october 22, 2008 05:36am

My Biggest Bluecat Ever!!!

This report sent in by Ethan Lovelace from Texas. he is lovin the Double Action catfish hooks.

He was catfishing with catfish guide Cody Mullennix from TexasCatfishingGuide.com. They had a great trip and caught a whopper!

Hi my name is Ethan Lovelace i caught this really nice blue on January 6, 2008 on lake Tawakoni using cut shad and 8/0 double action circle hook with guide Cody Mullennix. The blue was 41 inches long and weighed 42 pounds. This was my best blue yet. Man those circle hooks are amazing. thanks a million.

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Thanks Ethan for the story,

Congratulations on the BIG BLUE from your friends at Team Catfish.......

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october 21, 2008 05:42am

Beautiful day catfishing in Kansas watershed pond!

This report was fowarded to Team Catfish via catfish guide Mike Cook from from Wichita Ks. (catfish-guide.com) One of his friends and clients was kind enought to send him the good news and some beautiful pictures to go along with a great report.

Mike introduced these anglers to the Secret 7 catfish bait and they have never looked back!


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Dashiell
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:33 PM
To: Mike Cook
Subject: Pictures from watershed pond near Kingman

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"Hi Mike,

Dick and I went again today and he caught 1 but I caught 5, all on Secret 7. He tried Danny King's catfish bait as did I and I also used Catfish Dynamo by Strike King but all fish were caught on Secret 7.

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Since I wanted to use single hooks and wanted to be economical too I cut pieces of old plastic worms and threaded them onto a single hook and dipped that in Secret 7 to experiment and it worked great. Secret
7 adheres extremely well to plastic worms and I caught two fish using that technique. It turned out to be a great way to be economical as well as ecological. No more buying dip worms for me! Anyway I hope I didn't bore you with this email but I did want to give you a report on our results using Secret 7. That is great stuff!

Talk to you again soon,

Bob"

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Thanks everyone for the great report and pictures. Looks like good times catfishing for sure!

Team Catfish

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october 08, 2008 02:00pm

Doug Amos winns some cash with the SECRET-7 catfish bait!

This great report sent in by Doug Amos of Mo.

Hey Team Catfish...can you believe this one? Not only is your dip bait great it even pays to use it. This channel cat was over 12 pounds and get this...It had a $150.00 reward tag in it. I caught on 8-12-2008 at the Platte River in Platte City Missouri. Everyone who reads this needs to know....If you go fishing with some secret 7, you never know what might happen! Thank you, this stuff is awesome!

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Your welcome Doug! Sounds like a great trip and thats a very nice catfish! Keep up the good work......

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october 06, 2008 06:37am

Flaoting Fish Grips make a difference!

Here is what the Pro Catfishing team of Bill and Julie Kunzeman have to say about the Floating Fish Grips.

"HERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR BIGGEST FISH WE WEIGHED IN AT THE WCC THIS PAST WEEKEND-WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW WELL TEAM CATFISH GRIPPERS WORK AT THE TOURNAMENT WEIGH IN SITES--FROM NOW ON WE'LL BE WEIGHING IN OUR FISH WITH TEAM CATFISH GRIPPERS!!

HI JEFF; BILL AND I LOVE THOSE YELLOW FISH GRIPPERS YOU HAVE AT TEAM CATFISH! THEY MAKE HANDLING AND WEIGHING FISH SO MUCH EASIER! WE CARRY TWO WITH US AT ALL TIMES-ONE FOR BILL AND ONE FOR ME. THANKS FOR MAKING CATFISHING EASIER! WILL BE AT
THE BCQ CHAMPIONSHIPS OCTOBER 24TH -25TH-WISH US LUCK! SAW ALOT OF ANGLERS WITH "TEAM CATFISH" DECALS! ALOT OF TALK ABOUT YOUR HOOKS TOO - THEY LIKE THEM ALOT - THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP PROMOTE CATFISHING!

See you soon,
Julie and Bill


PS: I'm 2nd in points and Bill is 3rd in points overall in the BCQ! We're top "team" nation wide in the BCQ! MOVE OVER BASS AND CRAPPIE---WE'RE GONNA MAKE CATFISHING THE #1 SPORT!

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Thanks Bill and Julie! See ya soon at one of those tournaments!

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september 18, 2008 04:45am

Trophy Catfish Adventures land a HOG!

