catfish rod ugly stik Casting the Ugly Stik Catfish rod and reel combo features a 50 size spinning reel and an oversized handle knob Ugly Stik Catfish Special Casting

I recommend the Bdofish site, which is an interactive map that shows the positions of all the fish in the game

It may seem a faff at the start of the session, but by building your peg in this way, you give yourself more hookbait options later and often ringing the changes between baits and presentations is the key to keeping fish coming through the session

Inshore, however, the loud sound of such a large lure landing could spook fish, yet a lighter rod with a fast or even a medium action affords me casting accuracy with more subtle baits

7-foot Medium-Light Spinning From flicking little Panther Martin spinners for brookies to flipping wacky-rigged Senkos for bass under docks, a quality , accurate, light spinning rig might be the most useful and versatile tool for freshwater fishing

A collapsing handle is great for transporting the net