Catfish Edge: Cutting Edge Catfishing

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

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…

Casting Test: Does Rod Size Matter? (7”6″ Vs’ 9’6″ Rod)

by Chad Ferguson 2 Comments

Several weeks ago I posted the video announcing the release of the new 9’6″ Heavy Power catfish rod in my signature series catfish rod line from Whisker Seeker Tackle. While testing this fishing rod I did a LOT of casting and there’s no doubt you can really get some distance with your catfish baits with…

Cheap Waterproof LED Lights For Your Catfish Boat

by Chad Ferguson 18 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…

Flood Water Catfish On Fox Sports Outdoors

by Chad Ferguson 7 Comments

Here’s a recent TV show I hosted for Fox Sports Outdoors on catching flood water catfish and fishing for catfish in high water conditions. We’ve had a crazy few years here in Texas with the weather and other parts of the country have felt the impact as well. First we had two years that were…

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…

Catching Big Catfish: Drift Fishing For Catfish In Deep Water

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. . Winter and spring are two of my favorite times for catching blue catfish. Catching big catfish in the winter is some of the most consistent fishing we have for blue catfish and the fact that there’s very little traffic on the lakes and reservoirs helps make it more enjoyable as well. There’s a…