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Returning with Catch.
The catfish in the bottom of the boat were caught in fish basket traps, which would have been baited with cheese (in tub toward the stern) and reset after being emptied.

Photograph courtesy Illinois Natural History Survey.

<b>Returning with Catch</b>. <br>The catfish in the bottom of the boat were caught in fish basket traps, which would have been baited with cheese (in tub toward the stern) and reset after being emptied.