by Tony Pennebaker | Sep 10, 2026 | Best Catfish Bait
Channel catfish do not carry watches. The best time to catch them depends on what the fish are doing, where their food is located, water temperature, wind, cloud cover and the season. That is especially important on Lake Tawakoni. This is a 37,879-acre reservoir with...
by Tony Pennebaker | Sep 3, 2026 | Best Catfish Bait
Catfish anglers have been fishing strong-smelling prepared baits for generations, but not every prepared catfish bait works the same way. Two of the most common are punch bait and dip bait, and the difference is more important than the names might suggest. Both are...
by Tony Pennebaker | Sep 3, 2026 | Best Catfish Bait
Finding channel catfish consistently is less about finding one secret fishing spot and more about understanding where food, depth, structure, current, and comfortable water come together. Channel catfish move throughout a lake as conditions change, so productive water...
by Tony Pennebaker | Sep 3, 2026 | Best Catfish Bait
Summer is one of the best times of year to catch channel catfish on Lake Tawakoni. As the water warms, channel cats feed aggressively and often gather around predictable structure and feeding areas. The key to catching channel catfish during hot Texas weather is...
by Tony Pennebaker | Sep 2, 2026 | Best Catfish Bait
Choosing the best hooks for catfish punch bait is more important than many anglers realize. Punch bait is soft, sticky, and designed to release scent into the water, so the hook has to do two jobs at once: hold enough bait to attract catfish and still leave enough...
by Tony Pennebaker | Aug 29, 2026 | Best Catfish Bait
Punch bait is one of the simplest and most effective ways to catch channel catfish and smaller blue catfish, but only when the bait stays on the hook long enough to reach the fish. If your punch bait falls off during the cast, washes away quickly, or comes back with a...