Here in Mo. crappie and bass are gamefish and there's a hefty fine for using them for bait... maybe even losing your boat.
It sounds like a great outing... you are very lucky to be able to experience it.
Yep. That’s illegal here in TX too.
Several years ago, some fishermen got big fines for using trout for bait while fishing for monster strippers below Possum Kingdom Damn.
To the OP, nice catfish on a spinner !
I’ve caught several channel cats over the years on spinner bait and plastic worms while bass fishing.