I have seen big catfish on TV never live. I have only caught smaller catfish. I didn't mind eating catfish out of a lake I went to but not out of a river.The nearest village is next to a river. People use liver as bait for catfish. They usually leave it in the sun for a few days so that it spoils and stinks. The catfish can smell it for miles. I have seen river cats big enough to swallow a man.
The more stinky the better, not for me. I'd probably vomit, that would stink.