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Minnow
I have one dedicated catfish rod for if I travel to look for big critters,however most of my catfishing is for eating size bullheads,the biggest bull you’ll get is around seven lbs,the average is much lighter so any good med. bass rod or even panfish rod is all you’ll ever need here and if you play a big one right you can still win.Originally Posted by DonF
I load most of my poles with green 20 lb braid except the couple ultralights I have ,this the same size as about 8 lb mono so line breaking is not a worry usually.and most of my poles are Mitchell 300’s ( French made)older Penns ,newer ones are Pfluegers,and two bait casters ,a Kastking,and a Lews combo I just bought,they are all pretty capable rigs!better at bringing fish in than I am at finding them sometimes!
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Minnow
I reccomend a big cat fever or whisker seeker,I have the BCF and it is truly built like a tank, mine is a med.hvy spinning rod,but if I buy another I’ll get a baitcaster style rod and top it with a Penn conventional or a good low profile bait caster .Withthat you shouldn’t have to worry about any catfish you hook.
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I'm not reallyinto low profile casting rods but I did get two ust for bullheads. Filled both with 6# line and have themon Ugly Stick ^' med action castingrods. I'd use them for small mouth bass also. Likr especially round casting reels but other than my ABU 2500 all are pretty good size!
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We fish for giant catfish and giant gar 5ft+ in rivers full of heavy debris. We use swimbait rods and surf rods. Attachment 464779Attachment 464782Attachment 464780Attachment 464781
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Yeah, you gotta go heavy if you have to pull'em out of a lot of brush. The rivers here in Alabama are so smooth you can catch most cats on 8 lbs mono.
Minnow
Unless I go north to the big lakes or to the Delaware river,this is the biggest bull head I’ve ever come around
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ugly stix medium action .
Even Jesus had a fish story ! Actually five .
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Don't need no stinkin' rod!
Minnow
Ugly sticks are among my favorite rods ,I always had at least one since they came out - in the 70-80’s? A friend told me “ You gotta get one ,Bro!” So I did ,with a used Mitchel 300 which I believe is among the ones I still own.
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There is a problem with cat's I think. Seems like they come in size extra small to excessively large. the rods I use where I fish are mostly med action and 6.5-7'. biggest I've got was 8 1/2#. Smallest maybe 1 1/2#. Using rods heavier seem to me like using a winch! Then we do have lots of bullheads near here and I set up some with low profile reels and 6# line for the bullheads and small mouth bass. two are Shakespere Ugly Stix and one is a Daiwa strike force. All are 6' and med action. Truth be known I actually have a lot more rod/reels than I need. Sometimes I take my ABU 2500 on a 6 1/2' rod for bullheads. Works fine but somewhat more fun with the low pro reels.
You should set up your rod and reel to handle the fish you hope to catch!
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