I took my son catfishing a few times last summer. We live on the mountain above lake Guntersville and the TN river, so we are in prime catfishing territory. My son really enjoys it so that's what we're going to do. We've been a couple times this summer. I'm enjoying it more. I do not like any catfish to eat, other than Flatheads. However, I want to catch a 50+ lb fish, so we're going to start fishing for Blues. I've always heard that Skipjack are the premier bait for Catfish. I've kept a few to use, but catching them is sporadic this time of year. We took care of that yesterday afternoon. I'm in the process of freezing these skipjack whole, then I'm going to vacuum seal them, so they'll last a long while. I may go back and catch more. I have no idea how many there are but I've counted 40 out of the cooler so far. I guess when I get finished, I'll know exactly how many large skipjack will fit in a 48 quart cooler. LOL We quit because we ran out of room in the cooler, not because they quit biting. We started with 20 lbs of ice in the cooler, then I added about 2 gallons of water when we started catching fish. When I had to drain the cooler to have more room, we topped it off with fish in about 15 minutes, then stopped and got more ice to sit on top of the fish until we could get home and put them in 2 coolers with ice. They should be very fresh.