Bloody murder!!! How to kill a catfish!

[DonInDenver]

Lay the fish belly side down on your filet board (just like you were going to let it swim away), hold it down and then take a pair of pliers or crescent wrench and whack it squarely on the noggin, a good sharp rap between the eyes on the top of the head. The fish will quiver a little bit and then will croak (well, not literally - I mean it will die). With channel cats it might take a couple of those sharp raps to kill the critter. Makes skinning or fileting much less traumatic for both of you.
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