Cought Lots of them, The largest was 9" nose to tail on the Pitt about 12 yrs ago. Fresh bait is KEY. I know it does not smell as well , but they prefer it to rotten. Also when you boil them add lots of salt or they will be bland, I mean LOTS, A half cup or so to a med pot. They live in fresh water and dont have the salt that crabs have. I generally dont keep anything under 3 inches . the tails have the most meat other than that the claws but they can be more work than it is worth. The claw meat is sweeter than the tail meat though if you can get a big enough one . the mushey stuff in the claws throw out its just mush with no flavor