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Three Places to Find Bait When You Can’t Find Shad

In catfish angling finding bait is everything. Sometimes shad are hard to come by. Here are three ideas to help you plan for the “inevitable.” Choose Another Bait Fish Bream, perch, suckers, carp or anything that can be use as bait, find and use those sources instead. Bream, bluegill, sunfish and shellcrackers are a easy…

From “The Catfisher’s Prayer Book:” Ingenuity’s Plea

If I had a daughter her name would be Dorian or Ingenuity. Dorian from its musicological perspective is an interesting name, but Ingenuity personified is like Solomon’s personified Wisdom. Here’s what I mean: Note the picture of the Red Swamp Crawfish in the link: Red Swamp Crawfish from Wikipedia. Note the homemade crawfish pattern in the…

Hot Rod Your Mud Motor In Stages

Hot Rod Your Mud Motor In Stages

Oh, I just figured out how to give Darth Predt more power without him totally disintegrating. (Darth Predt is my SPS longtail for those of you who don’t know.) It’s the old stage system. In auto racing drivers and builders refer to a system of escalating stages for any motor build. Here’s how it works.…

Three Things Outboard Motor Manufacturers Don’t Want You to Know

Three Things Outboard Motor Manufacturers Don’t Want You to Know

I searched for several years to buy an outboard motor. The kinds of motors you see all the time here in the United States, the Johnsons, Mercuries, Yamahas and Suzukis of the world. Don’t get me wrong these are all nice motors, well built, but being a poor, country man like myself, these motors were…

From the “Catfisher’s Prayer Book:” Big Henry

I sat in my dinky old rowboat, the one with the green paint peeling off, the lettering “Pine Crest Day Camp” barely visible. My fishing pole was propped against the side of the boat as I reached in my pocket and plucked out a peppermint my grandfather had given me earlier that day. The glare…

SPS Longtail Hot Rod Your Mud Motor e-Course

SPS Longtail Hot Rod Your Mud Motor e-Course

http://hotrodyourmudmotor.gr8.com Hey, guys. I just finished putting together a new video e-course teaching how to hot rod you mud motors. If you’ve been wondering how to get more horsepower and torque out of your mud motor without ruining the engine or breaking your bank account, this e-course might be for you. It’s free. http://hotrodyourmudmotor.gr8.com Good…

From “The Catfisher’s Prayer Book” | The LORD is my Lord

The LORD is my Lord. He stretched the heavens and brought forth the many lights. He named them and taught them to shine. He girded Orion’s loins, and gave him his strength. He placed His dipper the Big Dipper on His table the sky. With His Little Dipper He scoops a bowl of soup for…

From the Catfisher’s Prayer Book | “Biggie”

A lady friend of mine wrote this poem about man-sized catfish below the dam: Every town has a legend or myth That locals are familiar with. Ours is more truth than myth, ‘Bout a man-sized fish named Biggie. That in the waters around here Is a creature that strikes fear When the story reaches the…

24 Most Valuable Items in a Boating Emergency

I’ve had several emergencies on the water. While I won’t share those stories in detail here, it seemed proper to put together a list of safety items you would need and be ready to use if you got in trouble out there. (These are not in any order of priority.) 1. Life Jacket Wear it.…