Don't Europeans use kittens for their species of large catfish?
I seem to recall a post last year. Can't remember if it was a hoax.
lol, live bait.. depends on what size you want. I was down on "kentucky lake" years ago when I saw first hand what fishing for Big fish was all about. They used 1/4 inch nylon rope on a hand cranked winch with a 3 pronged anchor for a hook. The bait - 1 whole 6 pound chicken. The Bobber was a full sized styrofoam cooler. The fish, well, there's plenty of pictures of them in the local restaraunts up and down the river, 6 feet on up. Now *that* is fishin for cat lol.