i hate it when i catch them and would never fish for them i think that they are the ugliest fish and i dont even like touching them but my biggest would be a 14 pounder that i cought on cut up sheephead when i catfish i ussually try and use gold eyes but when i cant catch them i just use sheephead doesnt work as good but it works i cut the pearl out of my big one and still have it and think of it as lucky but i dont think it works