seven winter catfishing tips to catch more catfish right now
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Winter catfishing is red hot but still a time that many anglers put away their fishing gear for the winter and stop fishing. If you live in an area that doesn't ice out and can still fish then you owe it to yourself to try some winter catfishing especially if you have blue catfish waters within reach to target some trophy class blue catfish. This is a summary of our Seven Tips For Winter Catfishing article on Catfish Edge that covers some key tips for helping you in your quest to catch more and bigger catfish in the colder months. Learn the essentials of gear selection, catfish rigs for winter catfishing, catfishing techniques (like drifting and anchoring and how to determine whether you should drift or anchor), boat control essentials and more secrets to success for cold water blue catfish. Check out the summary of Seven Tips For Winter Catfishing and then head over to Catfish Edge and get all of the details! http://www.catfishedge.comTRANSCRIPT
SEVEN WINTER CATFISHING
TIPS
SEVEN WINTER CATFISHING TIPSI recently hosted an episode of the Southwest Outdoors Report on Fox Sports Southwest and promised some follow up information and tips through the Catfish Edge site at that time. !I covered numerous tips for catching cold water Blue Catfish in the TV show but wanted to follow up with this information and provide some more detail. !This is a down and dirty summary of tips to help you with locating and catching winter Blue Catfish and answers to some of the most asked questions following the show. !If you haven’t already done so watch the show here. This will make much more sense if you do and then check out the Catfish Edge website for all the details! !Chad Ferguson - Catfish Edge !!!
GEAR SELECTION
DON’T GET TOO FOCUSED ON GEAR!
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GEAR SELECTIONIT’S IMPORTANT TO
HAVE STUFF THAT WORKS, BUT……
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GEAR SELECTIONTHE BEST RODS AND
REELS MONEY CAN BUY WON’T PUT FISH ON THE
END OF YOUR LINE! !
GEAR SELECTIONINSTEAD OF LOOKING
FOR THAT PERFECT ROD AND REEL FOR DAYS ON END ON THE INTERNET!
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GEAR SELECTIONSTUDY CONTOUR MAPS
LEARN EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT SHAD
LEARN EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT CATFISH BEHAVIOR
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GEAR SELECTIONTHAT IN MIND, HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
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A GOOD MEDIUM HEAVY ROD THAT’S 7’ TO 7’6” LONG. A GOOD REEL LIKE AN ABU GARCIA 6500 C3
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20-30 LB TEST FISHING LINE. MONOFILAMENT IS FINE. IF FISHING IN RIVERS WITH HEAVY CURRENT CONSIDER BRAID!
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SOME GOOD SHARP HOOKS WITH A WIDE GAP!
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CATFISH RIGSCATFISH RIGS ARE SIMPLE
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YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO WITH A
SLIP SINKER RIG OR A SANTEE RIG. !
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FISH THEM BOTH SIDE BY SIDE AND LET THE FISH TELL YOU
WHAT THEY WANT IF YOU’RE CONCERNED OR CONFUSED.
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CATFISH RIGS
CATFISH RIGSI’VE GOT 18 RODS RIGGED
WITH SANTEE RIGS FOR BOTH ANCHOR FISHING
AND DRIFT FISHING! !
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CATFISH RIGS
THAT CLEAR IT UP FOR YOU?
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
THIS IS SIMPLE!
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
YOU NEED TO USE SHAD
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
OR CUT BAIT !
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
AND IT NEEDS TO BE FRESH
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CATFISH BAIT BASICSDON’T BE A
FROZEN BAIT FLUNKIE!
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
REAL CATFISHERMEN GET UP, GET COLD AND
CATCH BAIT! !
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
BUT IT’S SO COLD AND WET
AND I DON’T LIKE IT !
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
SUCK IT UP PRINCESS!
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CATFISH BAIT BASICSIF YOU’RE GONNA
WHINE ABOUT IT AND NOT DO IT GO BUY
SOME GOLF CLUBS! !
CATFISH BAIT BASICS
OR A GLITTER BASS BOAT
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CATFISH BAIT BASICS
OR A GLITTER BASS BOAT
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CATFISH TECHNIQUES
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YOU CAN FISH ON ANCHOR
CATFISH TECHNIQUES
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OR DRIFT
CATFISH TECHNIQUES
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HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE?
CATFISH TECHNIQUES
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YOU USE ONE OF THESE AND LOOK
CATFISH TECHNIQUES
CATFISH TECHNIQUES
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NO SONAR OR DON’T KNOW
HOW TO READ IT?
CATFISH TECHNIQUES
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DRIFT
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST TWO GOOD
DRIFT SOCKS
BOAT CONTROL!
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BOAT CONTROL
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AND TWO GOOD ANCHORS WITH PLENTY OF ROPE
BOAT CONTROL
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AND SOME OF THESE ALSO!
BOAT CONTROL
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ROD HOLDERS
BOAT CONTROL
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BEE READY OR DRIFTMASTER
TO GET ON THE FAST TRACK
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CHECK OUT THE CATCHING SHAD AND
DRIFT FISHING BOOKS
ABOUT CHAD FERGUSON
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THAT’S ME!
ABOUT CHAD FERGUSON
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I’M A TEXAS BASED PRO
CATFISH GUIDE.
LEARN MORE HERE
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