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Whether you’re from Louisiana, Virginia, California, or Minnesota, you can bet there is good catfishing to be found and lots of it. The Catfish’s appeal has become more popular than ever before and there’s a ton of reasons why. READ MORE….. |
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Roots By: matt Jones
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FLATHEAD FILES PART 1-The BASICS By: Matt Jones No fish in fresh water is shrouded in mystery more than the beautiful Flathead Catfish. Angler’s spend thousands upon thousands of hours pursuing these giants and more times than not come away frustrated and empty handed. Putting these giants in your hand in a consistent manner is not a skill easily achieved. Through this series of articles and videos we hope to shed some light on the subject. READ MORE….
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Rod Holder Systems By: Jon & Melissa Setting up a boat with a rod holder system can take a boat from ordinary to a cat fishing machine. When deciding to make any upgrades, see what options other catters have had success with or if they have any recommendations. Knowing that rod holder systems are of the utmost importance, the first task was to pick the correct style. There are a wide variety of styles, made of various materials such as wood, aluminum, steel, and PVC. READ MORE…. |
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The Catfish Caucus: THE BAIT DEBAIT By: Melissa Muller From time to time you’ll hear a new variation of the great debate. You may hear of an occasional channel catfish eating a cut hot dog, gummy bears, chicken and even preparation H (supposedly has shark oil in it). No matter what the concoction, if you try using a product long enough, eventually something will be tempted to try it and most the time it will be a catfish. READ MORE... |
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Catmatt’s Catfish Blog By: Matt Jones I can remember like it was yesterday how mad I was. I wasn’t mad at the boat or the log I had gotten it lodged on. I was mad at myself for being in this position in the first place. I always preach boat placement and presentation and here I am stranded on a root ball. Surely I have ran off the big flathead that I was sure would be here this day. All I had managed to do here was “present” myself with a stressful situation. I had gotten in a hurry and ruined this opportunity to take a large fish by being careless. Sometimes you just have to slow down, take a breath and fish. READ MORE... |
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Flathead Files part II: SEASONAL TACTICS BY: Matt Jones Big bait, big hole, big fish! HMMM, it’s that easy ay? let’s get a few things straight about captain cranky. The flathead catfish lives under his own self imposed set of rules. He does what he wants, when he wants and that’s that. Understanding when and what these rules are will increase your encounters with the freshwater freight train greatly. READ MORE… |
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Flathead Files part III: Cover Story By: Matt Jones What could be better than spending a day on the river? Not much you say. Well if you throw some good fresh killed and live baits it gets a whole lot better. The prospects of trying into a grumpy ole’ flathead can really add some excitement to an otherwise average day. READ MORE… |