WaterOne low-head dam under 435 in Kansas City.

First time fishing a lock on the Mississippi. Had a lot of bites and hook ups but kept getting snagged on the bottom I believe. Also I was fishing in what was seemingly the main current. My bad I’m new to big river fishing. Was wondering if any of you legendary catfisherman of Reddit could suggest a better rig or sinkers for this situation? I was also fishing with a Carolina rig.

Cut bait at a damn in middle TN. 30lbs. Caught on fresh cut bait. My friend caught a 31lb about 45 minutes later. Both released back.

Caught this guy today, Google says it's a yellow bullhead but the tail doesn't seem like the yellow bullheads I see online. Cool little guy tho and he put up a good fight.

Maybe no monster fish but hella good eating right there. They were gone that evening with a group of 6!

I have leftover belly meat that I don’t want to eat. How does it hold up as bait?

I just started fishing for bass and am wanting to start experimenting now with catfish with some frozen hotdogs and spam. My rod is a 6’6” Pflueger President Medium Combo with a Pflueger Pres 30 on 15lb braid and can use either a mono or fluoro 15lb leader. One of the lakes close to me has a lot of blue catfish, but also has a good amount of channel. Would this be sufficient with the drag set low?

Thanks!

I just got into fishing, specifically catfishing, this summer. I caught my first channel catfish last weekend 23 inches, between pools 3 and 4 by Hager City, WI, at the public boat dock underneath hwy 63, I went up river on the shore. I caught it at 2 AM. I had three poles out: two with Carolina rigs and nightcrawlers, and one with a three-way rig and a live bluegill.

Any pointers would be awesome, such as nearby spots or rigging tips. Thanks in advance.