Report by our good friend BrianK of www.idofishing.com.

Wow! Can a fishing trip turn around!

How was a guy to know that the exact dates of the fishing trip would fall the same day that a hurricane decides to beat up Galveston?

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That is exactly what happened to Realtor Ron (the most famous Ido Member that never posted). We flew into Dallas on Thursday to fish the Gulf on Friday. We changed our plans on Wednesday night to go North, to Lake Texoma and get into the striper bite. This is the lake that Splash, the 123 pound Blue Cat came from.

It sounded like Ike was going to mess with our Saturday and Sunday plans too. I found a Texas fishing forum (Texas Fishing Online) and told my story. I was looking for a blue cat guide that could fish Sunday that was out of Ikes path. After a number of dead ends mostly because of the short notice, I got a hold of Tommy from www.TrophyCatFishingAdventures.com . This is kind of ironic since I wanted to use that url for my website a few years ago and visited their site then. Little did I know at the time I would be fishing with them.

Tommy from Trophy Catfishing Adventures in his Falcon BoatThanks to the folks at Texas Fishing Forums, we "Yankees" went from a day of sitting in a motel room watching Ike head inland to getting out on beautiful Lake Texoma for the second time, but this time for the non "scaly fish" as they call them!

My partner in crime Ron Robinson and I hooked up with Tommy from Trophy Catfishing Adventures Sunday morning at 7 am. Kinda windy Tommy said but no rain like we thought. Just clear skies and some left over wind, a start of a beautiful day.

I'm going to jump ahead of the outing for just a moment. After the trip Ron and I were talking about the days events on the 2 hour drive to our next motel. If we hadn't caught a fish, not one, Tommy's guide trip was excellent. He was truly concerned about our comfort in the waves (three footers) and since Ron and I are Channel and Flathead guys, taught us a lot of tricks for Blues, some that we can use on our home waters in Minnesota on our favorite fish. As a guide myself, I feel qualified to say Tommy is a true professional guide. I could tell that he was watching for our every need, from having the boat ready to go, to having a towel ready when I would take off my own fish.

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Tommy, Thank you so much for our short notice trip. We had a blast!!

An all Garcia line upBack in the boat, we started the first drift on Texoma. I've heard of Team Catfish products, in fact one of our sponsors of our sponsors (Moore's Bait and Tackle) started handling Team Catfish products in his bait shop this last spring. After using far too many products to remember, I'll be stopping in to pick up some of the hooks and other terminal tackle, including the catfish holders…they are great for keeping your fingers from being gnawed on!

We were using cut shad, I think Tommy and I hit it off right away when we found out we both like using the head. The only difference is I like squeezing the shad head before tossing it out he just tosses out the head whole. You say tomato.

Ron's being worked over hardIn just a few moments of starting the drift we had a few bumps to the rods and then a solid hit. A two pound, darn near white colored blue cat. Nice way to start off the morning. Then another and another.

Both Ron and I know fishing is fishing. All we wanted was a chance to catch a big, Trophy size blue. We knew we could be skunked on a big fish this time of year or anytime for that matter…but we just wanted a chance. With the wind around 25 mph and waves in the 2 to 3 foot range, well we would need some luck and guiding experience.

We move to the other side of the lake and started the drift again using the two drift socks, Tommy kept the drift under 1 mph. We were fishing mostly flats, but hit some ledges as the day progress. In the second drift on a flat…the rod in front of me, just bent over and shook, a sign of a biggun! I had my hand ready to grab the rod in case Ron tripped over my extended foot forcing me to take over bringing in the fish…but no luck. He was over in a flash…or should I say "splash" and the battle was on. Later Ron said she came in fairly easy with just a little of the 50 pound PowerPro running out the drag. But when she was under the boat…he had all he could do to hang on! I had more fun watching Ron work on a big fish than if I would have caught one myself, it's a HOOT!

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After about 15 minutes Tommy netted and lifted the big girl (I have no idea if it was a girl or not) in to the boat. It was at that time Ron and I realized what he had just caught.

His first Blue Cat coming in at 72 pounds! WOO HOO!!

At the days end, we had about 10 fish ranging from 2 to 8 pounds and then Ron's personal best,and first.

All in all it was a great time and I would recommend Tommy to anyone looking for a good time on trophy water. Knowing that there is a chance to catch a trophy fish is about all a person can ask for. Having a little luck and a good guide just slants the odds to your side.

