Catfish-Pro Product Range 2017 Products designed forcatfish anglersProducts by catfish anglers Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

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Catfish-Pro Ltd, 151 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hants, GU51 3PD. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected] ABOUT CATFISH-PRO Catfish-Pro was set up by leading UK catfish expert Simon Clarke, to meet the growing demand for specific catfishing tackle, of which there was virtually nothing available. The range of products has grown with many innovations and new designs - many of which have been subsequently copied but never bettered!

We are totally focused on catfish specific tackle as opposed to the make do tackle and committed to both developing new products where needed and improving existing products and accessories. 3

The Catfish-Pro team are also present at most of the major shows across the country and also at roadshow days to provide on the bank advice.

We provide help via our website and social media but the best help is provided face-to-face when it is easiest to have a proper discussion about tactics and techniques. The Catfish-Pro team of consultants have over 200 years of catfishing experience between them and are available to help.

There are now over 500 lakes across the UK containing catfish – so they are probably closer than you may think! Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

PERSUADER CATFISH RODS At Catfish-Pro we have taken a lot of time to develop catfish rods designing for catfishing first. Many so called catfish rods on the market are just carp rods or just rebadged spod rods, but the Catfish-Pro Persuader range is packed with design features to suit catfishing. Firstly, all of the range have large metal reel seats that can accommodate big pit style reels. The rods all have plenty of rings to suit the action of the rod and give you better playing performance. Catfish will fight very hard and the name Persuader was chosen to 4 reflect how best to play catfish. This rod will absorb the catfish runs and deliver you power when you need it as well as being able to cast out heavy baits. This is a particular advantage over spod rods which are purely designed to cast out heavy weights and not to play fish. The Persuader rods also have grip points above the reel seat to allow more comfortable playing of catfish.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • Available in 4.5lb, 5lb, and 6lb • Carbon fibre • Lightweight but powerful • Plenty of rings • Stylish graphics • Persuader 4.5lb and 5lb SU rods are available as blanks Tel: 01252 01252 614066 614066 www.catfish-pro.comwww.catfish-pro.com email:email: [email protected] [email protected]

RODS PERSUADER CUSTOM BUILD Catfish-Pro offers a custom rod making service using our 4.5lb and 5lb blanks. Contact us for details and options. Customers have already used this service many times and some of the options used have been cork handles, ALPS reel fittings, personal rod graphics and individual whipping colour choices.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • Available in 4.5lb and 5lb • Carbon fibre • Lightweight but powerful • Plenty of rings • Handle options • Blanks also available Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

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6 Catfish Landing Nets New for 2017 – all landing nets are now Catfish-Pro Landing nets have several key supplied with the new Catfish-Pro XXL Net features making them the obvious choice. float. The strong compound arms offer support 60in Arm Landing Net Catfish Tunnel without being too heavy and the drawstring For UK use and use abroad, ample for fish up For retaining catfish. These are long soft of the net can be adjusted to narrow the front to 100lb. nylon tunnels that open at each end of the net and have the arms tighter or looser allowing you to put a catfish in one end and as you prefer. The net mesh has superb tear 72in Arm Landing Net release from the other. They are relatively resistance (as catfish have sharp pectoral fins) The longer arms allow more easy landing of narrow so that catfish cannot turn and must and the cast spreader offers great strength. fish over 80lb and is big enough to hold any be pegged out tight to minimize the risk The net mesh is made 4ft deep so that any catfish you can land! that catfishes teeth can catch on the mesh. netted cat can drop into the net allowing you There are two sizes available: to manage landing it without drama. Spare Landing net components Landing Net Arms(pair). XL Catfish Tunnel 72in x 24in The landing nets are available with or without Threaded Spreaders. XXL Catfish Tunnel 96in x 30in a custom carbon handle. All landing nets are Landing Net Meshes for 60in and 72in supplied in a stink bag. arm nets. Landing Net handles. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

LANDING WEIGHINGLANDING & RETAINING & UNHOOKING CATFISH XL Two-Man Weigh Bar Designed to hold up big fish and enables two anglers facing each other to have one end on each shoulder to share the weight. Supplied with a metal S hook.

