The silver cat is one of 4 of most popular catfish, to fish for and grows to over one hundered pounds. The current challenger for the U.S. record of 124 lbs. is from the Alton Illinois 5 22 2005. There are 572 million pounds of catfish raised for profit. Recent June 28, 2005 discovery of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only known specimen of catfish of the ancient Tertiary age dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

World's heaviest catfish, weighed six hundred fourty six pounds, caught in the Mekong River, Thailand, May 2005, and is named as the Mekong Giant Catfish, and is being studied as an endangered species.

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

The shoveled head, of the goujon and the yellow color represents the second biggest inland water catfish. The U.S. recordbook is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Lake Palestine TX, in 1998. These fish can live nineteen years and longer. Virtually all varieties of catfish from clean water is very good dining.

Catfish Stinkbait in the secret formulas, subsidize dead minnows for the preferred lure for catfish.