Big_Pond Thanks for the info. I can buy 1-2 lb. channel cats extremely cheap. What I didn't know is how big the cats had to be for them to be good predators of bluegills. I'm glad that others like LMB and bluegills but I'm sure not a fan. I would much rather use large catfish as predators than LMB. If I can avoid the LMB and use catfish as predators, then I would use SMB as the game fish. LMB aren't in the same league as SMB (and many other species) as game fish. What I'm trying to do is get away from the LMB/bluegill combo.
