i hate catchin those buggers. i've grown to tell the difference between a bass bite and a grennel. grennels are violent once you set that hook. i've caught huge ones at least 30" before. i will admit it's a fun fight. they never really give up. i always mess with my drag when i hook up on one to experiment with different tensions. i love seeing tournament fisherman hook up with one, they get all excited then, "Aww s*it, it's a mudfish!" ;D
supposedly they taste pretty good, is that what you were doing in that one pic with the water boiling? ;D