Targeting species

[OldTimer]

Hey,

Here's a topic worthy of some discussion........... what do you do to target a particular species?

For instance: using a dry fly to target channel cat is a bold and reckless statement , but may take a substantial investment in time to prove successful.

Me - I use a good quality fish cut bait of good size on big circle hook slider rig in a river's slacker water pools, or major current breaks (jams, holes).

So how do you specifically target bass, or carp, or cats, or mooneye, or redhorse, or pike, or walleye, or pike or resident stream trout.... etc?... while SHORE FISHING.

Cheers.

OldTimer