Category: Catfish, Gar, Carp, Other
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St. Croix Mojo Cat Rods
By Matt Lynch St Croix rods has long been a golden standard by which other factory built rods are compared. For the catfish anglers, originally the glass muskie rods provided the tool for the job. Then back in the latter part of the 90s, we were introduced to the St Croix Classic Cat series of…
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Catfish Guide Puts SuperCat Rods to the Tough Test
Coralville, IA – For catfish folks, choosing the right rod is serious business. But when catfishing is literally your business—as in, people pay you to find and catch ‘em—selecting sticks can be as important as surrounding yourself with loyal, professional employees.
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Some Fishermen Have No Problem Stealing Spots
By Bob Hodge Marc Cooper has become a bit of a prospector over the past two years, but he’s not looking for gold nuggets or trying to uncover the next Comstock Load. He’s prospecting for trophy blue catfish.
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Bottoms Up! Big Blue Catfish
By Andrew Ragas With Marc Cooper, and Matt Lynch Tricks of the catfish trade with southern hospitality, on the intricate art of baiting for big blue behemoths in southern fisheries.
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Okuma Komodo 350 Low-Profile Reel
By Marc Cooper As anglers, like other skilled tradesmen and women, we have developed a diverse set of tools to serve a very specific purpose or function. Some of these implements can be extremely useful in one area, while lacking the necessary qualities or attributes in another. Bearing that in mind, a third group consists…
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Okuma’s Battle Cat Rods Are Ready For A Fight
By Matt Lynch If a couple months ago you had asked me about Okuma’s Battle Cat line of cat fishing rods I’d have scratched my head. However recently while discussing the need to update my catfish rod inventory with my good friend and licensed guide, Scott Manning owner of Tennessee River Monsters, he brought these…
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Tails from the Past
By Matt Lynch Catfish; One word that can stir up emotions ranging from hardly a furled brow, to a quickening heartbeat. Who hasn’t caught Mr. Whiskers before at some point in their angling endeavors? The question becomes how much was this end result pursued? Was he merely a byproduct of another targeted species? Was he…
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Rough Fishery Profiles: Pee Dee River, South Carolina
By David Graham As a South Carolina native I have spent untold hours stomping through every manner of marsh-laden, mosquito infested, heavily forested terrain possible, all in search of the ‘perfect spot’. Every angler recognizes my point – that ‘perfect spot’, which, given the right time and opportunity, would yield the moment that is an…
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Grass Carp Breakthroughs
By David Graham All too often I think there is an overemphasis on predatory species by anglers. Admittedly, I reserve personal preference towards predators, however, I believe that an angler’s pursuit should encompass all feeding types to include omnivorous and even herbivorous species. Interestingly enough, many of our nations largest freshwater inhabitants sustain a diet…
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Ultimate Catfishing Adventure
By Brad Wiegmann Common sense and sound judgment was far from any of our minds as we slipped our kayaks and canoes gently into Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee River. It seemed our sensibility was clouded with visions of catching gigantic catfish while fishing from only a long narrow craft powered by only a paddle.…