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The silver cat is one of the most familiar catfish, to angle for and matures to over one hundered pounds. Today's rival for the American record of 124 lbs. is from the Mississippi River in Illinois 5 22 2005. There are five hundred seventy two million lbs. of catfish raised for profit. Recent , 6 28 2005,
find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Chiapas, Mexico is the only specimen of catfish of the ancient Tertiary age dating to the time of dinosaurs.
World's heaviest catfish, weighed six hundred fourty six pounds,
captured in the Area of Ton Le Sap in Cambodia., May 1,2005, and is also known as the Pangasianodon gigas 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 yellow cat and the yellow color denotes the 2nd heaviest inland water catfish. The American record is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Lake Palestine, Texas, in Dec. 14, 1998. These catfish may live nineteen years and longer. Most species of catfish from clean water is very good dining.
Catfish Stinkbait in the secret formulas, subsidize dead minnows for the favored bait for catfish.
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Here are some tips and tricks to help you catch more fish from clear water fisheries. These tips will get you "Tuned-in", regardless of the target species.
For years I never caught a bass on a jig. I gave them a fair shot to produce fish and they failed. I thought they were obsolete. I thought I had a presentation for every situation that worked better than using a jig. But now I know, I was wrong.
Its been a long cold winter. Cabin fever claimed some of my time, but not all of it. My most productive time was spent modifying bass lures. Think about it--when you can alter a lure and catch more bass on it, what could be more satisfying?
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