The Diaries - July 2021 

I much prefer lip hooking lives if I can as they tend to last a lot better and if they don't get taken, they will quite often go back alive and well at the end of the session. For cats of that size I'd say fish of around 6-8 inches would be best. Roach and perch are by far the best baits as they both work well and last well. Skimmers and rudd are OK if you can't get anything else but they don't tend to be the best.