Pro Safety Weigh Sling Euro Pro Weigh Sling The classic rectangular shaped sling with Rectangular shaped with the same design rigid bars along the top to support the sling. as the safety weigh sling but much longer to The panel at the bottom of the sling tapers weigh catfish to 200lb+. Yet still rolls up into to an end panel with a double Velcro secured a stink bag that is not too bulky. Supplied in flap. This enables you to put the catfish in a stink bag. 7 with the wider head end at the front. The Velcro secured flap can easily be opened to allow the fish to return to the water. This sling can weigh fish to 150lb and is supplied with a stink bag.

Compact Weigh Sling The compact weigh sling is big but is designed to fold up small. It’s large ‘D’ shape gives it a capacity to weigh fish up to 100lb. Pro Flotation Weigh Sling Exactly the same design as the safety weigh sling with the added feature of floats within the rigid arms to allow the simpler release of fish in the water and short term fish retention in the water if needed. Supplied in a stink bag. Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

LANDING WEIGHING & RETAINING CATFISH Digital Scales These scales weigh in pounds or kilos up to 150kg x 1 oz divisions! There is a “tare” facility to weigh your sling first then automatically deduct that weight so you see the true fish weight. It has an auto-off facility and can store weights of fish.

Catfish Stringers Made from 10m long soft nylon cord that allow you to retain catfish (only where you Pro Glide Mat. A 10ft x 4ft heavy gauge PVC mat designed to be are permitted) without using a catfish tunnel. placed under an unhooking mat and/or draped into the margins to allow you to glide fish in and out of the water – safer for the fish and 8 Particularly useful in rivers when tunnels are of limited use. the angler. It has pegging points and fibreglass bars at each end. Rolls up with clips to hold together. Now supplied with a smart stink bag.

Catfish Unhooking Mats Big mats to suit the dimensions of catfish and large pike. Mat rolls up with elasticated bands stitched on to keep rolled up. New version has heavy duty nylon cover, dense foam sandwich to reduce bulkiness and increase the cushioning – the mats have a full mat sized flap to increase floor coverage and has a shrouded zip to avoid fish damage. Now supplied with a smart stink bag. Catfish/Predator Mat XL UK Mat Plus Flap (65in x 30in) XXL Euro Mat with Flap (84in x 30in) XXXL Giant Mat with flap (96in x 36in) Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

CATFISHING ACCESSORIES

Live Bait Net Designed by Simon Clarke. new This original product is made from a specially designed black for 2017 soft micromesh. Comes with an 8ft cord and long neck to secure tightly. Beware of imitations!

Livebait Net L 24in x 12in Livebait Net XL 24in x 16in

new Tackle Bag for 2017 As a catfish angler I had not been able to find a decent large tackle 9 bag to accommodate catfishing tackle such as large polyballs, dumbell rigs, tipper rigs and other tackle items. So, the Catfish-pro team have designed a new tackle bag for catfish anglers. The tackle bag contains two free rigid tubes large enough to take dumbell rigs up to 62cm long, tipper rigs or other stiff tackle new items. There are two zipped pouches in the lid and four sections in for 2017 Kevlar Grip Gloves the base with removable dividers for other tackle items. Size M, L and XL Knitted with dots on them to help the grip.

new for 2017 Splash Mat Smart neoprene mat with Catfish-Pro logo for protecting reels from splashing mud when XXL Net Float in rain. Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

HOOKLINKS Catlink XT Pikesafe Wire 25lb 15m XT is an extra tough, soft Pikesafe is a brilliant pvc coated soft braided hooklink that has been wire. It is not normal to use wire impregnated to boost its abrasion for catfishing but you may need to resistance. Available in a range if you are fishing a water with very of breaking strains it covers all high pike population or fishery rules catfishing requirements in the UK dictate use of wire with livebaits. and abroad. It has a little stretch in Very easy to make traces simply twist it to absorb the shock of striking. the wire and heat with a lighter to seal. Also ideal hooklink for Pike & Breaking Strains available: Zander due to its supple nature. It is 40lb, 70lb, 120lb, 220lb. not suitable for catfish over 50lb. Breaking Strains available: 25lb.

