How to handle a catfish?

[gstott]

Yeah, I bought mine after the catfish munched me. I bought a Bass Pro Shops Boga Grip knockoff, and like you said, it tore the carp up badly. The catfish were fine though. I think it's because the carp don't have a jawbone for it to grab on to. In any case, I tried it on pike, and it didn't work well at all. They tend to thrash around a lot, and every decent sized one I picked up with it pulled free.

I got a cheaper plastic gripper, and it holds them much more securely than the other one, and it doesn't damage their mouth at all. They are also handy for handling walleye as well. I never would have been able to get a pic of this fish alone in my tube without the gripper.
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