Where was the 127 pound catfish caught?
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Where was the 127 pound catfish caught?
Rocky Baker of Four Oaks broke the blue catfish record with a 127-pound, 1-ounce whopper caught July 10 on the Roanoke River. It was 60 inches long and 40 ¼ inches wide and was weighed at EZ Bait and Tackle in Goldsboro.
What is the largest catfish ever caught in North America?
The blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is the largest species of North American catfish, reaching a length of 165 cm (65 in) and a weight of 68 kg (150 lb). The typical length is about 25–46 in (64–117 cm). The fish can live to 20 years….
| Blue catfish | |
|---|---|
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Ictalurus |
| Species: | I. furcatus |
| Binomial name |
What is the record weight for a channel catfish?
58 pounds
The world record channel catfish weighed 58 pounds, and was taken from the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina, on July 7, 1964. Realistically, a channel catfish over 20 lb (9 kg) is a spectacular specimen, and most catfish anglers view a 10-lb (4.5-kg) fish as a very admirable catch.
What’s the world record blue catfish?
For the sake of comparison, the all-tackle world record for blue catfish stands at 143 pounds. That catfish was caught at Virginia’s Kerr Lake in 2011. Blue catfish are native to the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio River basin systems, and have been introduced elsewhere the U.S.
What is the largest catfish caught in South Carolina?
Catfish Family
| Fish Species | Weight | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 113.8 | Lake Moultrie |
| Bullhead | 6-6.3 | Broad River |
| Channel* | 58-0 | Lake Moultrie |
| Flathead | 84-9.6 | Cooper River |
What is the largest fish ever caught?
great white shark
What Was the Largest Fish Ever Caught? According to IGFA records, the largest fish ever caught was a great white shark that weighed an unbelievable 2,664 pounds (1,208.389 kg.). Caught off the coast of Ceduna, Australia, in 1959, it took angler Alfred Dean just 50 minutes to win the fight against this one-ton shark.
How big is the biggest catfish?
nine feet long
Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.
Can a catfish sting you?
Catfish skin toxin and the venom from their dorsal and pectoral spines may cause a menacing sting. Although these stings are often innocuous, severe tissue necrosis may occur. The hand is the most common site of catfish stings. Two cases of catfish stings of the hand are presented.
What’s the biggest catfish ever caught in the Mississippi River?
131lbs
A lifelong fisherman in Mississippi has smashed a state record after catching a “monster” catfish weighing in at 131lbs (59.4 kilograms). The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said Eugene Cronley, of Brandon, caught the blue catfish on 7 April in the Mississippi River near Natchez.
