I found fishing the ohio river and little miami river that fresh shad works the best. Cut shad works good along with cut and live small blue gills. These are usually netted before fishing. When I take my son and daughter we even use nightcrawlers and still catch some catfish, but with the nightcrawlers, it's a toss up on what you catch when fishing on the bottom. Chicken liver works ok, but usually have to change it out more frequently than live bait. My buddy uses dough balls and stink bait when fishing in a lake where the current doesn't deteriorate the bait. Hope this helps.
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