More to come on a new hook that is a cross between a circle hook and a J hook in the catfish forums.

Thanks BrianK for the great report. We hope you stick a few more big cats with the DOUBLE ACTION catfish hooks!

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september 09, 2008 04:24pm

Bobby Kubin takes our vetran soldiers catfishing.

Our good friend Bobby Kubin in north Texas has taken the soldiers catfishing....Here is the report!

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I had the pleasure of particpating in the Lake Lewisville "Take a Soldier Fishing" event on Saturday. What an awesome event! About 40 soldiers came up from Fort Hood. We had 20 boaters and guides donate their time and equipment to help out with the fishing. This was a really great experience for me to take these guys out. I was lucky enough to get the only three guys that wanted to go catfishing. My new friends and hereos Jeremy, AJ and Eddie had a blast. They finished the morning putting 43 keeper channel cats in the box in about 4 hours fishing with Secret 7 in shallow water. No big fish, but the steady action of bites and fish coming in the boat kept them pretty busy all morning.

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I want to thank all of those that helped put on such a great event and a thank you to Jeff with Team Catfish for the caps, Secret 7 bait and catfish tackle for the guys to take home. They were fired up about being able to try some of the bait in their favorite fishing hole back home. I highly recomend to others to participate one of these events in the future.

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Thanks Bobby......Thats time well spent!



Folks to get ahold of Bobby just go to Bobby-Catfishing.com. He'll take you on a super catfishing trip!



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Bobby-Catfishing
Lake Lewisville, Texas

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september 09, 2008 03:47pm

John Behiter and partner have a day to remember forever!

This story sent in from tournament catfish angler John Behiter.

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Team Catfish Crew....here are some pictures of a buddy and me Sunday. Let me tell you we had the best day ever on the water. We fished from 6am to 3pm on the Mo. River and ended up with about 20-25 blue catfish in the boat with a over all total weight of aprox. 445lbs.

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The catfishing was tremendous! Those double action hooks and sinker slides really did the trick on those big blue cats. This will be a day I will never forget. Sorry I don’t have any fish grip yet but I wish I had because my thumb and left hand is tore up.

Thanks Team Catfish and Good Fishing!!!!

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Your welcome John....Way to go! That was a very special day of catfishing for
sure. We are gald you trust Team Catfish Tackle when your are out on the water after um!

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september 06, 2008 09:27am

Chris Morrow from MO. gets a great Channel on the SECRET-7

Chris Morrow from Mo. sent us in this picture. He was fishing a lake around St. Louis Mo when he caught this 14 lb Channel Cat. Chris said he was not there very long and caught 5 Channels including the 14 lbr on the SECRET-7 catfish bait and the DEAD RED Dip Tubes. Looks like fun!

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Way to go Chris....Thats a nice Channel Cat!!!

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september 06, 2008 07:12am

Choteau Bend OK.

Here is a short report sent in by Jeff Williams/Founder of Team Catfish.

Went fishing for a few hours yesterday. Was my first time to catfish Choteau Bend on Gibson. I caught plenty of channels up to 8 lbs on the SECRET-7 catfish bait along with the Dead Red tubes. There was a good current moving down the river and all I had to do to catch the channels was anchor right in front of the brush piles then cast right up to them.

The best piles had from 2 to 15 ft of water running through them. You'll need some rod holders or someone else who can help watch the rods. On the best piles I was having a hard time keeping up with 3 rods. Most of the channels were 1.5 to 3 lbs but there were some nice ones mixed in.

For the ones who always fish with shad, here is your report....I caught me a nice mess of shad in a creek that comes in on the west side of the river. I fished 3 rods that had SECRET-7 catfish bait on them, 2 with shad. I never caught a catfish on shad and only had 2 bites that I saw. I was hoping a few blues would take a shad on the drop offs now that the water has cooled to 77 degrees. No Luck yesterday, but the time is near!

Lots of fun for a short trip. Good catfish water. I would like to go back this winter when the blues start moving around a little more. I found some good deep structure that will hold the bigguns!

Sorry no pictures..I was by myself.

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august 29, 2008 04:43am

Skinny Dippin' By Texas Catfish Guide Bobby Kubin.

