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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june 07, 2008 03:03pm

Still cattin at 80 years young........

This report sent in by Team Catfish Founder Jeff Williams.

Here are some pictures of the two fellas I had on two different 4 hour guide trips this week. I have not done much guiding since the inroduction of Team Catfish but I wanted to take these 2 catfishing and introduce them to the SECRET-7 catfish bait. These 2 sure were a lot of fun!

Floyd with a nice channel.
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Al with a nice cat.
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A double to end up the day......
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These fellas caught around 50 cats in 2 trips. Lots of 2 to 5 lbrs and two 10lbrs I didn't get pictures of . The cats were all caught in fast current with the SECRET-7 catfish bait and the mini FURRY THaNG bait holders. We were also using the #6 sinker slides, sinker bumpers, and the 2 oz. clip on no slide sinkers.

Was very suprising to see the way Al got around in the boat. He just turned 80 years young and he loves catfishing. Nice work fellas, you handled the rods well.
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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 07, 2008 02:09pm

Big Flathead Catfish on 8/0 hook

This report sent in to Team Catfish Bait and Tackle News by WVBowhunter of the Master Catters forum.

At the early stages of breaking daylight this 56lb flathead came out for a quick bite on a big blue gill at Burnsville Lake in WV on the 25th of May. Althou fishing had been a little slow the 8/0 double action circle found its mark in the corner of the mouth for another nice trophy....thanks Team Catfish.

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Thank you for this great report....and good luck to all!

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june 03, 2008 04:18pm

BIGGEST Channel Cat this year.......

This report sent in from Team Catfish Founder Jeff Williams.

I am finally getting around to sending in the report of my 7yr olds channel cat. He caught it over Memorial Day weekend in Spavinaw Creek here in OK. The water was fast and clear running into the lake and he had quite a fight on his little hands. We got him on the mini FURRY THaNG bait holder loaded with the SECRET-7 catfish bait. We were targeting the biggest rocks we could find in deep fast current. They were using the rocks as a current break. There was NO NIBBLES when these channels hit, just a good thing we had rod holders! We are very pleased with the swift water fish ability of the SECRET-7 catfish bait. It really hangs on good!!!!

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may 29, 2008 08:32pm

Congratulations to Mickey and Steve

Congratulations from Team Catfish Tackle to Mickey Petree and Steve Nelson on an outstanding tournament year so far. The duo has accomplished the North Texas Trophy Cats anglers of the year, 1st place at the North Texas Trophy Cats Championship, and 2nd place at the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest.

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The Team Catfish Tackle they are using at various locations includes the DOUBLE ACTION catfish hooks, SECRET-7 catfish bait, DEAD RED Blood Spray, #6 sneekATTACK Sinker Slides, Floating catfish grips. SMOOTH OPERATOR Snagless Sinkers, DEAD RED Dip Tubes, FURRY THaNG Dip Bait Holders. They have reported that the gear has worked well on guide trips and during tournaments for them and they will continue to use it.

Don’t forget that they also have a top notch guide service called Trophy Catfish Adventures If you are interested in learning how to better tatget catfish from season to season, look them up sometime!

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Again………congratulations to Mickey and Steve from everyone involved with Team Catfish on a great year so far. I know they have their sights set on a few more tournaments in 2008 so watchout folks......Give'um heck fellas.

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may 27, 2008 10:59am

SECRET-7 catfish bait does it again.

This email sent in to Team Catifsh from Charles in Texas.

"A friend and I went out on 5-23-08 and slammed the channel cats. All cats were in 2-3 ft of water along grass lines and timber. Caught them corkin with secret 7 catfish bait. I used the tactics that were taught to me by Brother Terry Terry and was on them from the time we got there till the time we left. Wish I had pictures but I gave all of them to my friend which was having a fish fry for a youth group for Memorial Day.

P.S. We only kept 50 cats which was our limit for the day."

