There are a couple of video's on youtube of folks wading in Mississippi and its pretty much how we do it. 9'-10' jig pole and get back in the trees with them when they run up to spawn. Its some kind of fun for sure! You have to try a little bit of everything to see what the fish want. Some days they want it just as still as you can hold a jig and others they want it moving. Im not sure how they spawn in missouri but if they run up in 1'-3' of water you could do it.