Catfishing

Channel, blue, and flathead catfish — the gear, rigs, and waters that produce.

Featured Guides

See the sliding weight, snap swivel, and ribbed dip-worm setup, then match the holder to true dip, punch, or fiber bait.

Match a slip-sinker, Santee Cooper, or slip-float rig to the lake bottom and the depth fish are using.

Reel-and-rod combos that hold up to river current and big blues without paying premium-separate prices.

Side-by-side comparisons of the top dip baits — Sonny's, Team Catfish Sudden Impact, CJ's Magic, and more.

Rods, reels, sinkers, and electronics for tailrace catfishing.

Budget baitcasters with the drag and spool capacity to stop a river blue cat mid-run.

Drum stack in the same current seams as channel cats — the setups that handle both.