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