For all you Catfish Fellas....

[chunknwind]

I need a little help with how to catch catfish from a pond My son is in a catfish tourney tomorrow and I am wondering about the best baits, rigs and such he is 8 and I can help him cast but he is on his own after that Appreciate the help in advance

[crappiepappy]

I'd go with a nightcrawler under a slipfloat, for simplicity & ease of use. Might not be a bad idea to use a circle hook, too, since all he'd have to do is just start reeling in (no long distance hooksets necessary).
If he's a fairly accomplished 8yo angler ... you might consider using a slip sinker/hook setup (like for Texas rigged worms). Then it's your choice of whether to lay the pole down, sideways to the bait, and let him watch for the rod tip to start bouncing/bending ... or cut a Y fork off a tree limb & use it to prop the pole up, and let him watch for the slack line to start straightening out.

... luck2ya lil man !!

... pappy

[Kevinmh66]

1/2 or 1/4 oz weight, swivel, 1 1/2 foot leader. Small treble hook baited with chicken liver. Maybe not a treble hook just a regular hook. Try the liver with a cork as well. A long cane pole and some 16 lbs test line should do ya