Team Catfish Tackle thanks Charles for the report about the SECRET-7 catfish bait.

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may 26, 2008 07:47pm

Mike Cook/SECRET-7 Catfish Bait Report

5-19-08



Howdy folks. It's been awhile. Lot's of stuff going on with me right now that I won't get into just yet but I have been doing an awful lot of fishing. I had a chance to enjoy a day on the water with a family of boys from out west, mostly, and I would like to share that.

Once a year these guys get out and fish together and I was the lucky one this year to take them out. Two of them were not strangers to me as I had fished with them once before. Merton and Miles Veeder. Father and son. Both from Dodge City. On a previous trip they caught back to back eight pound walleyes. Now how many times do you think that happens? On this trip though they were joined by Mert's other son Mace from Lawrence, Kansas and son in-law Sean Powell from Lenexa, Kansas. The target species for this day was channel cat.

Marion Reservoir was about a foot high and releasing 91 CFM. The wind was from the north at 10-15 in the morning increasing as noon approached and dropping as the 4 pm hour came.

We baited up our catfish dip bait worms with Team Catfish Secret 7 catfish dip bait. If ya'll haven't heard of this yet let me tell you just a little bit about it real quick. I've been using it since June of last year and can't say enough good things about it. It's real consistent in texture from one batch to the next. You don't have to worry about thinning this catfish bait down or thickening it up. Just go fish. And boy does it catch fish.

My step son Chris Decker and I fished with it at a tournament at Texoma last month and took 8th place out of 116 boats. We were using the Secret-7 catfish bait. The 1st and 2nd place teams were also using the Secret 7 catfish bait.

A few weeks back I had a group out at Cheney and one of them caught a channel catfish that was at least 20 pounds. So the old saying that says stink bait won't catch big fish is just that an old saying. I can't count the fish over 10 pounds I've caught on dip bait. Well back to the fishing trip.

Our first anchor position was on a little secondary point with a little bit of brush on it. The wind was blowing in on it and Mert was the first to bring a fish to the boat. Fact is smoked those boys about all day long. Miles caught the next one and then Mert caught his second which weighed in at 10 and half pounds. Don't know how it disappeard of my camera. It was a dandy of a fish.

We headed to a rock pile where I have been catching them pretty good lately and man did they keep me busy huffing and puffing. We stopped for lunch about noon and dressed the fish before heading into Hillsboro for a bite to eat. 26 fish and 14 more would make their limit. We decided to fish the upper end on the mud flats and see if we could find some mere big ones. We didn't find one to beat the 10 and a half but caught some really nice channels. All of these catfish were caught using the Team Catfish Secret 7 catfish bait.

It was another great day on the lake. Spent with great company and a lot of ribbing and laughter. It's nice to see families make a special effort to get together for an annual event. I'm glad in this case I was able to share the experience.

Mike Cook

Four Lake Guides

fourlake@cox.net

316-655-1541


Team Catfish Tackle thanks Mike Cook of 4 Lake Guide Service for his support of Team Catfish and for the catfishing reports he sends in.

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may 24, 2008 05:26am

Secret-7 catfish bait makes the day.....

Here is a email sent in to Team Catfish about a great fishing guide and the SECRET-7 catfish bait.

"Thanks so much for the prompt shipment of the secret-7 dip bait and blood spray. I especially appreciate your including some bait holders for me too. I just took my dad on a channel cat fishing trip at Marion Reservoir in Kansas. Mike Cook was our guide. He baited Dad's hook with secret-7 and put Cattracker wicked sticky on my hook. I'm happy to say Dad outfished me all day. It was the kind of day where we had to work hard to find the fish, but when we did they really attacked the secret-7. Mom says Dad is still talking about all the fish we caught. Thanks for making it a great day for him. My grown daughter and I are taking the secret - 7 fishing this evening. As she is a worm fisherman, it will be interesting to see how the dip bait does against that.


