yeah i agree sunfish of really any flavor lol shad just wont stay alive on a hook long at all good cut bait for other cats like blues or channels if you targeting flathead pick a bait that stays alive on a hook really well for a long period of time ive had some good flats on 5 and 6 in carp and white bass this year we have been able to catch tons of them in cast nets this year by throwing corn out and then throwing in that area after about 20 to 25 minutes but sometime you get monster carp that tear your net up but for any species of catfish you can get the best bait for both easy and really cheap sunfish for flats and fresh cut shad for the other 2 hope that helps

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is that a bite...YEAH FISH DONT HAVE HANDS