Man that was probably a lot of fun but I can't eat them out of lakes or rivers anymore. They taste terrible in my opinion. I have ponds behind the house that I keep them between 20-30 inches and they are delicious. Don't know what has happened because I use to eat them all the time but haven't ate a good tasting river cat in many years just can't stomach them. Hope yours is tasty though congratulations on a nice haul.