Smoke, got every toy known to mankind, lol. Actually, my gal pal pan fries them par excellance. What I forgot to put in my original post is until I caught these redear, I had never seen any of the fish I stocked it with since I put them in the pond. Haven't caught any cats or gills. She likes the smaller bass so she can pan fry them, I throw em back when she can't see me, lol.