Michael McIrvin DC, IPS
Sr. Injury Prevention Specialist
BACKSAFE/SITTINGSAFE Programs"



Michael, thanks from everyone at Team Catfish Tackle for the kind words. We are glad you/dad had a great time, and glad the S-7 catfish bait worked for ya.

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may 23, 2008 07:54pm

7yr old is whacking the cats........

Took Haydn out catfishing for a few hours today. He did well in school this year and he deserved a little fishn trip.....He caught lots of channel cats on the SECRET-7 today with the largest weighing in at around 6 lbs. He caught a few smallmouth bass and a few perch to boot. We had a great time today and all the Team Catfish products worked awesome. His smiles tell the WHOLE story........

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Hope everyone has a great/safe Memorial Day Weekend.

This report sent in from Team Catfish founder Jeff Williams. Jeff hopes everyone will give the SECRET-7 catfish bait a try....especially when kids are trying to catch catfish. It's important to try and keep them interested, and the SECRET-7 catfish bait normaly catches catfish at a steady pace.

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may 19, 2008 09:47am

Bobby Kubin guide report

Here's a report on Lake Lewisville TX over the past few weeks.

Kevin and his dad fished with me on Saturday afternoon 5/3/08 for a few hours. The fish were scattered a bit and we had to keep moving to stay on fish. They caught a nice mess of channel cats including this one on Secret 7 catfish bait and shad.
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Bob, Jeff and Alex went out with me on Sunday morning 5/4/08. They had a good time on a half-day trip catching a mixed bag. They finished the morning boating about 25 channel cats, over 20 sandbass, 4 short hybrids, a 3 lb large mouth and a 4-foot long gar. They released quite a few fish that weren't deeply hooked and kept enough for a fish fry. Shad (fresh cut and live) was the preferred bait of the day.
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No fishing over Mother's Day weekend.

Had the pleasure of fishing with Erick, Kenneth, John and James on Friday afternoon 5/16/08. Four hours of joking, laughing, and phone calls back to the office to report on the fishing and an upset wife dealing with a bad contractor back at the house produced about 60 channel cats and 25 lbs of fresh fillets. All fish were caught corking shallow water on Secret 7 catfish bait and punch bait.
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The Stewart brothers joined me for an instructional trip on Sunday 5/17/08. It's amazing how fishing conditions can change in such a short period of time. We fished a variety of patterns and techniques and caught fish at just about every stop. It was obvious the the fish preferred Secret 7 catfish bait over punch bait and shad. We never did find the concentrations of fish like we did the afternoon before. Unfortunately, we had a really nice blue wrap up in the brush and break off before making it to the boat. They finished the day with about 20 catfish and took home quite a bit of knowledge and information to get started catching catfish on their own.
Team Catfish Tackle would like to thank Bobby for this guide report that includes the SECRET-7 catfish bait.
Here is his info:
Bobby Kubin
Bobby's Catfish Guide Service
www.bobby-catfishing.com
(817) 455-2894
Email:bobby@bobby-catfishing.com

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may 19, 2008 07:08am

Cody/Bill Mullennix 2nd place Tawakoni T

Congratulations to Cody and Bill Mullennix on their 2nd place finish at Lake Tawakoni TX. this past weekend. They were fishing the Cabelas King Kat series that had traveled into TX for this event.
Cody said that he caught his blue catfish in 10 to 30 ft of water using shad. He had his shad rigged on the 8/0 DOUBLE ACTION catfish hooks and the #6 sneekATTACK Sinker Slides. He was clipping 2oz no slide sinkers on the Sinker Slides. He mostly anchor fished targeting fallen treetops on top of humps, but he also picked up a few smaller cats drift fishing. Cody said it was a good turnout and was looking forward to Cabelas coming back more often.
Again.......Congratulations from everyone at TEAM CATFISH TACKLE.

