Thread: Recommended rods for catfishing

Ugly Stick Tiger Rods are the only way to go. Not expensive and excellent rods. Have hauled in numerous fish over 80 pounds with them including sturgeon, catfish and spoonbill.

I've always liked the Ugly Stik Catfish rods. I have several 7 to 8 footers, both spinning and baitcasting. I prefer the spinning rods for more delicate presentations like dip bait and usually use 20 lb mono on them. My 8 foot baitcasters are spooled with 65 to 80 lb braid on 6500 c3s. Team Catfish has a line of rods that are getting popular around here now. I plan to try the Catfish Warrior line soon.

The ugly stik tiger is the best rod for under 60.00 out there. If you are after a monster cat, I would go with a war rod for about 110.00 that com in a R1(heavy) and R2(med/heavy) and a Tangling with Catfish Extreme(heavy) rod for about 90.00. They are beast rods and could bring in the next world record cat I believe. Everything about them scream quality! It depends what you want to put into it. A Tiger med/heavy rod will just about do the same for less. They have been around for a long time because of their reputation as great catfish rods.

what billp said

I use Ugly Stiks exclusively.

There are many catfish specific rods out there. I like an 8' MH rod. Ugly Stick Catfish rods work well. BPS sells a CatMaxx rod, but have heard the line guides aren't very good. Here is a site with most all the catfish rods on the market.
http://g4wildamerica.blogspot.com/20...action_21.html

Yea I ran into a USAF security forces guy at a local lake who had one he bought back in Oregon and used it for salmon fishing, sold it to me for $40 plus the reel. It was a good deal, seeing how it was already spooled with 50lb test and I had the same reel on another rod that I paid $120 for. I loved the Ugly Stik catfish rod so much, i bought another one and put that other reel on it.

I ordered a Silvercat and Magnum rod from B&M today. Will see how they work.

B n M silver cat all the way.

go with the ugly stick- white catfish or tiger- I got 8 of 'em & love 'em