When does hardhead bite slow down?

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by "W"

I rip gills out of every gafttop and hardhead i catch

I can appreciate the reasons why, but I would politely request folks to release the gafftops alive, because they make quite good eating and also provide great sport for young enthusiastic anglers. There is some disappointment when we realize that all that pulling is from a gafftop rather than a redfish when the fish reaches the net, but we throw 'em in the cooler just the same, and 10-15 gafftops in the 4-7 lb range make for a few good meals. It's a much better experience than getting skunked. When the next LA Records are published I think my son and I will likely own three of the top ten spots in the gafftop records, including my son in 3rd place unless someone else bumps him down this year.

Hardheads are a much lower level of angling experience, but their abundance, combined with the known electroreception in catfish and the lack of knowledge regarding magnetic deterrence in teleosts (bony fish) provide an opportunity for an interesting research project.