Catfish fishing is a passion that is attracting more and more followers. This impressive species, whether by its size or by its combativeness, is often sought after using lures, requiring suitable equipment, particularly the rod that must be well chosen among all the catfish rods. Catfish can be caught with spoons, usually wavy spoons, but a few rotating ones are suitable. Otherwise the lures mainly used are soft lures, whether shads or commas, and finally there will not necessarily be very large lures, 15 to 20 cm are normal sizes for catfish, however you will need to ensure that the hooks are robust and do not bend.
A rod for catfish fishing with lures is specifically designed to withstand the loads imposed by these large fish. Among the renowned brands, we find "Black Cat", "Madcat", "Daiwa", and "Penn". Each of these brands offers a specific range of fishing rods.
Lure fishing from the shore or from a boat? To avoid having a rod that is too heavy, it is not advised to have a rod longer than 2.80 m even from the shore, as it will quickly become heavy and cumbersome, especially during itinerant fishing. And indeed if you do not wish to reach very far away spots a 240 cm rod will suffice. On a boat, the length will range from 2 to 2.40 meters.
Power: catfish lures will never exceed 200 grams, so the power will be more of a guide for the force to oppose during your fight. 100/300 grams for normal catfish, more powerful for records and specific research for catfish over 2 meters.
For lures to be used under the boat like teasers, a
vertical catfish rod will be more suitable. Very powerful rods initially used for big pikes can also be used and you will find them in the
catfish casting rods section. Finally among all the
rods for catfish, the
set catfish rods section is available if you are looking for catfish in a different way.
