I caught a catfish on a rooster tail 2 days ago in Illinois...

I caught one on a black/blue senko, it was only about 2 lbs. I would love to catch a big 20 lber while bass fishing, that is until I got to the boat and seen it was a cat not a big lunker, lol heck I would still be happy I caught a fish!

Yeah i have got one on a spinnerbait and one on a black tube.  Both times only to realize it was a catfish.  The catfish i caught on the tube, i caught using 6lb test and it took like 10 minutes to reel in, i was pretty livid when i saw that ugly thing istead of the monster bass i was expecting.  

I have caught 2 catfish on small yellow/white colored spinner baits. Both were around 4 pounds.

I got a 12-14 pounder on a big spinner bait . Fought like crazy.

i caught a 6# on a zoom fluke

Deadeye,

Add me to your list.

I have caught catfish in lakes, rivers and ponds on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and plastics.

I also nailed one on a Chatterbait.

Why I remember that cat was that the Chatterbait hook actually broke in half when I tried to get it out of the cat's mouth.  That was one heck of a surprise.

I have also caught Pike and Bowfin on spinnerbaits.

Go figure.

I have caught catfish on crankbaits, grubs, jigs, spinnerbaits, shakey rigged finesse worms..

Caught a 5lber last week in a tournament on a Suspending Jerkbait..

I know it may sound funny, but I have known people to troll spoons for cats on Kerr lake in NC/Va

I've never caught a catfish while bass fishing but they are pretty stupid and will go for anything that looks life food.

I have caught catfish on spinnerbaits in the Potomac river at Belmont Bay.

I've caught them on Rat-l-traps and spinnerbaits.  More on Rat-l-Traps.

I never caught a catfish on spinnerbait, 8-)

Ive caught catfish on a Spinnerbait, a Plastic Worm, and a Jig, atleast they give a nice fight heh.

I caught this guy on an inline spinner. :-?

i caught a nice bullhead on a GULP! worm.

Also got a crayfish on one.

I caught this 34 inch, 25lb plus channel catfish on a Booyah Boogie Bait.

I have two Shimano Bait Runner spinning reels that I use to catch the big catfish out of the James River.

I use 25 pound mono and 50 pound mono leader attached to a powerful swivel.  The 3/0 circle hooks work great.  The sinker is on a slide that can move up and down the line.

These reels cost in excess of $100 and they are excellent.  I strongly suggest getting the Bait Runner reels if you want to catch catfish on a spinning reel.  

That is, large catfish.

Really large catfish, like over 20 pounds and up.

Catching cats on spinnerbaits or ratltraps is a heck of a lot better than catching a @$#&%n snapping turtle  

I smoked a Shimano Sahara 750 and a All Star Rod last year using an inline spinner bait when I brought in a 40+lb catfish.  I was fising for smallmouth and crappie but for some reason this monster decided to jump on a silver Mepps #3.  They will eat anything when their hungry.

 I've caught catfish several times on spinnerbaits usualy crappie type spinner and onece on a beetle spin. I've also caught them on swimbaits quite a bit

A couple of months back I caught right in a row a crappie, a small bass and a 2.5 lb catfish on a 1/8oz crappie spinner

I smoked a Shimano Sahara 750 and a All Star Rod last year

Wow you must have been faded  

The only freshwater cat I've ever caught was on a little marabou jig with a slip bobber