Those were the good old days Greg. I have never been hand fishing for catfish, but I have heard many stories of people who did. Something about sticking my arm down the throat of a 40-50 pound fish with sandpaper lips just didn't appeal to me. It has been a number of years since I've had catfish on the grill, but I remember it being pretty tasty. Might have to bring some to the tailgate at State.