Well guys i have a little experience in this field just because i fish paylakes in the cincinnati area and i have talked to people and the owners. I know a guy who used to always go south into south carolina and the tennessee river and the mississippi. These paylakes that are going around getting these fish are the reason for the regulations they put on the rivers in the south. I know for a fact that this guy puts 15,000+ lbs. of fish over 40lbs. in his lakes every year. He has told me he catches over 60,000lbs. of fish that he keeps to put in his lakes or sells every year. Now the scary thing is that this is just one guy!!! More and more of the paylake owners are starting to do this because it saves them money from buying fish. I don't really fish the river for catfish but i would like to learn how to better. I actually have a buddy that wants to me to take him out on the river beause he wants to learn how to catch them so he can sell to the paylakes but i won't do that. I know that i am not really helping the problem because i fish the paylakes occasionally when there is a tournament or fish for jackpots. I usually only fish when i can't get my boat out though. I am a striper fisherman at heart and i mostly release all of them that i catch. I don't fish for them until the water gets cold enough to release. Also to answer the question on how they catch that many fish. They use hoop nets and trot lines. Most of the guys use the nets because less risk on hurting the fish. I do not exactly understand how the nets work but they are kinda like a big minnow trap. The thing that hurts the worst to hear is this guy that i talked about has flat out told me that when he puts those big fish in his lakes they might live a couple years if they are lucky but most die within the first year. He has had several blues that i know of that he has stocked that are over 70lbs. and at least one over 100lbs every year!! I like being able to catch these fish sure but i don't really think it is worth what it is doing to the fisheries that they are coming from. By the way if you want to know what Lake that was with a truck at Tanners it would probably be either Cedar Lake or Lake Cozy-Dale. Well sorry to ramble but though i would shed some light.