I feel that a graph or fish finder is for fishing for blue catfish extensively in the blue catfish anglers #1 tool and covered in detail some of the options to look for when choosing a fish finder for catfishing as well as my top fish finder picks [...]

Blue Catfish Anglers #1 Tool

Chad — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:17:25 +0000

Hopefully by now you have read enough of the catfishing articles here to know that blue catfish and quite different in their feeding habits and patterns than channel and flathead catfish. They are all “whiskered fish” and many people commonly talk about catfishing in general terms and lump them all in together. These are all [...]

Bee Ready Rod Holders

Chad — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Bee Ready Rod Holders are an essential item in my catfish boat. I have been using Bee Ready Rod Holder for going on 10 years now and have had tremendous success with them. That’s not to say there are not other good brands and models out there, I just like the simplistic design and durability [...]

Digger Anchor Review

Chad — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:00:13 +0000

There are not many products that I use that I sit back and just say “wow” but Digger Anchor is one of those products. If you own a catfish boat you owe it to yourself to check out a Digger Anchor. Boat control is one of the critical elements of catfishing and when you start targeting [...]

Ethanol In Boats – The Silent Killer

Chad — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:17 +0000

I am not a mechanic or a small engine expert but I know my way around an engine and a wrench, or anything mechanical for that matter and rarely end up taking anything to a mechanic or “shop” to be repaired, I can usually figure it out. I have mentioned a few times that I [...]

Launch A Boat (Correctly) And Help Prevent Ramp Page

Chad — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:43:47 +0000

Learning to launch a boat properly will not online make you much happier at the boat ramps but will also make the others around you much happier as well. Summer is here and it is that time of the year where those of us who have been fishing all Winter starting getting irritated with the [...]

Xpress Aluminum Boats

Chad — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:38:24 +0000

I have been looking at Xpress aluminum boats and saw on your website that you fish from an Xpress aluminum boat. I was wondering if you could give me some information on your boat and what you think about Xpress aluminum boats. Jay I have been fishing from Xpress Aluminum Boats for a good while [...]