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Step 1: Thread bobber stop of your choice onto your line. We like to use the neoprene rubber bobber stops. Using 2 of the rubber stops will hold better in place and will still allow you to adjust your depth. These small rubber stops will allow you to reel these through your rod guides and into your reel with ease. Remember to always keep your line wet when adjusting your depth.
Step 2: Slide your line through the center hole on a 6 mm or 8 mm plastic bead. Any bead will work but the beads from Sea Striker work really well and do not crack.
Step 3: Slide your line through the center hole of your straw float. This will help your line from getting tangled up. The straw float keeps your line away from your float and sinking near your rig floating below the water.
Step 4: Slide your line through the center hole on a 6 mm or 8 mm plastic bead. Any bead will work but the beads from Sea Striker work really well and do not crack.
Step 5: Slide your line through the center hole of your desired pole or slip float. We use the Big Daddy weighted catfish 12" pole floats. These floats hold up, do not water log and have metal inserts in both ends of the float.
Step 6: Slide your line through the center hole on a Team Catfish Sinker Bumper or Owner Soft Rubber bead. This will help keep your sinker from beating against your weight on your pole float which could lead to line damage.
Step 7: Slide your line through the center hole on a 1 oz egg sinker. Each size and brand of float will require a different size of egg sinker. On most 10" and 12" pole floats you can use 1 oz to 1 1/4 oz sinkers.
Step 8: Slide your line through the center hole on a Team Catfish Sinker Bumper or Owner Soft Rubber bead. This will help keep your sinker from beating against your knot on your swivel which could lead to line damage and weaken your knot.
Step 9: Tie a swivel on the end of the line. We use 100 lb to 200 lb AFW, Spro, or Billfisher swivels. All 3 of these swivels are excellent and smaller than the normal brass swivels. They are mostly made out of stainless steel so they are stronger and will not pull apart.
Step 10: Tie a piece of 20 lb to 30 lb leader material to the other end of the swivel. We like to use Berkley Big Game or Hi Seas Fluorocarbon leader material. Berkley Big Game also makes a nice monofilament leader material the is some what cheaper that works just fine. Fluorocarbon leader material is invisible to fish under water. Never make your leader longer than your pole float. This will help your leader from wrapping up over your float and tangling up your rig.
Step 11: Tie a gamakatsu or owner hook on the end of the leader. For dead bait or cut bait use a 1/0 to 3/0 hook. For live bait use a 4/0 to 6/0 hook depending on your bait size. Hooks come in may shapes and sizes. The Octopus and Circle Octopus are the best for catfish.
Step 12: You can tape a 3" lightstick to the top of your pole float for better visibility after dark. | 
