Hey SUF fam! I was scheduled to check-in tomorrow at a lake house rental and received this notice TODAY that the property has been sold. What a blow. I was looking forward to hanging out with the SUF fam and trying to compete (from the bank) on Championship Sunday. I also wanted to get my hands on a Level rod and the newly debuted SUF sun shirt. Unfortunately that’s not going to happen.

Everything happens for a reason, though. So I’ll stay and have my personal fishing retreat for the next 5 days. I bought a boat last month. So I’ll take some time to work on that and get it on the water as soon as possible. So until the next retreat and/or if I make the next Championship…see you then. Tight lines to everyone attending.

Super basic question here….however I haven’t been fishing for too long. So bear with me.

I’ve only ever targeted bass as a species. So beside that the only other species have caught were chain pickerel, 1 crappie and a baby gator. As I start to fish larger bodies of water I’m sure a catfish will be hooked soon. From what I’ve watched/read you can’t lip them and they have some sharp spines. Is this correct? So what would be the best method of getting one off? I’d rather research now before it happens. Thanks for the advice.