Skinny Dippin' for Catfish


By Bobby Kubin

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You're probably thinking this article has something to do with a form of catfishing that does not necessarily require a rod and reel and clothing may be optional. I hate to disappoint any of you, but it really has nothing to do with diving into the water and wrestling some monster flathead catfish out of its lair. I am going to walk you through a few simple techniques and tips for locating and catching catfish in shallow water using dip baits.

Dip baits have been around quite a while and have taken their fair share of catfish. This form of catfish bait is often referred to as a "Cheese" bait primarily for their typically main ingredients being some form of cheese.

Dip baits are typically thinner than dough baits and do not have the fibers to keep them on a hook like a punch bait. They usually have the consistency of peanut butter and require some sort of catfish bait holder such as a dip tube, plastic worm or sponge to keep the bait on the hook. Team Catfish Dead Red Dip Tubes and mini Furry Thang bait holders are excellent examples of catfish bait holders that I use for dip bait fishing.

The dip bait must be extremely sticky and adhere to the bait holder or it will wash off before the fish finds the bait. The function of a dip bait is to immediately saturate the area around the baited hook with lots of scents and attractants. Any wave action or current in shallow water will quickly spread the fish-attracting scents around the area of the baited hook in a more horizontal direction. This allows the catfish to easily pick up on the scent and zero in on the source quickly. Thus making dip baits an excellent choice to use while targeting catfish in "skinny" water.

In order to catch shallow water cats, you first must locate them. I prefer to begin fishing wind-blown banks with brush, grass, stickups or other types of cover. If the fish are there and actively feeding, we will usually get bites and start catching fish by the time I get the third or fourth rod in the water. Keeping fresh baits in the water will also help increase the number bites and the number of fish you catch. If a rod doesn't get bit in five minutes or so I will rebait it and cast it out again.

I focus my shallow water fishing techniques in waters less than 5 feet
deep. Often times we will be fishing in water less than two feet deep and even catching fish in less than one foot of water. When dip bait fishing, I prefer to use a simple Carolina rig consisting of 20 pound test main line, 1 to 2 oz. egg sinker, barrel swivel, an 18 inch leader (17 lb test) and a dip tube with a #4 or #6 treble hook and loaded up with Secret 7 catfish bait by Team Catfish.
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The majority of the fish I target on dip baits will be eating size fish up to 10 lbs or so with an occasional trophy sized fish. I prefer the lighter leader line due to the number of snags that occur while fishing in heavy cover. When you hang up and need to break off, the majority of the time you will only lose the leader, hook and dip tube, while saving the weight and swivel. Dip baits can also be fished with great success on slip cork rigs as well, but that' s another story all by itself.

The most important tip for locating and catching catfish is if you are not getting bites or catching fish in 15 minutes or so and you have freshened up your baits you need to move. Keep changing locations until you find a concentration of fish. Once you find that school of actively feeding fish, dip baits can quickly put a bunch of nice eating size catfish in the box for your next fish fry.
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For information about guided catfish trips in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas contact:

Bobby Kubin
Bobby's Catfish Guide Service
Lake Lewisville and Grapevine
(817) 455-2894
www.bobby-catfishing.com
Email: bobby@bobby-catfishing.com

Thanks Bobby for a great article!

Folks if you are in The Dallas/Ft. Worth area and want to get after the catfish be sure and give Bobby a call. You'll have a great time!

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august 18, 2008 09:45am

Manufactured bait CHAMPION!!!

August 16th,
Dubuque Iowa
Mississippi River

Team Catfish's SECRET-7 catfish bait has just won really big again! This was not just another catfish tournament though.....This was the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest Manufactured Catfish Bait Championship of 2008. "The Big Cat Quest is highest paying catfish tournament trail in the country!" said Ken Freeman owner of the trail. "We have lots of great tournament anglers and manufactures coming together to have a great time here in Dubuque Iowa. We are all about family, friends and good times with a competitive spirit." Ken added. When it was all said and done Team Catfish's SECRET-7 had claimed 1st, 4th, and 8th places in the top 10 at the Big Cat Quest Championship. There was also a local team of Joe Dyer and Don Reul that won 5th place using a small sample of the SECRET-7 catfish bait in conjunction with the local favorite, Cat Tracker dip baits. Dyer and Reul also used some of the DEAD RED Dip Tubes and the mini FURRY THaNG bait holders to help them seal their 5th place victory.

