The silver cat is the most familiar catfish, to fish for and matures to above one hundred twenty pounds. Today's competition for the U.S. record of one hundred tewnty four pounds is from the Alton Ill. 5 22 2005. There are 572 million lbs. of catfish grown in commercial ponds. Recent , 6 28 2005, find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Chiapas, Mexico is the only known example of catfish of the ancient Tertiary age dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

World's largest catfish, was weighed at 646 lbs., caught in the Chiang Khong Region,Thailand, May 1,2005, and is named as the Mekong Giant Catfish, and is being studied as a critically endangered species.

The spotted cat grow to 45 pounds averaging 14 years but are known to live to 20 years.

The flattened head, of the shovelhead cat and the yellow skin typifies the 2nd biggest freshwater catfish. The United States recordbook is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Lake Palestine TX, in Dec. 14, 1998. Flathead catfish could live nineteen years and longer. Most varieties of catfish from fresh water is very good eating.

Catfish Stinkbait in the traditional stink bait, subsidise live bait for the favorite attractant for catfish.