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Lures for catfish

9 lures broken down one by one, plus the full catfish strategy guide.

The full catfish lure guideSeason-by-season strategy: which family of lure, when, and why.
XXL inline spinner

Blue Fox Vibrax size 6: the biggest spinner in the range for catfish

How catfish anglers fish the Blue Fox Vibrax size 6, the biggest spinner in the range, single or tandem-rigged to maximize flash and vibration.

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Giant soft shad

Delalande Sandra 23cm: the French classic gone giant for catfish

Jighead weight, rigging and retrieve for the Delalande Sandra 23cm, the XXL size of the cult French soft lure adapted for catfish.

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Hybrid hardbait

Savage Gear 3D Hybrid Pike: two tails for two fishing speeds

Savage Gear's 3D Hybrid Pike pairs a hard head with an interchangeable soft tail. Depth, rigging and retrieve for lure-caught pike and catfish.

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Giant soft shad

Fox Rage Pro Shad Loaded 23cm: the big-eyed giant shad for catfish

The Fox Rage Pro Shad Loaded 23cm, a pre-rigged XXL soft shad on a weighted hook, for working open water and bottom for catfish.

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Propeller topwater lure

Whopper Plopper 130: the propeller topwater that works on three species

Pike, bass, catfish: how to adjust speed and timing on the River2Sea Whopper Plopper 130, the most versatile propeller topwater around.

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Deep crankbait

Rapala DT20: the deep crankbait for bumping bottom without hanging up

Lip design, bottom contact and tuning for the Rapala DT20, the deep-diving crankbait for pike and night-trolled catfish.

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Giant jointed swimbait

Sebile Magic Swimmer 228: the giant swimbait for trolling catfish

Trolling, planer boards and drift rigs with the Sebile Magic Swimmer 228 fast sinking — the XXL jointed swimbait for open-water catfish.

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Topwater rat lure

Savage Gear 3D Rad 30cm: the rat lure that fools pike and catfish

Surface or subsurface swim, which ring to clip, and the right gear for pike and catfish with Savage Gear's 30cm 3D Rad rat lure.

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Topwater prop bait

Berkley Choppo: the prop bait that pulls catfish up at night

How to fish the Berkley Choppo topwater for night catfish and bass — gear, prop mechanics, retrieve rhythm and colour choice.

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