Catfish Boats

SeaArk Cat Rack and Catfish Boat Road Racks [Do You Need One]

In recent years rod racks have become popular on catfish boats. These racks run from the port to starboard side across the back of the boat and are built to hold fishing rod holders. The basic idea of a catfish boat rod rack is to allow you to spread fishing rod holder across the back…

My Catfish Boat Rigging: Electronics (Humminbird and Minn Kota)

by Chad Ferguson 2 Comments

Several weeks ago I posted a video showing a walkthrough of my SeaArk ProCat 240 Catfish Boat and some of the features of my 2016 SeaArk ProCat 240. I promised in that video to come back with a future video with more details and information on how I’ve rigged my catfish boat and electronics. I’ve…

Minn Kota iPilot and iPilot Link For Catfish [Tips, Tricks, Techniques]

by Chad Ferguson 4 Comments

Curious about Minn Kota iPilot and iPilot link for catfish and how they can help you catch more fish? I fished for catfish for years from a 14 foot jon boat with a 25 horsepower motor. It wasn’t fancy, it was a bare bones fishing rig that would get me on the water and I…

Cheap Waterproof LED Lights For Your Catfish Boat

by Chad Ferguson 23 Comments

I’ve always had some sort of lighting system installed on my catfish boats to use when catching shad at night and early in the morning and for night fishing for catfish. For some reason when I got my SeaArk ProCat 240 I never installed any lights on the interior. The ProCat has a small light…

Finding Blue Catfish With Humminbird AutoChart Live

by Chad Ferguson 3 Comments

When anglers are faced with thousands of acres of water to search for catfish it can be a bit overwhelming. I’ve heard the term “searching for a needle in a haystack” many times by some anglers searching for fish. It doesn’t have to be this difficult and there are certainly times where finding catfish is…

FeelFree Lure 13.5 Kayak and Kayak Catfishing [Rig My Yak]

by Chad Ferguson 6 Comments

I’ve owned many boats over the years. My first “real” boat was a 14 foot Delhi aluminum jon boat with a 9.9 horse Evinrude motor. That was replaced by a slightly larger 16 foot boat and larger motor which quickly got replaced by an 18 foot boat when I started as a catfish guide. The…

How To Anchor Your Catfish Boat The Right Way [No Sway]

by Chad Ferguson 18 Comments

If you’re going to fish for catfish from a boat there’s two basic ways to fish. You’re either going to use your catfish boat to drift fish or you’re going to fish anchored in one location. That’s a very basic look at catfishing techniques. Sure, “drift fishing” covers a LOT of variations but in the…

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