Learn To Catch Catfish

Monitoring Lake and River Levels For Catfishing With USGS

Chad — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:01:36 +0000

I have covered a lot of information on the Texas drought over the past six months or so and covered information on taking advantage of low water conditions. The bad news is the lakes here are still nowhere near full. The good news is though that we have been getting rain and the ground is [...]

Spring Blue Catfish Techniques, Coming February 2012

Chad — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:23:26 +0000

We have a lot going on around here at Learn To Catch Catfish headquarters and I am hard at working trying to get away from my “break” I took at the end of December and early January from doing any updates to the site. I expect to have the next episode of Catfishing Radio up [...]

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 [...]

World Catfish Classic 2012

Chad — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:01:56 +0000

This coverage of the World Catfish Classic 2012 is part of the Learn To Catch Catfish ongoing coverage of catfish tournaments. If you would like to have your tournament organization or event listed on Learn To Catch Catfish contact us for more information. The World Catfish Classic doesn’t really fit into the realm of catfishing [...]

Catfishing Top 11 of 2011

Chad — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:01:32 +0000

Every year at the end of the year I sit back and take a little time to take stock on what has happened over the course of the year and look forward to the new year and what I want to accomplish in the new year. This usually involves outlining some goals to meet for [...]

Texas State Junior Angler Record Catfish

Chad — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:15:17 +0000

I am back from my break and while I haven’t been “not working” I just have not been working on Learn To Catch Catfish and Catfishing Radio for the past few weeks during the holidays but it has been a very busy time for me at North Texas Catfish Guide Service. First order of business [...]

What’s That Noise Catfish Make?

Chad — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:01:57 +0000

Ever caught a catfish that was barking, squawking, croaking or seemed like it was talking to you? Ever wondered, what’s that noise that catfish make on occasion when you catch them? Keep reading because in this week’s Catfishing Quick Tips video we explain it all. It is fairly common when fishing for catfish to catch [...]

Will Hooks Rust Out Of Deep Hooked Fish [CR EP 21]

Chad — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:01:02 +0000

This episode of Catfishing Radio started out as a question and answer episode where we were going to answer questions submitted through our ask a question page from readers of Learn To Catch Catfish and listeners of the Catfishing Radio podcast. When I got about halfway through the first question my computer started freezing on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Trilene Knot For Fishing [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:17:54 +0000

I have been beating knots to death in the Catfishing Quick Tips series here the past few weeks but couldn’t move on without covering the Trilene knot. The Trilene knot falls right into my daily use of fishing knots when I am making catfish rigs just like the Palomar knot and snell knot. As much [...]

The 15 Minute Rule [CR EP 20]

Chad — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:01:33 +0000

In this episode of Catfishing Radio I talk about the 15 minute rule for blue catfish and channel catfish. The show starts out with announcements and information on: The Learn To Catch Catfish Facebook page Following me on Twitter Some follow up information on the Splat Fishing training program we recently released. Recent contest and [...]

The Palomar Knot, Simple, Strong and Effective [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:01:52 +0000

The Palomar Knot is one of the few knots I rely on when I tie my catfish rigs. In pretty much every instance I can I use the Palomar knot, from attaching treble hooks to line when fishing with catfish punch baits with the secret channel catfish rig to adding fixed sinkers to my fishing [...]

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 [...]

Snell Knot, The Quick and Easy Way To Snelling A Hook [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:01:58 +0000

I have avoided any instructions on fishing knots since I started this site because I felt there was just so much information out there that it would be pretty self explanatory. It seems like almost daily I get some sort of question about different fishing knots after people read through our catfish rigs section so [...]

Catfishing With Circle Hooks [CR EP 19]

Chad — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:38:02 +0000

In this episode of Catfishing Radio we start the how with the normal announcements and show openings and then proceed with an announcement about one of our new products coming out this week on catfishing techniques that will carry you through at least the Fall and Winter fishing for blue catfish and channel catfish. The [...]

Fall and Winter Catfishing [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:01:43 +0000

Fall and Winter are two of my favorite times of the year for catfishing, and it still to this day amazes me how many anglers put away their gear and stop fishing when it gets cooler and the seasons start to change. People ask me constantly what is the best time of the year [...]

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 [...]

South Texas Catfish Association

Chad — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:01:24 +0000

The South Texas Catfish Association is our first feature in the catfish tournament profiles on Learn To Catch Catfish. The South Texas Catfish Association was officially started in August of 2010, The South Texas Catfish Association or STCA is a 501(c)(7) tax-exempt non-profit member run club. The membership votes in a Board of Directors [...]

Catfishing Quick Tips [CQT]

Chad — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:01:01 +0000

Catfishing Quick Tips is a new video series I have started here at Learn To Catch Catfish. Some Background I started doing videos when I first started this site and it was something I had absolutely no experience doing. From the filming to editing I had absolutely zero experience. I borrowed a camera from someone, [...]

Catfish Hooks and More With TJ Stallings [CR EP 18]

Chad — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:59:10 +0000

In this episode of Catfishing Radio we have another guest on the show, TJ Stallings. If you don’t know the name, TJ is a market leader and respected member of the fishing tackle industry, fishing hook expert, outdoor writer and avid angler. TJ works for TTI Blakemore Lure Company. Under his umbrella are the brands [...]

Catfish Guides, The Pro-Files

Chad — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:10:55 +0000

Since I started Learn To Catch Catfish I have had intentions of bring some other catfish guides into this project to features some catfish guides from different parts of the country (and different parts of the great state of Texas), and just have not gotten around to it. Just as I mentioned in last weeks [...]

Catfishing Q&A [CR EP 17]

Chad — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:52:49 +0000

Catfishing Radio Episode 17 is back to catfishing questions and answers and working on the backlog of questions through the Learn To Catch Catfish ask a question page. We want to thank Team Catfish for being a sponsor of Catfishing Radio. You can check them out at the Team Catfish website. Also make sure you [...]

Catfish Tournament News and Information

Chad — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:01:01 +0000

The catfish tournament world is an ever changing one. Years ago when I got really hardcore into catfishing it was rare that you ever heard of a catfish tournament and there were very few organizations that reached out beyond a small regional area. When you did hear about a catfish tournament they were typically small [...]