The Big Cat Quest Tournament was held on the mighty Mississippi River in Dubuque Iowa. The date was August 16th. The weather conditions were beautiful, a sunny day with a high of 81 degrees. There was also a cool and foggy morning start of 51 degrees. The winds were light, but there was lots of boat traffic on such a beautiful day.

As for the catfishing, the bite was very tough according to most anglers. The anglers had anticipated a much better activity level, but the catfish did not cooperate very well. Many anglers had hammered the cats while pre-fishing earlier in the week. "They were pulling the rods over hard yesterday" said Jeff Williams founder of Team Catfish Tackle. We knew that there were lots of good catfish anglers participating in the event. We also knew there were many good catfish baits for the anglers to choose from. We had our fingers crossed for sure, but ultimately didn't know what the outcome would be!"

Jeff also added. "We could not be more pleased to have won a Big Cat Quest tournament at Lake Texoma in May 2008. This tournament was the first event the SECRET-7 had ever entered into as a sponsored bait. Then to win the Manufactured Bait Championship on the Mississippi River shows how versatile the SECRET-7 catfish bait really is. It also shows that catfish anglers can catch lots catfish in lakes and rivers alike with the very user friendly SECRET-7, manufactured catfish bait. We also want everyone to know that no matter what catfish bait they choose to use, most will work when it comes to catching come catfish. This is our first full year to be in the bait and tackle business and the response has been wonderful. We are selling bait and tackle to anglers all over the country now. The catfish tournaments are a great way to get you name out there if you have good quality products to offer. We are very excited about this win to say the least. We have kept track this year and we feel very confident when saying that as of August 2008 we have been the most winning brand in catfishing for the year 2008. We even had two man and woman teams in the big Cat Quest Championship that finished in 4th and 8th places....How cool is that! The reports and research we have done this year on the anglers winnings show that the catfish tournament fishermen that have used Team Catfish bait and tackle have easily won tens of thousands of dollars. I am also pretty sure that the winnings have gone well over $50,000.00. Heck, the tournament anglers using our products at this event took home over $7.000.00 in CASH between split 1st, 4th, 5th, and 8th places! That's too cool! It's a pretty awesome feeling when you realize there are lots catfish anglers that are using the bait and tackle we have worked so hard and that they are winning big, big, big."

Jeff also praised the B.P.S. Big Cat Quest saying "That this is a top notch tournament trail ran by a life long veteran catfishermen. Ken Freeman knows catfishing and does a marvelous job at the events he hosts. Folks can find information about his tournaments and his giant traveling fish tank at BigCatQuest.com."

1st Place team Zeke Reyes and John Buckley Won $5000.00!
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4th Place team Chris Dykes and Holly Kraft Won $800.00!
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8th Place team, husband and wife, Bill and Julie Kunzeman Won $450.00!
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If you are interested in finding out more about Team Catfish and all their products please check out TeamCatfish.com. There are lots of cool things to check out online including the tournament winning SECRET-7 catfish bait.

The folks from Team Catfish would like to remind everyone to “hold onto your pole and good luck catfishing out there!" 2008

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august 03, 2008 06:54pm

More catfish action in CA.

7/13/08
Met up with Jose of Santiago's guide service. There was 5 of us on the boat today things were
slow but they picked up! Overall a pretty good day, overcast all day and it did sprinkle a little bit.
I was using some STINK bait that had some STANK on it secret-7,I think it was called by Team Catfish.
This stuff stinks but it works brought in the biggest fish today!
Thanks Jose for taking us out today had a great time.
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report by Brent Andrews

Thanks Santiago for sending us in Brent's report. Keep up the good work fellas.......

Santiagofishing.com

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august 03, 2008 06:49pm

Santiago in Northern Ca.

This report sent in to us by Santiago's guide service located in beautiful northern CA.

8/2 & 8/3/08
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Pro MMA fighter Clark Bevans back for rounds 4 & 5 !!!
We caught bass, nice size crappies and lots of nice channels on the secret-7 catfish bait.
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all the fish were released. Thanks again Paula & Clark for coming back for your 4th and 5th trip.
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Thanks for the report Santiago....keep sending in those reports.

Santiagofishing.com
760 793 5020

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july 24, 2008 06:30am

New article by South Texas Catfish Guide Cliff Hill

Here is a great new article by a master catfish angler and long time vetran guide Cliff Hill.


