We caught 1/2 a dozen nicely sized channel cat using chicken livers last weekend including the biggest one I have seen personally. I'm guessing it was between 30"-36" long. My son was reeling it in and it got wrapped around the anchor line. When I pulled it to the surface it went into a roll and snapped the line. I also hooked in to something very large that I thought was a snag at first but then it started pulling out line. The hook bent and I lost it...not that I would have had a chance with the 10lb test that was on that particular pole. The biggest catch of the night was a large plastic chair...I thought I had a monster at first lol.