Rich Clarke

Rich Clarke
Catfishing Experience 20 Years
UK PB 70lb
Euro PB 140lb

CCG General Secretary Richard is a keen catfish angler fishing waters at home and abroad. He fishes for most predatory species and has been chasing wels catfish for nearly 20 years using a variety of approaches and methods.

Rich particularly enjoys catfishing in France especially on the river Saone where he caught has personal best - a cracking cat of 140lb!

Richard is a self confessed tackleholic, the following is a selection of his favourite gear for catting:

UK Catfishing

Light Outfit

Rods - Free Spirit Bank Cat 11 Ft 5lb ish Through action. Fox Pellet Master (Long Range 12 Foot Through action.

Reels - Shimano Thunnus 12000 and 12000D

Lines - Berkeley Big Game 25lb and Tuff Line XP Braid 65lb

Hooks - GLT penetrators, Eagle Waves and Owners

Swivels - Varivas 100lb

Hooklink Materials - Kryston Ton-Up 85lb, Varivas Snag Leader Mono 80lb.

Heavy Outfit

My UK outfit is heavy!

Euro Catfishing

Bank Outfit

Rods - For Lake Fishing - Free Spirit Bank Cats 11 Ft 5lb ish Through action and for River fishing - Fox Pellet Masters 12' 4.75lb, Through action

Reels - Same as UK

Lines -JB Hollow Braid 130lb, Whiplash braid 100lb, Stren Supabraid 80lb, Daiwa Tournament braid 80lb

Hooks -Eagle wave Size 4/0 - 10/0

Swivels - Varivas 200lb

Hooklink Materials - Veals Varivas snag leader 100lb,

Boat Outfit

Rods -Free Spirit Bank Cat 10Ft 6lb ish Through action

Reels -Penn 321 GTI multiplier

Lines - JB Hollow Braid 130lb, Whiplash braid 100lb, Stren Supabraid 80lb, Daiwa Tournament braid 80lb

Hooks - Eagle Wave sizes 4/0 - 10/0

Swivels - Varivas 200lb

Hooklink Materials -Varivas snag leader 100lb

Weighing & Welfare

Unhooking Mat - Catfish-Pro UK,   Black Cat tarp 10ft X 10ft

Landing Net -  Catfish-Pro 60inch

Scales -Rueben Heaton Dial scales 120lb x 1oz, Rueben Heaton Dial scales 240lb x 1lb

Tripod -Nash and Cygnet weigh Crook

Weigh Sling -ET Euro Sling

Fish Retainers -Home made stringer

Bait Boats AT Technicat - the best for catting!