Wow that was interesting. Go catfish! I don't really like pigeons.
We don't have Catfish, but I catch voles in a big mouse trap. I take them out to the slough, hook them on a fish hook and throw them in. Since they are dead I work them a little as I slowly reel them in and Pike will grab them. Also little toy rubber duckys, paint them to look real, hang a couple of hooks from them and throw them in. Pike will grab them as well. Have seen Pike grab grown ducks, drown them and eat them.