crankbait fishing lure Slammer Minnow Bait 8" – Musky Shop Baby Hunter Extremely Shallow Crankbait

The higher ratio makes BlackBetty reels perfect for presenting baits anywhere from 5 to 50 feet of water, a significant advantage over antiques with 1:1 ratios

Thanks to their kene olfactory senses, channel catfish will eat nearly anything, especially with an odor, so anglers use a variety of smelly baits, including minnows, cut fish like shad or crappie and worms, which makes the channel catfish a good target when yo-yo fishing

When fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, size four treble hooks work well and then up-size to size two or one for citation-sized fish

There is always a chance of gut hooking fish with any type of hook