So, this week's topic will be fish and fishing; clearly I was drunk when I thought up this topic but let's see how it goes. This first post will deal with the persnickety catfish. Catfish don't see very well and find their food by smell or taste, which is why many weird and smelly things are used to catch them. One of the premier catfish bait companies, Doc's Catfish Bait, is based not far from my hometown, and I can add my own testimony to these people's that it will catch you a catfish (though in my limited catfish/bullhead experience, a nightcrawler will also catch you plenty - and in my experience, you should wear gloves when you grab them, because they have poisonous spines on their fins that sting like hell). Adding to their danger, they've got tiny little bones that never seem to get completely removed when they're cleaned, so exercise caution while you're enjoying celebrity catfish lover Dolly Parton's Catfish & Fixins. And use caution when trying out the recipes from last week, too, otherwise you might end up like Catfish's son: "I am not going to worry about my son. He made is bed, now let him lay in it. I am going down to the pond and shot a few guns, just to calm me down. He knows I will not help him and I think he is in big trouble, this time."