Catfish - Good bad or just god dam ugly?

Are they an unwelcome visitor if you hook into a big cat whilst your chasing that monster carp????

It depends on if you just a Carp angler
as I myself like to chase all types of fish ....so Cats are a welcome visiter if they take my bait

Not fussed either way, but i dont agree with stalking style another water for live bait....

Never caught one, but would love to!

there are some major tussles gong on at the moment on some waters about carp fishing on cat waters.....
cat anglers have to use heavy gear to stop some of these moggies, where as the carp anglers are allowed to fish with normal carp set ups..
now the cats used to be fished for via big beds of pellets and large cat fish pellet baits, but as the cats have become big, they're picking up carp bait more and more.
its a reverse of pleasure anglers on carp waters, albeit the carp anglers at least have the sence to treat the cats with care.....
but it does seem as if the cats are taking over.
unfortunately for me, i cant afford to requip myself with heavy rods etc, so a few lakes that I had earmarked to fish, are now out of reach.
but thats the way things go, must admit, a guy I know recently returned from france, and had some real beasts on the bank, pig ugly, but what a beast to tame......

a mate of mine had a trip to furance lakes recently, and took 3 cats to 28lb in one night, i said well done, he said not happy with that, dont like the bloody things, and their taking tiger nut boilies!!!!!
i did laugh.....

Just plain ugly to me. Got no interest in hooking one !

Mind you I'll give them one thing and thats that they put up one hell of a fight !