the kid is out of school now so no football or weights to contend with and seems to have developed a taste for catfishin. We got ponds to go to and such but he wants bigger meaner fish than the ponds can provide. He has been fishin a creek not too far from home at a spot not too far from the Mo river. He doesnt have a boat,luckily, so i dont have to worry bout him gettin on the river yet. My question is what are the best baits to use. He has had some luck on nightcrawlers. He even took goldfish one evening but never got a bite on those. HIs gear is heavy enough to land a gator with. Yes he is using a swivel with a weight above it adn a leader below it. ANy tips would help. I have fished the same places years ago and caught some fish. But i was a lot wilder than he is. I wsa more concerned with how to keep the beer cold. He actually seems to want to catch fish.