Good information right here! I typically fish Oklahoma waters now, but over the last 15-20 years, it was predominately Kansas catfishing. I have had what I would consider good success over the years with the strategy:
Channel Cat - crawdads and stink baits
Flathead - live bait only, big green perch and bullhead catfish
Bluecats - exclusively fresh live or cut shad.
I have caught some channel cat on live bait and even occasionally while minnow fishing for crappie. But I have the most success on either crawdads or stink bait.
I suppose different areas of the country yield different results...heck, we might just have some crazy Kansas channel catfish!
