A couple of catch-a-cat bait pockets stuffed with bait, a sliding sinker rig, and a big hook. That's what we're working with fishing for channel cats. The sliding sinker rig lets the catfish take the ...

Hello folks, this week we're back in the freshwaters, anchored as we fish for those wonderful channel catfish using cut bait (common shiners). We bait up using a sliding sinker rig, a T-Turn, and a ...

Hooks for catfish have a two-part assignment: To hold onto the bait and then hold onto the catfish once it bites. But it isn’t as simple as it sounds. Every hook isn’t built the same, and each style ...

Catfish rods must be built to handle a list of tough tasks. They are flexible, lobbing casts that ensure large pieces of live or cut catfish bait remain rigged. They are sensitive, detecting the ...