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UNITED STATES RECORDS
WORLD RECORDS
Flathead Catfish
Weight:  78 lbs.-0 oz.
Length: 52 inches
Girth:  39 inches
Angler:  Brian Newberger
Caught at:  Cape Fear River above Lock & Dam #3
Bait/Lure:  Live eel
Method:
Record Date:  Sept. 17, 2005
Flathead Catfish
Weight:  78 lbs.
Angler:  Brian Newberger
Caught at:  Lake James
Bait/Lure:  Live Eel
Method:
Record Date:  September 17, 2005
Channel Catfish
Weight:  21 lbs..
Length:  32 inches
Girth:  22.5 inches
Angler:  David Hayes
Caught at:  Wilkes County pond
Bait/Lure: cricket
Method:  Hot pink Barbie Doll fishing
rod belonging to Granddaughter (Alyssa
3 years old) whom went to the house to
use the restroom.
Record Date:  August 5, 2008
WhiteCatfish
Weight: 13 lbs.
Angler: Jerry Wayne Bentley
Caught at: Lake James
Bait/Lure: Night crawler
Method:
Record Date: May 21, 1990
Brown Bulhead Catfish
Weight: 3 lbs. - 12 oz.
Angler: Gregory Dale Hughes
Caught at: Buck Hall Creek - Duplin Co.
Bait/Lure: Night crawler
Method:
Record Date: April 26, 1997
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Previous North Carolina Catfish Record Holders
Species
 Photo
 Photo
 Date
 Location
 Angler
 Weight
 Length
 Girth
 Bait/Lure/Method
Blue
06-19-2004
2:00 AM
 Lake Norman
 Joel P. Lineberger
 85 lbs.
 51.25 in.
 35.50 in.
 White Perch on 20 lb. test
7' Shakespeare Ugly Stick and Penn Intl. reel
Carolina Rig with 2 sinkers, large swivel, 30 or
40 lb. test leader, and a No. 6/0 Eagle Claw
hook. Weighed on certified scales at The
General Store on Hwy. 150
Blue
05-01-2003
 Badin Lake
 Andy Richmond
 83 lbs.
     Live gizard shad on 14lb. test
7' Bass Pro Shop rod/reel combo
caught while fishing for striped bass
Blue
     03-21-1999
 Cape Fear River
 Keith Davis
 80 lbs.
     Perch
Flathead
     07-26-1994
 Cape Fear River
 Edward C. Davis
 69 lbs.  0 oz.
      
Channel
  08-15-2007
 Neuse River
 Wesley Trucks
 18 lbs.  5 oz.
 32.5 in.
 21 in.
 Cut eel
Tsunami Rod and Shimano 6500 reel
with 100 lb. test line
Channel
  04-19-2006
 Roanoke River
 John Davinson
 16 lbs.  0 oz.
 32.5 in.
 19.5 in.
 Golden Shiner Minnow
Shimano Rod and Reel
                   
                   
                   
                   
Blue Catfish
Weight:  89 lbs.-0 oz.
Length: 54 1/2 inches
Girth:  36 1/2 inches
(Head measured 30 1/8 inches)
Angler:  Eric Fincher
Caught at:  Badin Lake
Bait/Lure:  Live shiners
Method: fishing for striped bass
Record Date:  Nov. 25, 2006 around 1:30 PM
Previous Catfish Records are listed at the bottom of the page.
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