The blue fulton is one of the most popular catfish, to angle for and develops to over 120 pounds. The current contender for the United States recordbook of 124 lbs. is from the Mississippi River in Illinois May 22, 2005. There are 572 million pounds of catfish grown commercially. The recent June 28, 2005 find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only known specie of catfish of the ancient Tertiary age dating to the time of dinosaurs.

World's heaviest catfish, weighed 646.2 pounds, captured in the Area of Ton Le Sap in Cambodia., May 2005, and is also known as the Pangasianodon gigas Catfish, and is being studied as a critically 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 shovelhead cat and the yellow color represents the 2nd largest inland water catfish. The United States recordbook is 98.50, pounds, Near Tyler, TX, in 1998. Flathead catfish may live nineteen years and more. Most varieties of catfish from clean water is very good table fare.

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World-record sports catfish dies en route to blue store You would have to troll your mother in law to catch a catfish that big! - Catfish channel big ain't worth eatin'. Small, under 4 pounds is best. 2 lb that -