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If you love catfish but hate stinkbaits, try these “clean and healthy” alternatives.

‘Clean and healthy’ catfish baits

October 19, 2015 Brian Cope

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. […]

Cut the fat for beautiful catfish fillets

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

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. […]

Danley’s catfish rods are big enough to handle big fish. Note one of the youngsters on the bank behind Danley, scrounging the river’s flotsam.

Gearing up for Mississippi River catfishing

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

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. […]

Jim Danley’s yellow catfish added variety to the morning’s catch.

The pipeliner tight-liner

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

I thought that I was going to do a human interest story about an all-American country boy-type of youngster who just happened to catch the fish of a lifetime. […]

Scott Lewis scored first with a big, battle-scarred blue catfish.

Mississippi Monsters — Top fishing tips for Mississippi River catfish

October 1, 2015 Jerald Horst

It looked like a sea monster when it first came up.

The wide, slate-gray body did a rolling churn when it surfaced in the turbid Mississippi River water. […]

A channel catfish’s olfactory senses are nearly 10 times greater than those of a largemouth bass or rainbow trout.

While many diehard catfish anglers make their own concoctions of stink baits, veteran catfish guide Chris Simpson’s tried and true favorite is a product called “Sonny’s Super Sticky Channel Catfish Bait,” which comes in either 15-ounce jars or 45-ounce tubs and is designed especially for catching channel catfish. […]

Slinky weights, built with large split-shot or buckshot pellets stuffed into paracord and sealed inside, are much less likely to hang up when dragged across the bottom for catfish.

Trolling for catfish: Slinky weight is key

July 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

From late June through November catfish move around a lot due to a number of factors and one of the best ways to target mobile cats is to drift or troll. […]

Catfish have an amazingly developed sense of smell, so stink baits definitely work. But how much should you use?

Do stink baits really catch more catfish?

July 6, 2015 Hal Schramm

For many catfish anglers, at least those pursuing channels and blues, success follows those in the right place at the right time with the right smell. […]

Slice a pool noodle the way you would a pineapple, ending up with several thumb-sized pieces. The noodle chuck can be placed on the hook and slathered in prepared bait.

This ‘noodling is’ for hook and line

May 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

For rod-and-reel anglers, applying any of the many varieties of dip bait or stink bait concoctions to small pieces of the noodles is geat for catfish. […]

Many of the MDWFP’s state lakes are home to fishing rodeos, where volunteers help children or the physically challenged catch catfish stocked by the agency.

Choice lakes

May 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Two mid-state lakes hold promise for the angler wishing for a catfish supper. Shadow Lake at Roosevelt State Park, while not technically a state lake, is managed in a very similar fashion. Park manager Andre Hollis said the better fishing was along the dam. […]

When people see a fisherman unloading catfish at a state lake they almost always ask, “when will supper be ready?”

Fried catfish, Gunny style

May 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Kenneth “Gunny” Lennington is a retired Marine Gunnery Sargent who worked in Jackson and lives in Richland, and cooks some of the best catfish you’ll ever taste. You may find more elaborate recipes, but don’t let the ease of Gunny’s catfish fool you. […]

Cut shrimp is a good bait for catfish letting the bait drop near the bottom.

Make your own ‘natural’ bait

May 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Most catfish, buffalo and carp fishermen have used packaged dough balls bought from local bait shops, but, after spending a lot of money, they’ve learned to make these fish tasty treats on their own. Here is a simple recipe to cook your own homemade dough ball baits. […]