Hooks for catfish have a two-part assignment: To hold onto the bait and then hold onto the catfish once it bites. But it isn’t as simple as it sounds. Every hook isn’t built the same, and each style ...

A coffee can or two will usually get the job done. Drop a glob of stink bait into a swarm of catfish and bites are just about guaranteed. Most of the fish caught over baited holes will range from 1 to ...

The annual Valley Inn Catfish Classic was held recently on Mississippi River Pool 15. Last year we wrote that, for the first time ever, anglers using dip (stink) bait out-caught anglers using cut-bait ...