Like with nearly every species of fish, there are specific catfish rod and reel combos designed for the catfish fishing fanatic, with many pre-matched, pre-rigged options for the perfect pairing.

To land a big one, the proper bait, hook, knots, fishing line, rod, and reel need to work together to get the job done. The catfish are out there. But unless you have one of the best catfish reels ...

Kimberly Feltner caught a big blue catfish from the Ohio River on Sept. 28 that set a new West Virginia length record.

With power poles lowered into the soft lake bottom, the big craft was stationary. Eight rods with fresh shad rigged Santee ...

A Texas angler scored big after recently reeling in a huge channel catfish in Frio River, according to a Facebook post from the Inland Fisheries San Antonio District-Texas Parks and Wildlife on ...

crank the reel handle to take up slack. With all the rods positioned, it was a waiting game. I kept an eye on the rods in ...

This is the latest Texas Fishing Report for select locations on Oct. 12. Information is provided by the Texas Parks and ...

Catfish are good in 10-16 feet of water stink ... The cooling trend should continue, and the daytime rod and reel angling improve. Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing Lake Palestine.

People fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta’s Elk Slough near Courtland in this 2020 photo. Rich Pedroncelli AP ...

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With power poles lowered into the soft lake bottom, the big craft was stationary. Eight rods with fresh shad rigged Santee ...