Catfish
How to fish the Santee catfish rig
The secret to trolling for catfish is to have the bait, typically fresh dead or cut bait, move slowly along the bottom. […]
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Pick of the litter — Fishing guide shares secrets to Pickwick catfishing
Catfishing in the state of Mississippi is mostly associated with the Mighty Mississippi River on the west side of the state.
Even the Tenn-Tom Waterway on the east side of the state night seem more of catfish destination than any reservoir. […]
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Pickwick Lake has the blues
The Arkansas blue cat is just at home in Mississippi as it is in it’s native state, and nowhere in the Magnolia State is that more true than at Pickwick Lake. […]
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June’s best bream, catfish bets
Bass and crappie might be the most-popular game fish, at least when judged by the amount of hours and money spent by fishermen who cast and jig with the fanciest of equipment, but June can be a month when two other blue-collar species take over. […]
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Noodling season open
Obviously noodling is a sport that not everyone can get their heads wrapped around, but those who can and actually grab catfish don’t mind getting their hands a little dirty — as well as slimy and scarred. […]
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Cool cats — Fishing tips for Tenn-Tom cats
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway — the Tenn-Tom for short — to complete a route connecting the Tennessee River to the Tombigbee River and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico. […]
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The best tactic for more catfish
Back trolling is a good technique for putting catfish in the boat, and with the right tools it is a pretty easy procedure. […]
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2 state-record blue catfish caught on consecutive days
What’s the biggest catfish you’ve ever caught? Well, odds are pretty good it can’t hold a candle to two blue catfish a North Carolina angler landed in on consecutive days — setting a state record with each catch. […]
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‘Clean and healthy’ catfish baits
Mike Spinks of Sumter, S.C., has branched out in other directions when searching for the perfect catfish bait. He goes with fruit and soap. […]
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Cut the fat for beautiful catfish fillets
With a few easy strokes of his knife, Jim Danley shows how to produce mild-tasting, white-fleshed cutlets of fish from his big river catfish. […]
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How old was the Louisiana state-record catfish?
“I bet that thing is over 100 years old.”
Those are often the first words out of someone’s mouth when they view a really big specimen of any animal. […]
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Gearing up for Mississippi River catfishing
When I climbed into the cab of Jim Danley’s pickup truck to go fishing, I happened to glance into the truck’s bed and spied his fishing rods.
They looked like tuna rods. […]