The catfish may be one of the most misunderstood of all Arkansas' sportfish. They live in practically every body of water in the state, grows to gigantic proportions, and is easy to catch with ...

The catfish may be one of the most underappreciated of all Arkansas sport fish. It occurs in practically every body of water, grows to gigantic size and is easy to catch with inexpensive equipment.

But neither angler thinks it is necessary to catch catfish, so long as a quality bait is figured into the equation. "My bait starts to dissolve as soon as it hits the water," Collivin said. "It ...