Reply #53: They do have catfish in WA [View All]

[lumberjack_jeff]

Dad grew up in Arkansas. I grew up in Silverdale where we had a pond. He planted a few catfish in it and... well, they liked it. A lot.

I have had my fill of fucking skinning goddamn catfish.

The best way of "catching" said catfish is to tie a half-dozen baited hooks to a purex bottle (or milk jug, if you prefer). I had about three bottles. By the time I'd set the first bottle, the last would be zooming around the pond. I would row around in a raft to collect the catch. The whole process took about 20 minutes.

Cleaning the 12-18 accursed beasties took another hour or two.