10 Catlink Kevlar Toughlink Kevlar has different Low memory robust properties from XT. It is monofilament is suitable heavier and therefore for rigs where stiffer line is sinks more readily and required and is ideal for catfish has less stretch. Though up to 50lb. the dyed versions are a bit stiffer as the aramid Breaking strain available: 25lb. fibres do not absorb dyes very well. The fibres are Toughlink Fluoro very hard wearing. Super tough flouro carbon brilliant hooklink material. Breaking Strains available: 40lb, 70lb, 120lb, 220lb. Breaking Strains available: 44lb and 60lb. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

HOOKS Maruto Eagle Wave Hooks ‘BP Special’ Hooks Japanese made top quality catfishing BP stands for & Pellet. This hooks, the most popular catfish hook shorter shank hook has a thick in the UK and Europe. The hook has gauge wire and is very reliable. a distinctive squared bend and long This Japanese made quality hook is point. The long shank and wide gape a rock solid reliable design. Catfish- makes them ideal for using with Pro has supplied these hooks in bulky baits so popular in catfishing the larger sizes to a number of such as livebaits, deadbaits, meat, Spanish guiding companies who squid, paste, worms and more. This have used them for many years is a hook you can rely on and has a and have landed many catfish to great catch rate. well over 200lb. Available in sizes 6 up to 10/0 in Available in barbed only in sizes barbed and 2, 1, 1/0 & 2/0 in barbless. 1/0 up to 10/0.

11 Circle Hooks Extra Strong Trebles Circle hooks have become more Our treble hooks are superb, popular in catfishing over the last incredibly strong and combine some 10 years and the Catfish-Pro circle spring in the hook to aid penetration is a Japanese top quality hook with a thick gauge wire that will not with a proven record having being let you down! used to land fish to over 240lb. Some circle hook models have a tendancy to open out but the Catfish-Pro circle has proven very reliable and strong. Available in sizes 2 up to 8/0. Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

Ready Made Hair Rigs Polyball Livebait Rig Ready made catfish hair rigs made Primarily for use with livebaits this rig can using top quality catlink and eagle also be used with worms. This rig features wave hooks. Available in barbed size 4 a hair with a polystyrene ball on to lift the to 2/0 and barbless size 2 to 2/0. bait off the bottom. If using worms the bait will sit suspended. If using a livebait Ready Made Basic Rigs the polyball will keep the bait more active Ready made catfish rigs with no hair. and attract catfish. More catfish have been Available in barbed size 1 to 8/0 and caught on this rig than probably any other. barbless size 1 to 2/0. Recommended to be fished on a running leger set up and uses 25lb Toughlink for These rigs ideal for deadbait, worms, hooklink. pastes, , squid, liver etc. Available in barbed and barbless, sizes 2 to 1/0.

12 Ready Made Boilie/Pellet Rig These rigs are ideal for the angler who “wants Squid Rig to put a rod out for cats.” Rigs have Catfish-Pro Ready made rigs for fishing with squid or Swivels, Catlink Kevlar hooklink and BP Special fish baits. These rigs feature an adjustable Hooks and are ideal for pellet or boilies. bait clip to hold the bait allowing you to The 6/0 and 8/0 have open hairs to allow the loosely hook the bait. When casting the angler to fish a variety of baits on the hook and bait clip takes the weight of the bait and adjust the hair length accordingly. keeps the hook well presented. The bait shield can be used to push over the hook Size 1/0 hook to 50lb Catlink BARBED to further ensure the hook point is kept Size 2/0 hook to 50lb Catlink BARBED proud of the bait. Size 4/0 hook to 70lb Catlink BARBED Size 6/0 hook to 150lb Catlink BARBED Squid Rig 1/0 Barbed to 60lb Toughlink Size 8/0 hook to 150lb Catlink BARBED Fluoro.

