Im new to the forum and have been fishing for a while but always like to ask for tips. what kind of tacklebox and what gear do you all have in it?I usually go fishing by chote canyon or in swinny switch and everywhere is terribly dry.Anyone have any tricks for catching catfish? I usually just fish from the bank because noone in the family like to go on boats but me so ay tips on shore fishing would be great

i bank fish ... i like long rods for that 9-12' & have an assortment of casting reels ... really like the 7000 size ... i use tackle bags instead of boxes ... heavy duty tool bags work great

im looking to buy an abu garcia 6500 c3 series reel in the very near future and I would use a tackle bag as well but i can wash out my stinky plastic tackle box every now and then how is it with the bag i mean does it smell bad?

Welcome to the TFF! Lots of great folks on here and a great resource as well. I have a Plano tackle bag with the clear plastic boxes inside. One each for weights, hooks/terminal gear, floats, and even one with some slabs and such for chasing scaley fish.

I went to a Canvas bag style with the plastic boxes cuz I was tired of all my tackle getting mixed/jumbled up when my 3 tray regular tackle box would get flipped over or dropped .....plus the bag style have a shoulder strap.....

my last rod broke anyone have any suggestions for a new one? Im looking for something medium heavy or just medium sometimes I hook a pretty good sized channel cat. also something that breaks down would be good as i live in kyle but travel to chote in a car then transfer to my truck once there to fish

spinning or casting?

The new Pro Angler 10' Bank rod would be an awesome rod for you. Two piece design for easy transport. If you want to go down to a shorter rod the PA 7.5' rod is another great alternative but it's a one piece rod. Lot's of guys stuff them in cars.

Welcome to the TFF. Take a look at this website Chad has alot of good info http://www.learntocatchcatfish.com/

I'm assuming you're from south Texas since you mostly fish Choke Canyon, and there's several guys from that area that are on the forum all the time. Welcome, bud, and good luck!!!

Welcome to the forum Croak!!

I mostly use a 5 gallon bucket for all my tackle box needs. Hooks, sinkers, line, etc in plastic baggies gives easy access.
And the price is right!

Yup from south texas and I also fish by the bridges in a small town off of IH 37 called Swinney Switch. I will take the 5 gallon bucket into consideration and i will try and find a 10 foot pro angler rod to go with the abu i plan on buying, anyone have any suggestions for line i curentluy use cajun red

a lot of people use the neon yellow offshore angler line. including myself.