Natural bait can't be beat when fishing for cats. Cats also like the ones that are alive. Bullheads are more inclined to strike at carrion and dead things. Try some frogs. You're in Ohio so I don't know if ya have a frog season soon (most likely not) or even any. They can get ya some big cats. If you use frogs, use lead to weigh em' down. You could puncture them to decrease their volume if they don't go down but they'll die quicker. Doesn't really matter cause the fish tear em' apart. Haven't really figured a way to solve that problem.[>:]