Howdy Jerry. Welcome to the forum. Before I retired & moved to NE Oklahoma I lived & worked in the western part of the state & I fished Canton fairly often. I've also taken some nice deer from the Canton wildlife area. We would drift with minnows near bottom for walleye & would most always pick up some nice catfish. I love catfishing but I never set out my jug lines or deliberately fished for them. Canton holds a good population of Crappie & Bluegill so I pestered them. On your computer go to wildlifedepartment.com which is the official state website & sign up for free weekly fishing reports. You'll find out what's biting & what bait. Tight lines.

Welcome to the stage Jerry sorry don't know that area. I use night crawlers or fresh chicken liver on the bottom for cats. If I'm trying for a big flathead I'll use live bluegills for bait just make sure it's legal in your area. All kinds of great videos on YouTube. I would just search cat fishing in whatever lake you're wanting to fish in and then go from there. They'll show different catfish rigs also. Good luck fishing share pics when you can👍 talk to local bait shops also 👍 A lot of people like wide mouth circlehooks but you gotta remember not to set the hook you just let the line get tight and then just reeled in real fast.