Lucky magic bait catfish

Got another potential keeper (about 2 lb) channel catfish on magic bait but it got off (with my help :)

Today I'm going to STOP using the stupid spring loaded (stink bait) treeble hooks I've been using - they are just too small. The hooks sometimes hook the fish but I can't pick them up without a net - the hook comes out. Yep I figure this would happen this AM and I could tell that I should be cleaning the catfish (but I wanted it to get off - lucky devil)

Just as it got off I re-estimated and this one was probably bigger than my 2 lb cleaning limit i.e. I really should have netted this one :(

Addendum: While reading paper and before I could get back to bed for my morning nap I had a catfish on a noodle that had a piece of bream head left by the turtles. This time I grabbed the net and landed it - but it was a polywog - but bigger than most polywogs I catch - it was about 1 lb or more - too big for bait (yep they can be bait now - started this year e.g. bullhead catfish are on bait fish list as of 2008)

BTW: I don't nap in PM - I nap in AM. I usually stay up until midnight or later - then wake up no later than daylight to run lines - then eat breakfast and take nap (usually only get only 7 hours total sleep in 24 hours)