Things to Consider while Selecting Catfishing Rods
Selection of right fishing rod is necessary because success of your all catfishing techniques has direct dependence on selection of fishing rod. There are few things that should be carefully considered while selecting a fishing rod such as type and size of your target fish. Several fishermen have little information about fishing rods. Today I will discuss here some specific features of catfishing rods you should consider them while purchasing a catfishing rod.
Things to consider
Length of Catfishing Rod
Lengths of catfishing rods vary as per your place of fishing such as most anglers prefer rods are 7-9 feet in
length but in some situations rods can be up to 12-14 feet long if the fishing locations are extremely long and accurate casts are necessary. Longer rod provides you advantage of easy handling of catfish at the end of your line. The added length will more leverage to angler against the fish, which can be very beneficial when battling a fish and when landing it. Shorter rods are best for boat fishing therefore 7-8 feet is optimal for most boat and bank fishing.
Rod Weight
Rod weight means rod stiffness to bear weight and it’s bending ability. Weight of your fishing rod depends on your target species, size and weight of catfish. For instance, if you have planned to fish monster blue cats, you should have medium weight rod or heavy rod for easy handling of catfish. On the other hand, if you are going to fish eater sized channels then heavy weight rod can be too much. A medium weight rod is much better for smaller fish. There is a technical reason for avoiding heavy weight rod for small fishes because the heavier rods are less sensitive and make it difficult to detect light bites for smaller fish therefore reasonably sensitive, strong rod is great to catch small catfish.
Rod Action
Rod action acts like a sensor to describe where the majority of the bend will occur along the rod in relation to the tip. Faster rod action is guarantee for flexibility and strength of rod. Rod action depends on its length and provides angler more control over catfish. Rod action also depends on size of fish such as for small and medium sized fish a med. action is a good choice, and for larger fish med/fast or fast action should be preferred.
There are several catfishing rods but you have to be careful while selecting one rod for you. Always remember that catfishing rod should be extremely strong and sensitive enough to detect slightest bite of catfish. Americans preferred rod built with the unique Howald Process™ to ensure successful and long lasting catfishing. Your selected catfishing rod should have following features:
- Solid glass clear tip
- EVA foam handles
- Blank-through handles construction
- Aluminum oxide guides
- Exclusive 70-day/7-year limited warranty
These are several kinds of rods available for nearly all catfishing, especially catching channels and mid-sized blues and flats. I am sure that if you buy your rod by considering above mentioned features you can easily handle even a monster catfish. Sensitive tip, extremely durable, and have plenty of power rods are better choices to chase monster catfish.
