boe fishing pole Booms PB3 4.4ft~5ft Fishing Rod Case, Portable Folded Fishing Case with Sturdy Two-Way Zippers, 0.6ft/8" Extended Design Fishing Rod Bag, Store Up to 2~3 Fishing Poles, 52"~60" : Sports hand retrieve. Buck's Graphite Jig Pole by

Id tie the Mustad Ultra Point hook (model 39942 in 4/0 or 5/0) onto a fluorocarbon leader with a uni to uni knot. The Penn lineup of saltwater spinning reels have aesthetics that match up with their workman-like use

Near logs, I wasnt making long casts, but the thump of the blade still got me plenty of reaction strikes

The red colored coiled rod holders cost a couple bucks and the best way to "cut" the bottom part of wire is with a hack saw or to bend it back and forth a bit with a vice

Where there's water, there's fun to be had

+ Swimbait comes in waterproof collectors box

with the progression of the catfish industry, there are some rods on the market that can do both