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The great blue cat is one of 4 of most popular catfish, to fish for and grows to above 120 pounds. Today's competition for the U.S. record of 124 lbs. is from the Alton Illinois 5 22 2005. There are five hundred seventy two million lbs. of catfish raised commercially. Recent June 28, 2005
discovery 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 largest catfish, weighed 646.2 lbs.,
captured in the Area of Ton Le Sap in Cambodia., May 1,2005, and is known 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 flattened head, of the shovelhead cat and the yellow skin typifies the 2nd biggest freshwater catfish. The U.S. record is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Lake Palestine TX, in December 1998. Flathead catfish may survive 19 years and longer. Virtually all varieties of catfish from clean water is very good eating.
Catfish Stinkbait in the dough balls, subsidize live bait for the preferred attractant for catfish.
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