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may 14, 2008 07:53pm

Took Ole' Vern catfishing today!

I went catfishing today with a good friend of mine Jerry Kropff. Jerry's life long catfishing partner Vern was along to supervise Jerry and I. Vern told us that if we kept up the good work, that maybe we could go by ourselves sometime soon!!!

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We were using the SECRET 7 catfish bait and the DEAD RED Dip Tubes. We landed 41 nice channels and blues up to 8 lbs. Ole Vern did most of the catching, but while he was busy reeling one in, I grabbd the rod that had the largest channel cat of the day!

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It was good to see the old friends catfishing together again. Vern has slowed down some and I know Jerry misses his company. Anyway we had fun and the SECRET 7 catfish bait hammered them.......

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This report sent in by Team Catfish Tackle founder Jeff Williams.

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may 04, 2008 01:27pm

SECRET-7 / BLOOD SPRAY WIN BIG ! ! !

The Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest manufactured bait tournament was held on May 3 2008. The stage was set at the beautiful Lake Texoma in Denison TX. Some of the countries top catfish anglers were in attendance. Lots of the nations top catfishing companies had their baits entered into the one day event. Many, many catfish were caught, but when the weigh in was over Team Catfish Tackle had claimed 4 places in the top ten with the SECRET-7 catfsih bait and the DEAD RED BLOOD SPRAY....

Red Grogran finished in first place. He also claimed the big catfish prize with a 10 pound plus blue catfish. His bait of choice was the SECRET-7 catfish bait. Red also used the Team Catfish SNEEK ATTACK sinker slides, DEAD RED dip tubes, and Catfish Grips.
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The team of Steve Nelson and Mickey Petree claimed a second place victory. Their bait of choice was the SECRET-7 catfish bait. They also used the SNEEK ATTACK sinker slides, DEAD RED dip tubes, and Catfish Grips.

Third place was Terry (Brother) Terry. His bait was not SECRET-7 catfish bait but he chose to spray the Team Catfish DEAD RED BLOOD SPRAY on the punchbait he was using. Brother Terry said it made a very noticeable difference in the way the punchbait performed.

In eight place was the team of Mike Cook and his partner Chris Decker. Mike and Chris were using the SECRET-7 catfish bait, DEAD RED dip tubes, Catfish Grips, SMOOTH OPERATOR snagless sinkers, and the SNEEK ATTACK sinker slides.
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Team Catfish founder Jeff Williams was in attendance at the Texas event to get pictures and retrieve information from the tournament anglers that were using the Team Catfish gear. Jeff said that “this was a mighty proud day for Team Catfish Tackle. This was the first manufactured bait tournament that the SECRET-7 catfish bait and the DEAD RED BLOOD SPRAY had been entered into as official products. First, second, third, and eight place victories were outstanding results. We knew we had some great products entered but the results even surprised us a little! We are looking forward to the next 2 Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest manufactured bait tournaments this year at Rend Lake IL. and Dubuque Iowa. We will be there with all the Team Catfish products for anglers to look at and test.”

Team Catfish is very proud of these top 10 finishes in the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest. Team Catfish is equally as proud of these tournament angles that used the Team Catfish Tackle when their money and reputations were on the line.

Team Catfish Tackle would also like to thank all the anglers that choose to use the Team Catfish Tackle wherever they are catfishing!

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april 26, 2008 07:13am

Took the boys catfishing!

Team Catfish Tackle founder Jeff Williams sent in this report.
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I had my 2 boys out yesterday. We were catfishing a falling but flodded Elk river here on OK. The CFS was around 6000 and the channel cats were smacking the SECRET 7 catfish Dip Bait. I was also testing new bait holders to see how the cats react to them and how well the hang on the the dip bait. Any way we caught 13 channels in 2 hours. Our faimly had fun as the wife was along too. She even got to reel in a few channel cats!
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Team Catfish...Real Catfish Gear.

