The quest to discover an artificial lure that will work better than any other to catch more and bigger fish may last until the end of time.Over the years, thousands of lures have been invented...View article
dips, doughs, chum and blood

Bait Options Today

Ask the manufacturers of commercial catfish baits, like Catfish Charlie, Cat Tracker, Bowker’s, Sonny’s, Sure-Shot, Magic Bait, and others, about their ingredients, and the universal response is...View article
Livebaits, Cutbaits, Worms And More

The “Natural” Choice for Cats

What passes through the tiny brain of a catfish sitting in a hole on a river bottom, as the current passes along its streamlined form? Prior to the spawn, it might consider finding a fine mate with...View article
Preseason for flatheads extends from late winter through early spring—the end of the Coldwater Period on the In-Fisherman Calendar of Fish Activity. It’s not the best time of the year to target...View article
 
dips, doughs, chum and blood

Bait Options Today

Ask the manufacturers of commercial catfish baits, like Catfish Charlie, Cat Tracker, Bowker’s, Sonny’s, Sure-Shot, Magic Bait, and others, about their ingredients, and the universal response is...View article
 
Livebaits, Cutbaits, Worms And More

The “Natural” Choice for Cats

What passes through the tiny brain of a catfish sitting in a hole on a river bottom, as the current passes along its streamlined form? Prior to the spawn, it might consider finding a fine mate with...View article
Integrating Anchored Bait Into Mobile Systems

Minnowlining & Deadsticking

We’ve come a long way in our quest to fish efficiently on ice. Properly rigged sonar allows for moving from hole to hole without having to constantly make major readjustments to get accurate readings....View article
Key Fishing Patterns in March

A Good Day for Pike

I have said before that I never fish so well as when my target is fish for the table. Pike are one of my favorites. They are wonderfully firm and flakey and work in just about any recipe, save a few...View article
To most catfishermen, chumming means scattering fermented soybeans, wheat, or milo around a covert to attract catfish or to stimulate those that are in the area to feed. Besides fermented grains, some...View article
Keeping Pace During Early Season

Flatheads In Flux

By the time spring has come and gone, flatheads have transformed from a phase of almost complete inactivity to becoming metabolic superheroes. The changeover isn’t as quick as Clark Kent in a phone...View article