If you plan to go fishing you'll need a fishing reel. Picking out which fishing reel you need can be tough, because there are a lot of fishing reel choices out there to choose from. There are spincasting reels, baitcasting reels, and even spinning reels, and there are many sizes and styles of each of these types of fishing reels. In this video I discuss the various types of fishing reels and how to pick a fishing reel that is right for you. Choosing the best fishing reel can be tough due to the many choices out there and the wide range or prices.

If you are looking for an affordable catfish reel, the two catfish reels I review in this video from Piscifun are a good choice for you. You can use spinning reels for catfish, and also baitcasting reels for catfish. In this video I talk about both fishing reels, and discuss the advantages of using both reels to pursue catfish. Both of the reels in this video are made by Piscifun. The baitcasting reels is the Piscifun Chaos 50, and the spinning reel is the Viper X. Both reels from Piscifun are affordable, well built, and a good multi-species reel. If you are looking for the best catfishing reel, and the looking for an affordable catfish reel, you will like these two reels from Piscifun.

Fishing tournament are known for drama, and in 2024 the catfish tournament world has seen its share of drama. Everything from fishing tournament cheating scandals to lie detector failures have made the news in the tournament fishing world. I will discuss the breaking news surrounding the very public confrontation between Brad Fuller of the National Professional Fishing League and a couple of his anglers during an unscheduled off day in South Carolina and a fight that broke out at a fishing tournament in South Carolina. There is also video from a fight at a catfish tournament on Lake Wylie in South Carolina.

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Many catfish fishermen like to use spinning reels for catfish. Catching catfish with spinning reels is the best way to enter the catfishing game both in ease of operation and cost. Using spinning reels for catfishing is a much more affordable and easier option for folks that fish for catfish. While some think spinning reels are the best reels for catfish, many people think baitcasting reels are the best reels for catfish. In this video I talk about one of the most important pieces of catfishing tackle, and that is your fishing reel. Spinning reels come in a variety of sizes from 1000 series up to 10,000 series. I prefere using reels in the 4000 - 6000 range for catfish, and think those are the best spinning reels for catfish. Spinning reels are the easiest reels to use for catfish, and much easier to cast than a baitcasting reel. So, if you've ever wondered will spinning reels work for catching catfish, you can rest assured that using spinning reels for catfish is a great, easy and affordable way to put catfish in the boat. If you are looking for an affordable baitfeeder spinning reel this is a good one. What is the best reel for catfish, and especially the best beginners reel for Catfishing? I think a spinning reel is the best reel for beginning fishermen. Fishing for catfish requires a good reel. Catfish reels vary from baitcasting reels, to spinning reels and even spincasting reels. One of the best catfish reels is baitcasting reel, but bait casting reels can be somewhat intimidating to cast and also expensive. In this video I talk about a spinning reel from Piscifun called the Carnivore. The Piscifun Carnivore spinning reel is a bait feeder reel, or as some call a bait runner reel. With a bait feeder spinning reel you can flip a switch and allow fish to swim off with line just like a baitcasting reel when the clicker is engaged. How does a baitfeeder spinning reel work, this video explains it.

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If you have ever thought about fishing in a fishing tournament, the entry fee can make or break your decision to do so. No entry fee fishing tournaments are a way to make tournament fishing more accessible for all anglers, but where does the prize money come from. Professional bass fishing will be experimenting with this next year. One of the professional bass fishing series will be allowing anglers to fish for free, but there is a catch and in this video we will discuss what come along with this no entry fee fishing tournament business model. The Bassmaster Elite series is one of the professional bass fishing tournament series that will implement this format next year for tournament bass fishing.

If you fish for catfish, finding the perfect time to go fishing for catfish can be tough. Fishing for catfish in the fall can be a great time to catch catfish. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish can all be caught in the fall, but certain factors with the weather will great control how many catfish you will catch.

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If you fish for catfish, finding the perfect time to go fishing for catfish can be tough. Fishing for catfish in the fall can be a great time to catch catfish. Blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish can all be caught in the fall, but certain factors with the weather will great control how many catfish you will catch.

If you are learning how to catch catfish in the winter the challenges are many. Fishing for catfish in the winter means cold water, cold weather, and sometimes a tough bite. In this catfish fishing video I talk about five tips that can help you catch more catfish in the winter. If you want to learn how to catch catfish in cold weather. and learn more about how to catch winter catfish, this video has some good information that may help you catch more catfish in cold weather. I talk about the best catfish bait in the winter, and how to make an ordinary catfish bait the best catfish bait you can throw. In this video I talk about five winter catfishing mistakes that you don't want to make if you want to learn how to catch catfish in the winter. This video has many tips for catching catfish, especially catching catfish in cold weather and tips for how to prepare winter catfish bait. Fishing for catfish in cold weather can be tough, so being prepared for winter catfishing means avoiding some of the mistakes I talk about in this video. I also talk about the best winter catfish bait strategy for presenting the best catfish bait to catfish that might not be feeding aggressively.

The images from Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in North Carolina are truly shocking. The damage left in the aftermath or Hurricane Helene was widespread across much of western North Carolina. Record flooding, high winds and torrential rain led to widespread destruction in town like Asheville, Old Fort and along Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina to Tennessee. Telephone, cellphone and internet outages were making it difficult for authorities to notify families of the dead. Officials said Sunday that 41 people were rescued in one area of Buncombe County on Saturday. New NCDOT video on Sunday showed tremendous damage to at least one direction of I-40 near Sylva with other areas eroded by the Pigeon River under the highway, which has receded from overflowing on Friday. The bend in the river in an I-40 stretch near the Tennessee line was at its banks Friday and early Saturday after Helene dumped more than 2 feet of rain on the mountains. Water from the river cut under parts of I-40 in areas that appeared normal from the surface.

Forward facing sonar has finally been banned in some professional bass fishing tournaments. Forward facing sonar, also known as Livescope, is a type of highly advanced fishfinder technology that many believe can make catching fish easy to the point of being unfair. The forward facing sonar technology has changed the fish are caught in the bass tournament world and also in crappie fishing tournaments. Any fish that is caught by a lure can be caught easier by fishermen that have masted this technology. Lowrance, Garmin, and Humminbird all have their version of forward facing sonar that angler are utilizing to catch more fish. In the bass fishing community many anglers are calling for a ban on forward facing sonar. At this stage in the game, banning forward facing sonar would change the bass fishing industry dramatically.