slab-in-the-box. I don't know your river situation, but I fish a river here in Oklahaoma, (the Wa****a), that is a wadeable and 4 wheel crossing type of river. It has TONS of holes. I fish brushpiles, back-currents, logs, stumps, and deep holes. Any place I can find some calm water off of a current I usually hammer em. I personally pretty much use live bait, perch, and an occasional shad cut up. My brother-in-law almost uses almost exclusively peeled crawdad tails and we both do pretty good, especially in the winter. Lot's of 5 to 20lb er's, an occasional 30, a rare 30-40 and I have had one 50lb er in the last 8yrs, we get some big Flatheads mixed in there and an occasional Channel also. He fishes one certain part of the river where he has some property and I travel up and down about a 5 mile stretch. The water is generally semi-clear but if it rains any it gets that red tint to it because of the red dirt down that way but it doesn't slow down the fishing any. It's a sandy bank and bottom, it's just the snag's you have to watch out for, but that is where the Big-uns are.Thumbs Up I've got a 7 1/2 ft Catfish rod from Bass Pro, a 6600 Rocket Ambassador reel, 30lb stren fishing line, usually a 4/0 Eagle Claw steel circle hook and depending on the current, I use barrell weights, 1/2 to 2 ounces. If the current is real fast I use a 2 ounce flat weight. I use my own little set up as far as the hook, weight, and leader goes and it has worked really good for the last 8 yrs. Hope that helps a little, probably a little more info than you were looking for, but that's my setup.