Slipping up on the catfish. By Cliff Hill.


One of the most productive ways to fill a cooler up with catfish is to use slip bobber. It's absolutely a blast to watch that bobber go under and have a catfish try to pull that rod out of your hand. It's one of my favorite ways to fish for several reasons.
Using a slip cork is easy and most everyone can do it, not mention it reminds you how simple and fun fishing is supposed to be. There are several things I do when setting up my slip cork rigs and I'll discuss them in detail. I prefer a medium baitcast or spinning reel such as a Shimano Sahara 4000 or Abu Garcia 5000 loaded with 30-50 pound HI-VIS braid of your choice. The reels are attached to medium action; 7 to 7 half-foot rods. You want a rod with enough backbone to set the hook and you want a dependable reel that will get those whiskered fish in. When considering floats there are a bunch of corks, bobbers, floats out there that work fine. I prefer a 3 inch fluorescent pencil float for several reasons, they are easy to see, the offer least resistance to finicky fish, they cast well and are readable. When I say "readable", I mean studying that bobber when it floats naturally with out a fish messing with it versus when one is "mouthing" or playing with the bait which the cork "alerts" you to by it's sudden unnatural floating. Once you fish them for a bit, you'll see what I am describing. The next item is your stop knot which can be pre bought at most outdoors stores in packs of 40 or so, then you'll need a 6mm or 8mm bead, a swivel and some sharp Team Catfish treble hooks. I like to a attach monofilament leader of 20 pound test between the hook and swivel, so when I get snagged I only lose the hook.
Next is the series in which these items go together. The bobber stop knot goes on the mainline first and is cinched down through the loop created in the middle after removing the plastic tube, next you put on the bead and slide your line through the cork, float, or bobber. I prefer to use a 3/8 or ¼ oz. egg weight below the cork. (Simply slide the line through the weight) then tying this off with a barrel swivel. The amount of weight varies but you want to be sure you have enough to cast a good distance and still be accurate with either type of reel set up. I like to then set my depth by moving the knot to my desired depth that I wanting to fish. It is important to trim the excess line off the pigtails on your knot, not too much but a bit to keep them from getting hung up in the eyes of your rod. Once your satisfied with the depth, then cinch the pigtails down. The knot is slide able to fish any depth and go up on your spool with out causing any problems, which is a benefit of fishing slip bobbers. The mono leader is then attached with a dip bait tube for catfish baits like the Secret 7. Slide your leader line through the tube then tie off with your favorite knot onto a treble hook ranging from a #6 to 1/0.
This is how I fish for catfish with clients 90% of the time. The cork allows for easy identification of bites and being able to lower or raise your bait to the depth the fish are at with the simple sliding of a knot. Catfish are aggressive feeders and using this rig allows you to be able to pinpoint productive areas with quick results. Utilizing a slip bobber is best on lakes and ponds where there isn't a lot of current and is also great on lakes with a lot timber. Pitching to the timber and structure of lakes whether it is riprap, stumps or over hanging limbs and using a slip bobber will allow you to catch more catfish. I recommend using equipment similar to the above along with a proven catfish bait like Team Catfish's Secret 7 dip bait, Dead Red Spray and the dip bait holder tubes along with a cork and you too can "put the slip on the catfish".


Cliff Hill
Texas Licensed & Insured Fishing Guide
830.632.5964
www.hillcountryfishin.com
Lake Calaveras,Braunig,Choke Canyon and Guadalupe River Trips Maximum Outdoors Pro Staff www.maximumoutdoors.com


Thanks Cliff for the article showcasing our products like the SECRET-7 catfish bait and DEAD RED Blood Spray.

Cliff's a great guide.....Look him up when you are in South Texas!!!

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june 28, 2008 04:55am

777's catfish bait report.

This report sent to the Bortherhood of Catfishermen by Johnny or (aka)777.
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Well as Sam calls it we had a slug fest today. We cleaned 48 channels and blues mixed caught somewhere around 60 fish total. The majority of the fish came off secret 7 catfish bait. We fished both baits until the secret 7 was 10 fish up on Danny Kings then just put the lid on the DK's. Caught 1 blue 8 or 9 lbs. and some 4 to 6 lb. channels. I'll post some pics when I get back to work in a couple of weeks. The fish not only hit the secret 7 better but they also hit it harder than they do the Danny Kings. When the fish are not hitting the skip jack's or shad I think we have now found our new go to bait to put fish in the boat. Thanks Jeff for an excellent bait that will catch both blues and channels.

