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Growing up I was schooled on jig fishing by many unsung hero’s slinging hair jigs, grubs and hand tied configurations for monster walleyes and pike on the Mighty Miss!! Carefully…

Here is another old Cat tip of the Day that was originally posted back in 2006. I was shore fishing at the warm water outlet to the Allen S. King…

Or, how to increase your quality fishing time without taking more time off from work. For the 2008 Sturgeon Excursion, LakeMaster came out with the ’08 mapping chip. This new…

Anybody that has ever lost a $70 anchor while catfishing will appreciate this cat tip. Many times we anchor up in the tangle of a big logjam. Whenever we put…

Pulled this idea off another cat forum and I thought I would pass it along. If you are looking for a cheap and easy cutting board for preparing cut bait,…

Every spring we all haul out our cat boxes and inventory hooks, leaders and sinkers in preparation for the upcoming cat season. I thought I would share something that I’ve…

There are two of you in the boat, on border waters, with four rods out. OK – Time to move. Oh, bother!! All four rods are snagged. 80# test line,…

For most catfishermen the standard slip sinker rig probably makes up 90% of their bait presentation. It is a method that is effective for live and dead bait and works…

For those of us that fish late at night in the dark, a good boat light can be worth its weight in gold. Night time boat lighting is one of…

Last year I began experimenting with different techniques for rigging baits. I do a lot of drifting and trolling for channel cats and I wanted to try different ways to…