Confident catfish anglers don’t fish randomly. They rule out empty water in seconds and put their bait in front of fish before the first cast. In a river, that comes down to one principle: catfish aren’t built for sustained high-speed swimming, so they hold where the current is reduced but food keeps getting funneled past…
Catfish hunt mainly by smell and taste, not sight. Their whole body, not just the mouth, is covered in taste buds, and they can follow a scent trail upstream to its source. That’s why choosing a catfish bait isn’t about tradition or personal preference. It’s chemistry. And the right bait depends on the species you’re…
If you only learn one catfish rig, make it this one. The slip sinker rig (also called a Carolina rig) is the most productive and most versatile catfish rig there is, and it should be your default whenever you’re not sure what to tie on. It works from the bank or a boat, in rivers…