Dave, I am sure you realize that the consumption of the catfish had a little to do with the fact that you had them tied up very close to shore. I highly doubt a snapper or any other turtle would be able to hunt down any, or at least extremely few, catfish when not tied on a stringer. Of course, its your pond, but I personally would be willing to sacrifice any infitesimal dent in my fish population to support such a fascinating animal.
