I'm a regular fishing on canals and river systems,,if ya wanna just catch channels to eat don't waist your time trying to invent something,,,Keep It Simple,,,,,Sonnys blood stink bait for tight lining and on the jugs a good size live Minnow,,I catch hundreds of cats a year with these two baits and don't run your leads on the jugs and longer than 15 inches,,,good luck