The chucklehead cat is one of 4 of most familiar catfish, to fish for and grows to over one hundred twenty lbs.. The current competition for the American recordbook of 124 lbs. is from the Alton Ill. Sunday May 22, 2005. There are 572 million pounds of catfish raised in commercial ponds. Recent , 6 28 2005, find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only specimen of catfish of prehistoric origins dating to the time of dinosaurs.

World's heaviest catfish, was weighed at 646.2 pounds, captured in the Area of Ton Le Sap in Cambodia., May 2005, and is titled as the Mekong Giant Catfish, and is being studied as an endangered species.

The channel catfish grow to 45 pounds averaging 14 years but are known to live to 20 years.

The wedged head, of the goujon and the yellow color represents the second largest inland water catfish. The American record is 98.50, pounds, Lake Palestine TX, in December 1998. These catfish might live nineteen years and more. Virtually all species of catfish from clean water is very good table fare.

Catfish Lure in the dough balls, subsidize live bait for the favorite lure for catfish.

Faith Fishing FishinPals: Fellowship The battle between Tim Pruitt and blue 124-pound a catfish began below - The record 124-pound blue catfish died on its way to the Cabela's Outfitter store -