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Catfish Rods - Recommended Rods

When choosing catfish rods, you need to beuse  in  the  dark.
quite careful in making your choice.
Depending upon the type and size of catfishIt has a cork handle and can use up to 30
you plan to fish for, you may need to bepound test. The rod itself provides great
especially concerned with the strength ofaction, and with its long-term glow ability
your rod and its ability to hold strong asand several sizes available, this rod,
you  reel  in  your  catch.costing around $35, is a quality option for
almost  any  angler.
As with most fishing gear, catfish rods come
in  all  strengths  and  price  ranges.Jim Moyer's "The Boss" comes in four
different casting options. Jim Moyer was the
For example, the Berkley Reflex 2nddesigner of the Berkley E-Cat, and this is a
Generation ranges between $18-23 and iscontinuation of his specialty series of
offered with three casting and three spinningcatfish  rods.
options. It can handle up to 40 pound test
and 8 ounces of bait. In comparison to theIt is made of high grade E-Glass with a cork
original model, it's obvious why this one ishandle with trigger and a heavy duty reel
so inexpensive; the design was changedseat. The two smaller rods have titanium
drastically, leaving the rod itself muchglides, while the two larger are constructed
stiffer with fewer rod size options and awith  stainless  steel  glides.
lack  of  scotchlite  on  the  guide  wraps.
While the actual rating varies depending upon
However, one improvement is the cork handle.the exact model, this rod can potentially
While it is affordable, the rod is limited tohandle up to 40 pound test. The two larger
almost exclusively fishing for large Bluerods are great for medium and large rivers
catfish  and  Flatheads.and can pull even the largest Flatheads out
of the timbers, while the two smaller are
If you are looking for catfish rods that areviable  for  channel  cats  and  small Blues.
affordable and give you excellent visibility
into the wee hours for nighttime angling, youThis particular "specialty" rod will cost you
may want to check out the Berkley Glowstick.around $65, which is more than most rods on
It is distributed in four spinning and fourthe market, but the extremely high quality
casting options, made of E-Glass, and uses 3makes it worth every penny.
AAA batteries to provide 40 hours of glow for



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