I'm going to get a big cat rod pretty soon so i can hopefully hook into some nice size catfish. My question is, how should i rig the line/hooks/ sinkers? Any websites with pictures on how to do it would be cool too. What size hooks should i use? and what kind of bait?

thanks
tom
Hey Tom .
Well Tom , as others have said it all depends on.
1. How far you have to cast to get to your quarry ?
2. Fishing from boat or shore?
3. Running River or still lake?
4. Big channels or be flatheads?

Here is my expereince fishing for big channels..
1. I'm fishing from a boat...so I need no heavy sinker to cast. I simply fish big minnows or shiners using a #2 worm hook{ Straight shank}tied to the end of my line.
2. About 10" up I clinch on a BB sized split shot to keep my bait down but light enough in which it can swim freely. { Hook minnows gently through the upper lip} live longer that way.
Shiners are hooked about 1/8th inch below the dorsel fin.
3. Keep bait about 2 to 3 foot off the bottom.
Line.....Power Pro 30 pound test will catch anything
Nice post.
Chuck7