I have always cleaned them just the way Dave describes but using the nail through the head into a tree technique for all sizes. That is the way my grandfather taught me and it makes them easier to handle. (Slippery buggers that they are).

Here is a great Catfish cooking website you all might be interested in.
Catfish Institute

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