my dad always said if something wasn't useful (plant or animal) you got rid of it or you ate it....well, groceries were low so went to the city lake with chicken livers I had in freezer to see if I could get a catfish or two....didn't stay long due to equipment failure but remembering my dads philosophy since the chicken livers didn't catch me dinner they became dinner----before you think I am nuts I didn't eat the ones I took to the lake I returned them to the freezer to redeem themselves on another day and I cooked from another carton in the freezer that was suppose to be bait one day...just as well I didn't get a catfish--I prefer eating crappie, bass, hybrids etc its just usually a sure thing to catch a meal when your fishing for cats