re: Life is good

Going to make some up now. But all it is is a 4' section of 6 or 8 inch diameter PVC pipe. Drill holes at one end of pipe and put some wire or zip ties through to make up a mesh end. Leave other end open. Drill a couple of holes at open end and attach line with float. Throw it out and let it lay on the bottom. No bait needed. The catfish will go in pipe like they would a summerged log. They swim in but can't back out. Pick up pipe and dump fish into the boat. So easy it ought to be illegal.

I just googled "PVC pipe fish trap". Several videos showing how to.