>>1013016>>worms usually, shiners today Worms are okay. Shiners too. Catfish really like smelly bait though. Chicken livers work well, but I catch plenty of decent sized catfish on dough balls on a treble hook too. Also, if you can catch a bluegill and cut it into head/body/tail chunks, hook the corner and catch some nice catfish. Bigger catfish become more and more predatory. Shrimp works too.
>>usually ones that are along 1.5 inches long, ill switch it up a lot tho just cus i cant seem to catch anything On the pack of hooks, there should be a description and size. Like "baitholder hooks, 1/0" or something like that.
>>i've got those weights with holes in the middle, i throw them around the line before i tie it to the hook Those are called egg sinkers. When you thread your line through it and tie the hook directly on so that the weight can slide freely up and down the line all the way down to the hook, it's called a "knocker rig" or "bumper rig".
For catfish, I would suggest a "fishfinder" or "carolina" rig. Get yourself a pack of small barrel swivels do what
>>1013018 posted.
Or just fish them a foot+ under a bobber. I use the orange foam ones with a weighted bottom myself.
>>usually in the shallow parts or where i can see underground trees and stuff. again, ill move around just cause im not catching anything Seems crazy that you haven't gotten a bite then. Are other people out there catching fish from the shore? Are you getting bites and just missing the fish?
