The blue catfish is one of four most popular catfish, to fish for and matures to above one hundred twenty lbs.. Today's contender for the U.S. recordbook of 124 lbs. is from the Alton Illinois 5 22 2005. There are 572 million lbs. of catfish grown commercially. The recent , 6 28 2005, discovery of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only specie of catfish of prehistoric origins dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

World's biggest catfish, weighed 646.2 pounds, captured in the Chiang Khong Region,Thailand, May 1,2005, and is known as the Mekong Giant Catfish, and is being studied as a critically endangered species.

The spotted cat grow to 45 pounds averaging 14 years but are known to live to 20 years.

The shoveled head, of the opelousas and the yellow skin typifies the second biggest freshwater catfish. The U.S. record is 98.50, pounds, Near Tyler, TX, in 1998. These fish might live 19 years and longer. Most species of catfish from running water is very good dining.

Catfish Bait in the secret formulas, subsidize live bait for the favored attractant for catfish.