Squid Rig 1/0 Barbless to 60lb Toughlink Fluoro. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

CATFISH RIGS & RIG KITS Dumbell Rig I have personally caught more catfish on this rig than any other. The way in which Extendable Dumbell Rig it presents a sub surface bait attracts 50cm long extending to 1m! catfish and allows the bait to work well. Carbon tubing reduces when Primarily designed as a livebait rig this playing fish. rig is also effective when using worms or squid as a bait. Fished on running leger these rigs are buoyant enough to rise to the surface. It is recommended to use the Catfish-Pro Super slider run rings with these rigs to maximize free running nature of the rig. This rig is fished “semi fixed” in that the hooklink swivel should be pulled into the soft silicon on the end of the dumbell. Hooklinks should be shorter that the dumbell itself to 13 minimize risk of tangling. All dumbell rigs are supplied with sheet showing how to set up and fish the rig.

Expert Dumbell Rig Varieties available 50cm long to allow to fish slightly Dumbell Rig Large: 30cm Dumbell with deeper. It is constructed using 1.25in pro poppers – for smaller fish or robust 4mm bore carbon thick worms. wall tubing for extra rigidity and strength. Comes with 6.5cm Dumbell Rig Extra Large: 30cm Dumbell egg poppers and red tubing for with 6.5cm egg poppers – more buoyant semi-fixing the hooklink swivel. for larger baits. Dumbell Rig Kit Components to make up four dumbell rigs yourself to save cost. Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

CATFISH RIGS & RIG KITS Catocopter Rig Sub-Surface Tipper Rig A tried and tested buoyant paternoster This rig has taken apart many well rig allowing you to fish at any depth. fished catfish waters during 2016. It This livebait rig is ideal for deeper water is primarily designed for using with and if there is a lot of weed on the leeches on the hook but can also be bottom. As a paternoster rig you can used for using with small livebaits and vary the length of the bomb link and worms. This sub surface buoyant rig adjust the top stop knot for the depth is similar to the dumbell in that it is to fish at. fished on a running leger and pops up to the surface. However, this rig Note: this rig is supplied on a wire to features a length of semi-rigid tubing enable you to slide the components at one end that provides a softer level straight on to line, the wire is not part of resistance allowing the bait to work of the rig. more effectively by swimming against the resistance. The rig is fished at a 45 degree angle to minimise tangling. 14 Supplied with an information sheet on how to set up and use. Starter Kit Leech and Worm Dumbell Rig To help those who want Smaller sub surface dumbells to start catfishing. All enabling you to fish leeches good quality basics and or worms at varying depths. information to get them This rig is a pop-up rig fished started. upwards from the bottom. Each kit contains: Pack of 2 mini dumbells. Pack of mixed catfish hooks, Catlink Kevlar Winching Rig Kit 10m spool, Pack 6 mixed Kit to use the winch rig polystyrene balls, Starter with diagrams - with sheet with information. explanation on how to use.

Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

CATFISH RIG COMPONENTS Swivels Crosslok Snap Swivels Our Catfish-Pro swivels are very reliable Our crosslok swivels are reliable and quality black barrel swivels. very strong. 80lb Black Barrel Swivels (pack of 10) 100lb Crosslok swivel (pack of 10) 100lb Black Barrel Swivels (pack of 10) 250lb Crosslok swivel (pack of 7) 150lb Black Barrel Swivels (pack of 10) 250lb Black Barrel Swivels (pack of 7)

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Pro Poppers Egg Pro-Poppers Original design dense foam balls, 4cm (1.5”) (sphere) (pack of 4) eggs and spheres for use when 5cm (2”) (egg) (pack of 4) buoyancy is required. These are drab 6.5cm (2.5”) (sphere) (pack of 3) green to avoid attracting pike.

