for future reference, there's also two nice chunks of meat right behind where it's skull stops...very nice and tender...if you get enough catfish, those are nice little entrees. for the cooking, I learned from my grandpa. Flour, cornmeal, pepper, and any spices you like...wouldn't hurt to fry him in some nice hash infused oil either...if you know what I mean...and big catfish...hahaha...right down here under the dam the catfish get so big they can't swim anymore. Whenever they open the spill waves the fish just chill and get fed by the current, so they get so damn big they can't move...they are the size of cars...not even shitting you...the Tennessee River is full of crazy shit...look it up in google sometime...North Alabama, Muscle Shoals Alabama, Tennessee River, Waterloo Alabama...you'll find interesting shit.