Thanks guys, for the replies and ideas. I just knew that somebody had to have tried to catch catfish with a fly rod !!

I'll do a search on the fly pages, to see what a leech should look like. I'd appreciate a pic of one, if it wouldn't be a problem to post one.

I've been thinking of getting an 8 wt rod to use for some of the Stripers that hang out below the dam spillway on my lake. Now I have another reason to get one, lol. A 9 ft 8wt with a sinking tip line, and that 20# fluro sounds close to the set up I've been thinking of. It should work just fine for both the Stripers and the Cats.

Mark K, what type of reel are you using on your set up ?? I've seen some reasonably priced adjustable drag reels locally. Would that be a reasonable purchase ??

Again, thanks so much for the replies and ideas.