Great report 777. We are glad you approve of the Secret-7 catfish bait.

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june 27, 2008 01:33am

Secret 7 catfish bait in Texas.

This report sent in from Catfish Guide Bobby Kubin about catching cats on the Secret 7 catfish bait in Texas.

Results from 6/21 and 6/22

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Saturday 6/21/08
I put my dad on his 25 fish limit in just a few hours fishing Secret 7 and punch bait. I believe 19 out of 25 came on Secret 7 and 6 on punch bait.
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Darien and Cooper put a whooping on a few catfish on 6/22/08. Out of the 39 keepers 27 were caught on Secret 7 and the 12 on punch bait. The three blues that were caught were on Secret 7 on the same rod that just happened to be the only one rigged up with a mini furry thang instead of the dead red dip tube.
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Bobby-Catfishing
Lake Lewisville, Texas


Thanks bobby for the great reports you share with everyone!

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june 27, 2008 01:14am

Secret-7 on Rend Lake Illinois.

This post was sent in by Gary Eads of the Brotherhood of Catfishermen.
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Rend Lake & Secret 7

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Well, I met Jeff of Team Catfish, last week at the Rend Lake Gathering. He was passing out some samples of Secret Seven Catfish Bait. And he asked me to try some. I have tried alot of stink bait, so I was kind of skeptical of using another stink bait. They all seem to smell like crap, but produce very little fish. So to be fair with his bait, I tried it at Rend Lake last week. I might add that we had another stink bait in the boat that we had not used before. So we had a little contest between the two. We had four identical rods, line, and hooks. So I used Secret 7 dip bait, and Roy used the other. Name withheld. We went about a mile and 1/4 out in the lake, and we set up on a hump, that came up from 15 foot to 6 foot. We both started out with 2 poles. Ten minutes had gone by, and I had caught 5 fish on the Secret 7, and Roy had not got a bite on the other. So we moved to another spot, and we set up the same way. This time the bite was so fast on the Secret 7 that I had to go down to one pole, and Roy was sitting there scratching his head. At one time I started timing how long it took for me to get a bite. From the time the bait hit the water till I caught a fish, it took 1 and 1/2 minutes. I did that three times in a row. At about this time Roy was mumbling about switching baits with me. He had fished 30 minutes without a bite. So being the good guy that I am, we switched baits. Now Roy is using Secret 7, and I am using brand X. Now you have to remember that Roy has not had a bite in 30 minutes, and I had caught 15 fish in that time. So we both bait up, and immediately Roy starts catching fish, and this goes on for another 15 minutes or so. Meanwhile I have not had one bite with Brand X. So when we get back to the campground, Brand X goes out to the coons. Long story short, in three days, we caught 98 fish on Secret 7, and one of those days we caught fifty. So I got on the phone and called Jeff, and placed an order for one case of Secret 7 catfish bait, and some of his red dip worms, that we used in the Secret 7. I would just like to thank Jeff for a great product, and for supporting the BOC. BIGCAT GARRY EADS.

Thanks Gary for the report and we are mighty glad the Secret-7 catfish bait and Dead Red tubes worked so well for ya!

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june 25, 2008 12:13pm

Happy customers!

Here are a few quotes from posts on messsage boards about the Team Catfish SECRET-7 catfish bait. The quotes are from the Brotherhood of Catfishermen and the Texas Fishing Forum.

Thanks Team Catfish, from "Catfish Chris" of the BOC.

I spent a day in the boat with Jeff Williams from Team Catfish. Jeff is one of the most knowledgable fisherman I have ever had the pleasure of fishing with. I am an old river fisherman and that day I went back to school.

Jeff and I caught 30 plus channel cats in an afternoon of fishing. The fish ranged from 2 to 6 pounds. All of the fish were caught on Secret 7 catfish dip bait.

If you have never used this catfish bait, you should give it a try. The fish don't just bite on it. They attack it like it is some kind of prey. It was truly remarkable to see how hard those fish took that bait.

Thanks Jeff and Team Catfish for a good day!!!


This post from "big sam" of the BOC.

