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I got my Catfish Connection in the mail today. Its like Christmas all over again for me every year when it arrives. It does not disappoint this year!! Their service is second to none and they offer the best catfish supplies in the world.

Just a couple highlights in this years catalog include: The return of the Berkley E-Cat, that will be sold exclusively at cat connection!! This rod is an all-time great and had been discontinued for the past 8 years. "The Boss" series rod is also still available (we had heard they were being discontinued). A great selection of new baitcast and spinning reels, in-fisherman's new catfish DVD, and much much more.

You can get a catalog for a couple bucks by calling: 1-800-929-5025 or order online at www.catfishconnection.com

Hanson,

I'm sure you will be excited to see they brought back the E-Cat. E-Cats 3 & 4 are available at Cat Connection... I have heard you say that you are a big fan of these correct??

I don't think you can go wrong with any of the baitcast reels on pages 10 and 11. There are a lot of great options to sift through. An all-time great, and one that most of the field staff has used, is the Ambassadeur"C3" 6501. It is available right there for $85.95 I actually think the price has been creeping up on those reels the past couple of years... they are tremendously popular with the catfish angler, and you can't go wrong when choosing that one.

As far as casting rods.. you won't see any difference in the action of the rod.. between a typical spinning and casting rod. I prefer the casting option, for casting long distances. Some people view that the other way... so that is up to you. I spend most of my time fishing with casting rods, and typically only fish spinning rods on small rivers (Milk, Powder, etc.) I like to be universal, however, and like to think I can handle either option with no problems. Good luck if you give it a try this spring! The biggest adjustment that will have to be made, will be casting the different type of reel.. but that will all come quickly to you with time on the water.

I am heading over to the site as I type.. gotta love new catfishing literature!!

Yeah my guess would be they are planning a 5 book critical concepts series much like they did with the Walleye books. I think the next one will be on lakes/reservoirs and the 5th and final will be on the proverbial "putting it all together".