What a crock load that is.
First of all: catfish have no teeth to speak of.
Second of all: When we need to handle a really large (up to 80 lbs.) catfish on a trotline, we grab them in the mouth. Easier to handle and get into the boat.
Please point out where I stated catfish had teeth?
Be reassured the catfish head nipped my thumb and took a nice chuck out of it. The catfish has a row of these, the fish I caught was not near as big.