Great Channel Cats set up but for blues and flat heads 70+ pounds not so much. Only cheap rod that will handle the big ones is the Shakespeare Ugly Stixs Catfish Rod. Hard to find but recently picked one up for $11 currently pairing that with a Kast King Sharky Baitfeeder 3 4000 reel. It has a twin drag system with up too 26.5 pounds of drag and spool up to 230yds of 65 lbs test braided line. Through Amazon the reel is $60 and its both fresh and salt water ready. Yes its a bit more than the set up shown here but for $30 more your getting so much more for the money. Oh i forgot the Shary Baitfeeder 3 has 10+1 Stainless steel bearing making a far more robust durable reel.
@kenjett2434 thats not the point of the video, were not targeting catfish over 30lbs, the rod is a heavy power rod would have no problem with 20lb-30lb fish plus ive seen friends of mine pull a 23lb catfish out with a medium power bass rod, it's all about skill and setting drag, plus the grit stick is a gx2 clone. Solid fiberglass tip,
@kenjett2434 ya but there are flathead catfish and blue catfish that are still within the 20 to 30 lb range that you could also hit with the setup Not to mention carp as well
@@darrinscrazylife7121 true but you may wish you were prepared with heavier gear. While fish for those juvenile size cats you can hook into those real monsters, I know it's happened to me. So I learned hard way to gear up big while you can still catch the 1 pound to 30 pound, you'll be ready for that monsters instead of losing it because of light gear.
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@peytonbright3537 yeah man i mean so far it's holding up great, and I'll take double footed guides over single footed any day.
Great Channel Cats set up but for blues and flat heads 70+ pounds not so much. Only cheap rod that will handle the big ones is the Shakespeare Ugly Stixs Catfish Rod. Hard to find but recently picked one up for $11 currently pairing that with a Kast King Sharky Baitfeeder 3 4000 reel. It has a twin drag system with up too 26.5 pounds of drag and spool up to 230yds of 65 lbs test braided line. Through Amazon the reel is $60 and its both fresh and salt water ready. Yes its a bit more than the set up shown here but for $30 more your getting so much more for the money. Oh i forgot the Shary Baitfeeder 3 has 10+1 Stainless steel bearing making a far more robust durable reel.
@kenjett2434 well the rod is a gx2 clone
@kenjett2434 thats not the point of the video, were not targeting catfish over 30lbs, the rod is a heavy power rod would have no problem with 20lb-30lb fish plus ive seen friends of mine pull a 23lb catfish out with a medium power bass rod, it's all about skill and setting drag, plus the grit stick is a gx2 clone. Solid fiberglass tip,
@@darrinscrazylife7121 well that's what I said a great channel cat set up.
@kenjett2434 ya but there are flathead catfish and blue catfish that are still within the 20 to 30 lb range that you could also hit with the setup
Not to mention carp as well
@@darrinscrazylife7121 true but you may wish you were prepared with heavier gear. While fish for those juvenile size cats you can hook into those real monsters, I know it's happened to me. So I learned hard way to gear up big while you can still catch the 1 pound to 30 pound, you'll be ready for that monsters instead of losing it because of light gear.