Hardcore Catfishing

Thousands of catfish anglers across the country own a copy of Keith “Catfish” Sutton’s second catfishing book, “Catfishing: Beyond the Basics.” Many more have asked about purchasing it, but the title went out of print several years ago when Stoeger Publishing closed its doors. Now the book is back and better than ever. “Hardcore Catfishing” from Skyhorse Publishing is a revised edition of the first book, packed with new and updated information to make it one of the best books about catching catfish ever published.

With 179 pages of solid information for advanced catfishing enthusiasts, “Hardcore Catfishing” lets you look over the shoulders of some of the world’s best cat catchers to see how they put trophy blues, flatheads, channel cats and bullheads in the boat. Featured experts include trophy-catfish guide James Patterson of Mississippi River Guide Service; master angler Joe Drose who pioneered many techniques on South Carolina’s Santee-Cooper Lakes; Phil “The Little Cat Man” King, winner of the World Championship of Catfishing and Cabela’s King Kat Classic; Illinois catfishing guide Denny Halgren who has developed some of the most innovative cat tactics used today; state- and world-record holder Roger Aziz Jr., who knows more about catching big bullheads and white cats than anyone on the planet; and more!

Sutton provides hundreds of tried-and-proven tips for putting eating-size whiskerfish on the dry side of a boat or targeting trophy-class giants that can be caught and released to fight again. He provides descriptions of channel cats, blues, flatheads and bullheads, and details on their size, food habits, range, habitat and basic fishing tactics for catching them. Then, in an easy-to-read style free from technical jargon, he shares hardcore tactics useful to anglers regardless of where they fish. Readers will learn how to use dip baits to nail trophy channel cats in small rivers; the right way to drift-fish for hot-weather blue cats; tips for catching flatheads in rivers high from spring rains; and how to use soap—yes, soap!—to catch record-class bullheads. He explains why the spring spawning season may be the worst time to go catfishing and why winter may be the best season to load a stringer with good-eating channel cats. There’s much, much more as well.

Keith Sutton didn’t earn the nickname “Catfish” for nothing. This is his fifth book about catfishing. His passion for the sport has taken him to blue-ribbon catfishing waters throughout the U.S., and in Mexico, Canada, Venezuela, and Brazil. His special insights about catching these whiskered warriors were garnered through more than 50 years of on-the-water research and countless hours of discussions with biologists, researchers and expert anglers.

Loaded with color photographs and illustrations, and printed in a big 8 x 10-1/2-inch format, “Hardcore Catfishing” is every catfish fan’s step-by-step guide to the lore, techniques and secrets of catching catfish. Order your autographed copies here.