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april 24, 2008 07:47pm

Press Release

2008 News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contact: Gary Dollahon or Crystal Dollahon
Toll free: (866) 907-1605

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Springtime is the catfisherman's meow

While spring weather has many anglers across the country scratching their heads about where to go and what to do as lakes and rivers are high and muddy in some regions and low and clear in others, there is one group that doesn't care about the conditions - catfish anglers.

"Channel catfish are the most widely stocked species in the country," said longtime guide and the founder of Team Catfish Tackle, Jeff Williams. "They can be found virtually in every kind of water we have, from neighborhood ponds to the largest rivers and reservoirs. Spring is a great time to catch catfish because they are often shallow and close to the banks."

Williams especially likes when the water is high as it is right now in and around his home state of Oklahoma, saying it makes the catfish very active. He says what he is doing now to catch channel and blue catfish on nearby Grand Lake will work almost anywhere.

Williams targets water depths of 2-5 feet, while also keying on areas that have grass or flooded brush or timber. He likes to find this combination in three different situations: 1) the very back of creeks with even the smallest inflow; 2) long and slow-tapering main lake points; and 3) islands with flooded timber or brush on top.

He also said that while most anglers curse the wind, the "wind is your friend" for exceptional catfishing success. "You want the wind blowing into the area you are fishing," he explained. "It is stirring up plankton that attracts baitfish, plus it carries the scent from your bait and that will lead fish to your hook."

The catfish expert said when fishing from a boat, always anchor the bow to the wind and hold the position by putting anchors out in front and back. Then do your fishing from the back of the boat, casting downwind.

Williams prefers to use a commercially prepared catfish "dip" bait that he helped formulate called Secret 7. He uses a Dead Red Dip Tube to hold the bait, rigged on a 2/0 Jackhammer hook. The hook is tied to about a 30-inch leader. He threads a 1- or 2-ounce Smooth Operator catfish slip sinker onto the end of his fishing line and then ties a barrel swivel below it to the end of the line. Next step is to attach the leader with the hook to the bottom end of the swivel.

When fishing in states where multiple rods are allowed per angler, such as Oklahoma, Williams and his anglers will fan out four to six rods and reels from the back of the boat. He says the new Zebco Hawg Seeker rod and reel combo is ideal for this application because a built-in "bite alert" feature responds to a bite with a sound and flashing light on the reel, making it easy to manage more than one rod at a time.

Zebco brand manager Scott Smith said the Hawg Seeker's bite-signaling feature, powered by two long-lasting Lithium batteries like used in watches, is truly innovative. "Catfishermen have been rigging bells and other devices on their rods for years to detect strikes, but BiteAlert is a much more sophisticated, more technical feature that is made right into the reel and assists anglers during day or night. When a fish tugs on the line, the beeping starts and lights begin flashing. And BiteAlert's sensitivity can be dialed up or down on the reel to compensate for wind or current."

Hawg Seeker BiteAlert combos are available in spinning or spincast versions, coming pre-loaded with 20-pound test line and on 7-foot rods in medium-heavy actions.

In support of Williams' claims that spring is a great time for catfish anglers, Smith said that Hawg Seeker sales have been "brisk" during March and April.

Williams also added another tip for those looking for the whiskered species. "If you haven't had a bite in 20 minutes, change locations," he said. "You might make four or five moves before you catch a fish. Catch one and you'll typically catch several in the same area." The suggestion applies whether fishing from a boat or the bank.

Catfish are considered excellent table fare as is proven by the extensive number of menus and fresh fish counters across the nation that offer the selection, but Williams has advice for fully enjoying that part of the catfishing experience, too.

"Take care of your catch immediately, either putting fish on ice or keeping them alive until cleaning," he said. "Then after cleaning, either freeze fillets in a container of water or keep them in a bowl of water until time to prepare and cook."

