I fished most of my childhood from the bank with a bobber, a small splitshot, and a small to medium hook below it with a nightcrawler on the hook. The other way i would fish is with a weight tied to the end of my line with a hook a foot or two above it with a nightcrawler, chicken liver, or shrimp on the hook for catfish. Just throw it in the water and let it hit the bottom, reel the slack line in until it's tight, prop your pole up with a stick or something and wait for the tip to start bending. I would use a 1/2 ounce weight for this in a lake. I would take 1 or 2 poles to fish on the bottom while you're fishing with a bobber on top of the water. There are many other variations for bottom fishing, but this is easiest to explain for a beginner.
Good luck.
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