Catfish rods must be built to handle a list of tough tasks. They are flexible, lobbing casts that ensure large pieces of live or cut catfish bait remain rigged. They are sensitive, detecting the ...

“I can’t believe you’re still using that fishing rod,” friend Brad Durick said the other day at the start of a 3½-day sturgeon fishing trip to the Rainy River. “You should write a column about it.” ...

A monster blue catfish caught in Mississippi with a rod and reel has smashed the state record by almost 40 pounds. Angler Eugene Cronley caught the 131 pound fish on April 7 in the Mississippi River ...