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The Best Catfish Rigs For Big Catfish

Fall and winter are one of my favorite times to catch catfish (and also one of the best times) so I get pretty excited this time of year. I always take a break from guided catfish trips in October and do a “reset”. I prepare my boat, catfish rods and reels, and all of my…

Catfish Rods: The Ultimate Guide To Catfish Rods

by Chad Ferguson 47 Comments

Catfish rods are a segment of catfishing gear that I wasted a lot of money on over the years. I’ve wasted more money on catfish rods that weren’t a good “fit” than any other area of catfish gear so I created this guide, the Ultimate Guide To Catfish Rods. Some of this was due to…

Catfish Rigs: The Best Rigs For Catfishing

by Chad Ferguson 8 Comments

Catfish rigs are hot topic at Catfish Edge and something I’m constantly questioned about by anglers of all experience levels. The catfish rigs illustrations, videos and instructions are some of the most popular resources on the Catfish Edge website. Despite the number of catfish rigs I’ ve covered and the level of detail provided, I…

Best Catfish Bait: The Top 5 Catfish Baits Made Simple

by Chad Ferguson 62 Comments

We get tons of questions through Catfish Edge and on our social media pages and an overwhelming majority of them are about catfish baits and catfish rigs. One of the most common questions is about the best catfish bait to use for catfishing. Several years ago while sifting through questions that had been sent in…

Catfish Species Essentials: The “Big Three” Types Of Catfish

by Chad Ferguson 31 Comments

Blue catfish, channel catfish and flathead catfish are the three primary species of catfish in the United States and most sought after species. Most rivers lakes and reservoirs and the United States have populations of one of these species of catfish available in good numbers. This is a summary of basic catfish species information for…

How To Hold a Catfish (and Do Catfish Sting)?

by Chad Ferguson 24 Comments

Catfish don’t “sting”, let’s go ahead and get that out of the way now. Catfish whiskers don’t sting. Their barbels or fins don’t either. They can cause some discomfort though (if you’re not careful) so let’s cover what you need to know. I was digging through the mailbox and some Twitter questions the other day…

Catfish Reels: The Ultimate Guide To Catfish Reels

by Chad Ferguson 38 Comments

Fishing reels for catching catfish are often a topic of great debate and the place that new catfish anglers waste the most money so we’ve put together this Ultimate Guide To Catfish Reels. With a little understanding of what features you need in a catfish reel and the demands the reel will be put through…