World Record Blue Catfish
Recently a massive 79 pound (35.8 kg) blue catfish was caught by Jayson Zerda of Unadilla, New York, setting a new Maryland state record. This amazing catch beat the old state record by more than ten pounds!
The fish was 49.5 inches long with a girth of 38 inches.
As impressive as Mr. Zerdas record catfish looks, its not even remotely close to the current world record blue catfish – just have a look at this!
Caught by Tim Pruitt, this world record blue catfish weighed 124 pounds (56.2 kg) and was caught on May 22 2005 near Alton, Illinois in the Mississippi River.
The fish measured a staggering 58 inches in length and was 44 inches around! Just last month an even larger blue cat was caught, weighing 130 pounds. It is currently under review by the IGFA and may take the world record title from Tim Pruitt.
Caught by Greg Bernal, of Florissant, Missouri – July 20 2010.
Of course, these big cats look like babies when compared to the largest catfish ever caught – the Mekong catfish – which can grow over nine feet long and reach over 600 pounds!
World record Mekong catfish weighing 646 pounds (293 kg)!
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