Myself & the "MRS" went to the Arkansas river yesterday. It was cloudy starting out we didn't get there till about noon The water was rising again!! I am fishing in the heat on purpose cause myself & Johnny have to fish in a tournament in July In Texas so i need to be in the heat a little. I took my ususal punch-bait figuring for a nice mess of channels since the blues are nesting. I threw my secret 7 in the boat determined to figure out how I want to present it. Jeff you'll be proud of me I tried the tubes, loopers, sponges, etc.. before i didnt like the results. So i added some fiber to it so i can sling a treble at them I had 3 poles the "MRS" had 2. She used punch-bait...i used 2 secret 7 & 1 punch. The contest was on!!! The "MRS" can fish now folks she jumped to an early lead about 5 to ZERO Don't panic though..the second spot i came to life. We caught 26 fish total in 3hrs.. she had a channel going 6lbs. The secret 7 catfish bait bagged 6 blues the only ones caught!!! My biggest was 7lbs. It was a slug-fest for sure the final tally was 13 to 13, but i am declaring secret 7 the victor cause it caught the only blues. I got it Jeff!!! I am confident now in fishing with it!!! Thanks Jeff for sending me some bait to try!!!!


This post from "Monarkman" at the TFF.

Listen man i wasnt a believer in the secret 7 catfish bait till i bought some and i love it buy two though cause the cats will not leave it alone...Also buy their dip worms they have a good deal u get two tubs and a package of dead red dip worms for around 13 dollars...One more thing they have great customer service and super fast shipping!

Great product and great people!
Keep it up team catfish!


This post from "cuzican" of the TFF.

If you are near fish, they will eat the Secret 7 catfish bait before it all disolves. If you don't get bit in 30 minutes, the fish are not there. I am waiting on my 3rd order of the spring to arrive. This stuff really works.


This in from angus56 of the TFF.

I love this catfish bait. Just be careful in the boat it has the potential to get on everything. I usually set my tub of bait in a card board beer flat to keep it under control. Will be placing my 3rd order also within a week or so. I have also gone to a single hook on my dip tubes because the fish eat this stuff and I don't want to be killing smaller fish.

Team Catfish thanks all of you that post on the forums, and everyone else that speaks highly about our SECRET-7 catfish bait and all our other products.

Thanks from all of us at Team Catfish Tackle!

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june 18, 2008 05:49am

Good News from Abby

Secret 7 Dip Bait Sets Jr. Angler Records for Lake Lewisville.

This good news was sent to us by Bobby Kubin of Bobby-Catfishing.com

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"Abby Kubin caught the Jr. Angler record channel cat and blue cat for Lake Lewisville on a recent outing with her dad and catfish guide Bobby Kubin. The 2.01 lb blue cat and the 1.89 lb channel cat are by no means the largest catfish in the lake nor are they the largest fish she has ever caught. These are though the biggest catfish of either species that she has caught and landed completely by herself on Lake Lewisville. At the young age of only four years old, this is quite an impressive accomplishment. Both fish were caught on Secret 7 dip Bait by Team Catfish fishing shallow water with slip cork rigs. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has an outstanding Jr. Angler Records program that recognizes and awards young anglers for their efforts and accomplishments while fishing."



Thanks Bobby and Abby for the great report and Congratulations from all of us at Team Catfish Tackle. Keep up the good work.

P.S. We are gonna send Abby a Team Catfish cap and 5X4 chrome decal for her accomplishments.
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Home of the SECRET-7 Catfish Bait. Bass Pro Shops
Manufactured Bait Champion, Lake Texoma, May 2008.

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june 11, 2008 06:05pm

Won a new fishing Pole!

Jeff and Patricia Williams of Team Catfish tackle were in attendance at the Zebco media challenge at Lake Wahola in Tulsa OK last week. There was a fishing contest for the radio stations, TV stations and newspapers. Jeff and Patricia had taken some SECRET-7 catfish bait and DEAD RED dip tubes for the anglers to fish with during the tournament.

The catfish winner was Ty Smith, age 7 from Tulsa (fishing for team KVOO/KXBL).

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Ty caught his channel cat from 15 ft of water with the SECRET-7 catfish bait and the DEAD RED dip tube while his team cheered him on. He won a brand new Hog Seeker rod from Zebco for landing his nice catfish.

Congratulations to Ty from Team Catfish Tackle and good catfishing to all!

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