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World Record - Blue Catfish
(All Tackle)
New Texas State Record Blue Catfish
IGFA All Tackle World Record Blue Catfish
Weight:  124.0 lbs.
Length:  58.0 inches  
Girth:  44 inches
Angler:  Tim Pruitt of Alton, IL
Caught at:  Mississippi River (Illinois)
Bait/Lure:  
Method:
Record Date:
May 22, 2005
05/26/05 Update: This WORLD RECORD Blue Cat has DIED on the way to
Cabellas at Kansas City!!
Previous Blue Catfish
Weight:  121 lb. - 5oz.
Length: 58.0"
Angler: Cody Mullennix
Caught at:  Texahoma
Bait/Lure:  Shad
Method:
Record Date:
January 16, 2004
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2nd Previous US Record Blue Catfish
Weight:  116 lbs.- 12 oz.
Angler:  Lindsay Sample Jr. of Cape Giradeay, MO
Caught at:  Mississippi River, AR
Bait/Lure:
Method:
Record Date:  
August 3, 2001
See our Arkansas Records page for more information.
Flathead Catfish
Weight:  123 lbs. - 0 oz.
Angler:  
Caught at:  
Elk City Reservoir, KS
Bait/Lure:
Method:
Record Date:  
May 14, 1998
See our Kansas Records page for more information.
Channel Catfish
Weight:  58 lbs.- 0 oz.
Angler:  
Caught at:  
Santee Cooper, SC
Bait/Lure:
Method:
Record Date:  
July 7, 1964
See our South Carolina Records page for more information.
Black Bulhead Catfish
Weight:  8 lb. - 15 oz.
Angler:
Caught at:  
Sturgis Pond, MI
Bait/Lure:
Method:
Record Date:  
August 18, 1997
Brown Bulhead Catfish
Weight:  6 lb. - 2 oz.
Angler:
Caught at:  
Pearl River, MS
Bait/Lure:
Method:
Record Date:  
January 19, 1991
Yellow Bulhead Catfish
Weight:  4 lbs. - 8.1 oz.
Angler:  Patricia Simmon of Phoenix
Girth:  17.75 inches
Caught at:  Mormon Lake
Bait/Lure:
Method:
Record Date:  
July 15, 1989
World Record for all tackle as verified by
the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame.
Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources - North American Record Fish
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