Check Out This Fish

[Madison]

replacing the current champion that was caught January 16, 2004, in Lake Texoma, Texas

So that's why I saw nothing but trucks full of fishing rods all over the roads today. Texans want that record back. Lol.

That fish is HUGE!

[reznorsboy]

That is the real Catfish Hunter

[acsguitar]

Man i dun caught me a fish that big before in a swimmin hole outside arkansy

[Kingctb27]

Wow, I wonder how many fish that thing ate a day

[Art Vandelay]

Wow, I wonder how many fish that thing ate a day

If I'm not mistaken, catfish are bottom feeders, so probably zero...except maybe carcases of dead fish on the river bottom.

[Fireball Express]

replacing the current champion that was caught January 16, 2004, in Lake Texoma, Texas

Never got a Cat that big out of Texoma. Some nice Stripers though.

[GiantFan666]

Fish is dead now... they were shipping it to KC to put it on display at the big Cabela's store and it died in transit

[wavetide007]

Fish is dead now... they were shipping it to KC to put it on display at the big Cabela's store and it died in transit

shoulda taken a few pictures some video tape and let the damn thing keep living in its natural habitat.

it deserved that much didn't it

[StlSluggers]

Wow, I wonder how many fish that thing ate a day

If I'm not mistaken, catfish are bottom feeders, so probably zero...except maybe carcases of dead fish on the river bottom.

I'm pretty sure you're right. That's why they can get so big. They just sit around on the bottom of the river and wait for food to come to them.

Very lazy fish. I'm jealous.

[BigMusky]

Catfish are bottomfeeders...but do not confuse that with only eating dead food. Flathead catfish (another large species) are generally caught using live bait. Catfish can only afford to be lazy when living in a river enviroment because they can set up shop in a rivers eddy which inherently bring food to them. Fish that live in lakes are much more active. This is partly the reason that many large cats are caught in Texas lakes. There are many contributing factors required for a body of water to sustain trophy or world record fish, some of those include genetic strain of fish, water temperature, forage base, commericial harvest, fishing pressure, size of water.