
John is a founding members of the South Texas Catfish Association, where he is currently President and Tournament Director. John is married to his high school sweet heart Audrey and has been since 1985. Together they have raised two Daughters, Kayla and Ashlee. John is an Army retiree and currently works for the Army as [...]
The Hilljacks kicked off the 2012 tournament season on Saturday fishing out of Uchee Creek marina Fort Benning, GA/Fort Mitchell, AL. Despite adverse conditions we had a great turnout with 13 teams showing up to fish! Conditions were extremely tough! The temperature dropped down to sub-freezing (not supposed to happen in Georgia!) and we enjoyed [...]
How many times have you heard the story, got the fish near the boat and he broke the leader when he rolled over. Your leader is one of the most important connections between your main line and your hook. You need to double check your knots make sure there not loose, also when tying them [...]
Most articles are written about Blues and Flatheads and I think the Channel Cat deserves a little more respect! There are more Channel Cats in North America than any other catfish species. Channel Cats are really fun to catch and great to eat! We see articles all the time on how to locate and catch [...]
Rod Selection Probably the biggest mistake that we see most fishermen make in tackle is their rod selection. For most fishermen the dream of catching that monster world record fish is ever present and they base their rod purchase on catching that once in a lifetime fish, or maybe it’s the macho aspect of having [...]
Click below to view videos...
Posted on 20 February 2012
On February 18th, Potomac River Monster Cats had our second tournament and witnessed one of the biggest 2 fish weigh in – Lee, Dave and Dallas weighed a huge 69.88 lb bluecat with a 61.82 lb kicker for a total weight of 131.7 pounds! ……………………………………………………………….. 11 year old Dallas even got into the act with [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 February 2012
Today Cabelas King Kat Tournament trial announced the 2012 Classic dates and location. Sept. 27,28,29 @ Selma, AL (Alabama River). King Kat Tournament official Tanner Tabor told the APC that he was excited about this location as it will new water for most. The fish are here. “says Tabor”. Blues, Flathead’s and channel cats. “we [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 February 2012
FRANKFORT, Ky. – People have the opportunity to exchange ideas and engage in open conversation with staff from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources during a series of town hall meetings being held across the state. The nine town hall meetings begin Feb. 13 in Lexington and conclude with the final session April [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 12 February 2012
It was a very cold and windy day on Lake Bastrop with gust well over 20 mph. Never the less, 11 teams braved the weather to compete in the tournament. Lake Bastrop is a small Channel Catfish Lake. It turned out to be a day of feast or famine as 7 of the 11 teams [...] Continue Reading