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Catfishing tips from a PRO

Last week I attended a seminar on catfishing presented by a local catfish guide. He guides on the Ohio River for boating BIG flathead and blue cats.

He has a very nice boat rigged with a 20 gallon fish tank. The two large outboard motors moves him from place to place quickly. He mainly covers the mid range of the Markland pool. That means he finds big catfish close to Cincinnati. He likes the river stage to be around 27-28 feet. Normally at that level there is a current in the river that keeps the fish actively feeding.

His main bait is FRESH live gizzard shad. He stops and collects the shad with his casting net before heading for the fishing holes. That is why the big fish tank is so important to him.

When the river has NO current he depends on LIVE bait. He wants the Shad to be giving off vibration to get the attention of any Flathead in the area. When there is some current then he prefers to use fresh CUT bait. The cut up fish put a scent trail in the water that draws the catfish to his rods. He fillets the gizzard shad the threads it on the hook. This makes it hard for a fish to just knock the bait from the hook. He also likes to use skipjacks for they are very oily. The small skipjacks he cuts in two pieces and puts as many as he can on a hook. Large skipjacks can be kept in a freezer and then filleted when thawed. The key here is locating the skipjacks. Skipjacks around here come and go very quickly, so you have to harvest them whenever you get the chance.

His rod is 7.5 feet with a strong back bone. He uses non- roll sinkers that are 2-5 ounces depending on the river current. The line is 20-30 pound solar mono.

Hopefully, this information will enable YOU to catch more and bigger catfish. I plan on using these pointers on my future trips. Tight lines to all.

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Golf workout program…with the exploding number of so-called golf experts these days it becomes very confusing and it is easy for a golfer to be misled and end up in a program that will hardly have the desired objective of improving their game.

In fact the wrong golf workout program can end up making a golfer’s game deteriorate rather than improve.

It is therefore very useful to know what constitutes a complete golf workout program

A complete golf workout program will tend to have the following attributes;

A) Golf specific stretch exercises Stretch exercises are a very important part of any genuine golf workout program. Stretches help improve the golf swing and correct many common mistakes and weaknesses in this area. They sometime help alleviate or even eliminate nagging back problems in some golfers. Many stretch exercises can be done in the comfort of the office or home.

B) Golf specific strength training Strength training is also a key area in any good golf workout program. Strength training usually has a dramatic effect on the quality of the game of any golfer. Dumbbells are usually used and the program for building strength for golf is usually very different from a body building program because the idea here is not to build muscles.

C) Should be able to focus on certain common player weaknesses A good golf workout program should also be able to focus on certain common weaknesses amongst most amateur golfers with the aim of helping to improve and deal with those weaknesses. This at times may involve the use of certain golf aid equipment. However it should be very clear what particular aspects of the game are being developed by what golfing aids.

A complete golf workout program should help any golfer improve their game dramatically and feel much more confident every time they set foot on the course.

About The Author: Mike Pedersen is the featured expert for Golf Magazine’s GolfOnline.com site, one of the top golf performance experts in the country, author and founder of several cutting-edge online golf fitness sites. Take a look at his just released golf fitness dvds and manual at his golf swing tips site – Perform Better Golf.