Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest winners Nathan and Clifford King hold the big fish of the tournament - a 41. Mention catfishing and a picture pops into your head of people fishing from the bank with 14-foot rods or running trotlines or jug lines. After a big rain, the swollen streams and lakes will see fishermen using many different types of bait — some natural like worms and some from secret recipes that Duke the bean dog couldn’t get trying — and generally catching Old Whiskers. Getting on the internet, I found out that catfish tournaments are at the stage BASS was a few years after Ray Scott founded it, alive and growing with each year. When catfish tournaments started, first place might have paid $400 if it had enough people entered. There was a classy stage set up for the tournament that matched anything seen at a major bass tournament. read more