One more catfish question

[Freakyfisherman]

Using an octopus for wipers, I wait until the fish straightens out the line and when they start taking it, I just start reeeling. The fish hook themselves. I acutally caught a catfish on willard the other day while using mussles on a carolina rig with an octopus hook, and when the line started to take off, I just started reeling and caught the catfish. For bait, catfish will hit almost anything that stinks, so beef liver or chicken gizzrds are good options that will stay on the hook better. It is cheap bait as well.
Gabe