Today is only the 3rd time I've ever intentionally tried to catch catfish. We don't eat them but after my trip a week or so ago and knowing my son likes it, I've decided we are going to become trophy catfish hunters. We tried them again this afternoon. Armed with skipjack, 9/0 hooks and 50lb line. My son hung this one less than 30 minutes after we got on the water. As you can tell by his smile, he was tickled to catch it. The fish weighed 26.96 pounds. Close enough I'm just calling it an even 27.