½” Pro-poppers (pack of 6) ¾” Pro-poppers (pack of 6) 1” Pro-poppers (pack of 5) 1¼” Pro-poppers (pack of 4) 1½” Pro-poppers (pack of 3)

Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

High Density Polystyrene Balls High Density Polystyrene Eggs High density polyballs are used High density polyballs are used for for predator angling to lift predator angling to lift baits, make baits, make buoyant leger link, buoyant leger link, paternoster paternoster rigs and are also rigs and are also used as markers. used as markers. Eggs can be Eggs can be used for winch rigs, used for winch rigs, made up as made up as floats or markers. floats or markers. High density High density polystyrene is polystyrene is more buoyant more buoyant and tougher than and tougher than ordinary ordinary polystyrene. polystyrene. Available in White or Green in Available in White or Green. sizes 0.75in up to 2in.

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Night Sights Rubber Beads Two white polyballs with Strong rubber beads with large swivel in bottom and holder diameter holes for using with the in top for chemical light. thicker lines used for catfishing. Allows angler to fish polyball The X large bead is needed for use rig style with a long hair and with the large bore of the Super polyball stays on surface to Slider run rings. ensure bait lively and not stuck in weed. Large 8mm Rubber Beads X Large 10mm Rubber beads 1 x 1in and 1 x 1.25in. Night Sights (Pack 2) Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

CATFISH RIG COMPONENTS Ceramic Run Rings Bait Shields With catfish being particularly These thick rubber discs originally sensitive to resistance using ceramic designed by Catfish-Pro can be used run rings on your lead links can to put on a hook after a bait to ensure significantly help. The Super Slider it doesn’t slip off. Particularly useful ceramic run rings have a frame and when using barbless hooks and baits a lug on the side for clipping on to such as leeches, worms and livebaits. snap swivels or lead links. They can also be used above hair stops to spread the pressure when Ceramic Run Rings (pk 3) L mounting bigger softer baits on a hair Ceramic Run Rings (pk 3) XL such as luncheon meat or liver. The UK Super Slider Run rings (pk 3) has smaller bait shields and the Euro are larger.

Bait Shields UK (25 approx) Bait Shields Euro (25 approx) 17

Rig Rattles These snap on rattles can be used as singles or doubles and snap over the new main line or hooklink, the line is not damaged as it sits in a groove. The ball for 2017 bearings inside rattle when vibrated. Available in several colours they can enhance rigs for catfish, pike, pike, perch and also for sea fish.

Rig Rattle (pack of 6) Red Rig Rattle (pack of 6) Yellow Rig Rattle (pack of 6) White XXL Stopper Beads Rig Rattle (pack of 6) Silver Super large line stop beads Rig Rattle (pack of 6) Black for using with thicker lines. Pack of 2 sets of six beads. Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

CATFISH RIG COMPONENTS Rig Tubing Shrink Tubing Soft silicon tubing 2mm Thicker bore shrink (2m) tubing for using on Green soft silicon catfish rigs with bigger currently used on rig components such Catfish-Pro dumbell rigs. as tubing and swivels when smaller bore shrink tube won’t fit.

Uptrace Shrink Tubing 1m 18 Narrow bore clear shrink tubing for reducing damage to catfish from line abrasion Stiff Rig Tubing when playing fish. Plastic stiff tube for various rigs. 30cm long. Pack of 5.

