My prejudice against the flavor of Channel Catfish has nothing to do with what I've been told. It has everything to do with that fatty fishy ick taste that anything much bigger than a fiddler channel seems to have more often than not.
Blues and flatheads, cleaned correctly are just plain better.
40 years ago they used aerial photos and a planimeter. And yes they were accurate. And I trust the world is indeed round, appearance from a canoe notwithstanding.
We like getting photo updates and staying in touch. Feel free to do things your way, but not everyone sees everything the same way. I noticed that last week.
Do you have a smart phone? They will tell you exactly where you are. We tracked our grandson's progress on a float on the Finley last Saturday. Knew when it was time to leave to do the bottom end of the shuttle. Technology isn't always a bad thing.