Williams is also a proponent of releasing catfish weighing over 8 pounds. He says these adult fish are important to sustaining catfish populations, and fish under that size are the best tasting ones anyway. He concluded by saying, "you can't catch any size if you don't go, so take advantage of the spring catfish activity and get on the water today."

For more information about Jeff Williams and Team Catfish, visit www.TeamCatfish.com, For more information about the Zebco Hawg Seeker, visit www.zebco.com.


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JEFF WILLIAMS' NOTES ON PREPARING CATFISH FOR COOKING

BEST EATING SIZE
- If intending to fry or bake whole, with the skin on, fish in the .75 - 1.5 pound range
- If intending to fillet, and cook in a variety of ways, fish in the 2-6 pound range
- Take pictures of catfish weighing over 8 pounds, then release the fish

CARING FOR CATCH
- Put fish on ice immediately after catching or keep alive until cleaning
- Freeze fillets in containers filled with water

BATTER OPTIONS
- Lots of commercial batters on the market, with various seasoning choices
- For do-it-yourselfers, go with Corn Flour instead of Corn Meal. Salt and Pepper to taste

BEFORE YOU BATTER FILLETS
- Pat fillets with a towel or paper towel to remove excess moisture
- Doing so allows the batter to stick to the fillet instead of the water on the fillet
- Then roll fillet in batter

DEEP-FRYING
- Grease must be hot, maintaining a temperature of around 350 degrees
- Don't overload the cooker with fillets. Cooking too many at a time will cool the grease, slow the
cooking process and cause the fillets to absorb more grease
- Cook hot and fast for the best results of holding batter and maximizing flavor

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april 23, 2008 04:45pm

Catfish Guide Brother Terry's Report

Here is a quote from Brother Terry/ Catfishing Guide from Eagle Mountain Lake in TX. This was posted on the Texas Fishing Forum at 4 23 08.

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"well fished with my good friend Jeff he runs our Awanas program at the church....we did not get to fish long but did manage some nice cats ..real windy and hard to fish in two ft swells when your fishing two ft of water......caught all the fish on Team Catfish secret seven.....would have loved to fish all day with this stuff ...the fish were smashing it..."

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Thanks for braggin on the SECRET 7 catfish bait Bro Terry. Congratulations on the great trip.

Team Catfish Tackle.

Brother Terry
Romans 8:28

Creators Guide Service 940-577-1238
http://www.creatorsguideservice.com

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april 21, 2008 02:30pm

Bobby Kubin Guide Report

Here is the guide report and picture from Bobby and future catfish pro ABBY Kubin.

I got the chance to do a little fishing with my daughter this morning on Lewisville. We caught 45 channel cats with a few blues mixed in in about 3 hours. No big fish today, but the action was good. We even had several doubles to boot. Abby learned how to watch a cork, take up the slack and set the hook on a slip cork rig. Not too shabby for a 4-year old. After about 30 fish she was flat worn out. She decided to let Daddy take over with the catching and she would be in charge of the fish clicker. All fish were caught in less than 3 feet of water on Secret 7 catfish dip bait by Team Catfish and a few came on punch bait.

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Team Catfish Tackle thanks Bobby and Abby for the report!

Bobby-Catfishing.com

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april 10, 2008 07:57pm

Crystal City Tournament/Cabelas

Crystal City Tournament/Cabelas/Gateway Cats

This quote from a private message at Catfish1.com.

Tournament fisherman "russ" Rusty Devore sent me this in a PM and said.

crystal city tourney
"hi jeff, i thought would like to know that the 76 pounder we caught at the tourney was on a teamcatfish 8/0 double action hook. worked to perfection, the fish was hooked by letting the pole load up. which with a fish that size happened fast." Rusty also added " we will be fishing in both kingcat & bass pro classics this yr. your hooks will be on board."

Thanks russ, We are proud that you have chosen to use the Team Catfish Tackle during tournaments when your money is on the line.

WAY TO GO FELLAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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