Carbon Tubing Very strong, thick wall, narrow bore carbon tubing for rig making. 50cm long. Pack of 2. Wide bore carbon tubing. 50cm long. Pack of 2. Telescopic, interlocking carbon tubing. Pack of 2. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

FLOATS Continental Catfishing Floats Sub Floats For fishing abroad, high buoyancy. Classic cigar shaped sub floats Top quality plastic covered extruded primarily for pike fishing but can foam floats for handling big baits also be used for catfish rigs. and for Buoy Rig fishing. Floats are all Some include rattles. reversible with one half yellow and one half red, the day/night floats can be Medium Sub Float (Pack 2) fished as fixed or sliders with sight peg Large Sub Float (Pack 2) and recess for betalight at night. These Rattle Sub Float (Pack 1) floats are also being used for sea fishing XL Rattle Sub Float (Pack 1) by many anglers.

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BAIT Moggie Munchers Moggie Monsters Monster Huge pellet shaped Huge pellet shaped Pellets palatable boilies on palatable boilies on High quality halibut a liver base attractive a liver base attractive pellets drilled or to catfish. Supplied to catfish. Supplied undrilled in various in a tub pre-glugged in a tub pre-glugged sizes including new to sort out the to sort out the 28mm. better fish. better fish. Solid Halibut Pellets Size 24mm. 35mm x 45mm 28mm 20mm x 35mm Pre-drilled Halibut Pellets 28mm, 20mm, 15mm, 8mm

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Squidders Sardees Pre-drilled halibut Pre-drilled halibut pellets glugged in a pellet glugged in special squid flavoured a special sardine formula to use as flavoured formula hookbaits for catfish. to use as hookbaits The extra attraction of for catfish. The extra the glug helps make attraction of the glug the fish take your helps make the fish bait first! Supplied as take your bait first! approx 300g of bait in Supplied as approx a handy tub. 300g of bait in a handy tub. Size 20mm and 28mm. Size 20mm and 28mm. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

CLOTHING Hoodies T-Shirts These quality hoodies These quality T Shirts have small Catfish-Pro sweats have small logo on the chest and a Catfish-Pro logo on the large Catfish-Pro catfish chest and a large Catfish- head image on the back. Pro catfish head image on the back. Fleece Beanie Hats Available from stock in In Black (one size) with Olive and Black in sizes Available from stock in embroidered Catfish head Small to 4XL with other Olive and Black in sizes images – nice and warm! colours to order. Small up to 4XL with other colours to order. Also available: Knitted Beanie hats In Black or Olive Rear detail (one size) 21 Polo Shirts Sweatshirts These quality Polo shirts These quality sweats have small Catfish-Pro have small Catfish-Pro logo on the chest and a logo on the chest and a large Catfish-Pro catfish large Catfish-Pro catfish head image on the back. head image on the back. Available from stock in Available from stock in Olive and Black in sizes Olive and Black in sizes Small up to 3XL with Small to 3XL with other Baseball Cap other colours to order. colours to order. Stylish olive cap (one size) with embroidered Catfish-Pro head image. Products designed for catfish anglers by catfish anglers

BOOKS DVD

Catfishing: DVD - A Catfishing Season A Practical Guide This DVD is ideal for anglers This high quality hardback fishing in the UK for catfish Get more help book by Simon Clarke and is filmed over three shares his knowledge about catfish fishing sessions, the from the experts! how to fish for catfish in the first in Spring, then Summer UK and abroad. With over and Autumn. HHHHHHHHHH 170 colour pictures and 30 Watch the approach and These are a mine of diagrams it offers practical tactics vary over the season information to add to your advice. adapting to the climate and own experience to help the venues. Plenty of catfish you catch more fish! Lots of information about caught and plenty of tips his approach, methods, and advice. tactics, tackle and rigs from one of the UK’s leading Running Time: 1hr 40min. catfish experts. 22

DVD- Passport to Catfish: French Lakes With so many anglers now travelling to lakes across France that contain carp and catfish this DVD will aid anglers encountering catfish and either want to put a rod out for them or to target them specifically. Simon Clarke and Richard Garner travel to two and get in to some catty action! Plenty of on the bank footage with plenty of information and rig diagrams. Running time: approx 1hr 45min. Tel: 01252 614066 www.catfish-pro.com email: [email protected]

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