No one ever explained to Jim, nor to his fishing assistants, the breadth and depth of uglyness found in a catfish/s underside. From any angle the run of the mill catfish is no great shakes when beauty is being assessed. The poor bastard does not have a good side, but he certainly has a bad side. Oh boy, does he. Here it is for everyone to see. The guide indicated to Jim they would be fishing for Nile Perch. Jim wondered why Nile Perch hung around the Zambezi River. He watched while his hook was baited with a chicken and reckoned ... (more)