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The blue fulton is the most popular catfish, to fish for and develops to over one hundered pounds. Today's competitor for the United States record of 124 lbs. is from the Mississippi River in Illinois May 22, 2005. There are five hundred seventy two million pounds of catfish raised in commercial ponds. The recent , 6 28 2005,
find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Chiapas, Mexico is the only known specimen of catfish of prehistoric origins dating back to the time of dinosaurs.
World's biggest catfish, weighed six hundred fourty six pounds,
caught in the Mekong River, Thailand, May 1,2005, and is named 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 appaluchion and the yellow color denotes the second heaviest freshwater catfish. The U.S. record is 98.50, pounds, Near Tyler, TX, in Dec. 14, 1998. These catfish should live nineteen years and more. Most species of catfish from clean water is very good table fare.
Catfish Lure in the dough balls, subsidize dead minnows for the favored lure for catfish.
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Sportscast Ireland Fixtures/2009
March 1st
March 29th
April 26th
May 31st- Light-line day (50g/75g/100g)
June 28th
July 26th
Aug 8th/9th- Welsh International's
Aug 15th/16th- UKSF/Terry Carrol Open
Sept 6th- Club Final's
Sept 19/20th- Ulster Open
There will be other dates added throughout the year and these will practice days (centre-line only).
In order to be elligible to cast in the final member's will have to cast in at least 3 of the above meet's over the year prior to the finals in Sept. People: Vinnycorrigan & myself
Duration: 19:00-23:00
Tide: HT @ 20:54
Weather: Torrential rain and wind from SW force 7-8
Bait: Mackerel & Squid
Rigs: 2 hook pat, booms, running ledger, 2 up 1 down, 1 up 1 down
Results: Pouting, Coalfish & Pollack
Report: After checking the weather reports decided to head for Spiddal to have some shelter from the wind. Set up in driving rain which only stopped once we got home  Vinny was in first with a pouting his first of the year  then he had another nice pouting followed by another i was having no joy, but i took comfort in a warm cup of coffee from my new crow proof flask  there was a swell running but thankfully it brought no weed with it and we were able to hold bottom comfortably with some spray coming over the wall reminding us just how strong it was blowing. Then a quick change of tack and i was finally off the mark with a coalie followed shortly after by another two coalies then a pollack. The rain was coming down in Biblical proportions as we were packing up and we were glad to be getting out of it as foolishly neither of us were wearing wellies and our boots were filling up with water as the constant rain began to soak through. Nice fishing with Vinny and we'll be back to try the mark again in better conditions.
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