I can't catch anything

[ratnest]

And for me, lately I have caught catfish with bait about a foot to 18 inches below a bobber, and 10 to thirty feet from the shore. I am guessing 18 to24 inches deep at that point.

let the line stay loose, and let the fish take the bait for 5+ seconds, and then set the hook. I missed a few trying to set the hook once the bobber "swam" away.