[nuthinlikeacat]

Just wondering what the state records are in your area for catfish.....
In Minnesota the state records are as follows...

Flathead - 70 lbs
Channel - 38 lbs
Blue - None on record

 

[dreamcatcher]

Michigan

Flathead= 47.5 pounds
Channel= 40 pounds
No blues

 

[Larry]

Is it too cold for Blues in MN and Mich. I could have sworn one of my buddys caught a Blue it was 11 lb. It may have been a channel. It was one of my first trips out earlier this year.

 

[flatheadhunterx]

THE RECORDS IN S.C.ARE AS FOLLOWS
flathead--79--diversion canal-- santee
blue --109--tailrace canal --santee
channel---58--lake moultrie --santee
bull head---6--edisto river

 

[LilRyjoe04]

Hey Guys (INDIANA)
Flathead: 79.8 lbs
Channel: 37.8 lbs
Blue: 104.0 lbs

Good Luck Fishin Brothers!

 

[elphaba7]

WV

Bullhead 6.1#
Channel 33.38#
Flathead 70#

No record listed for Blues, but I know we have them here.

 

[BigFlatty]

Indiana records

blue - 104pounds
channel - 37pounds 8ounces
flathead - 79pounds 8ounces
white - 9pounds 11.5ounces

 

[anakin]

blue - 31lbs
channel - 32 lbs
flathead - 71 lbs

Funny thing about our record blue is that there are no documented blues in any of the Az. waters. I search the game & fish site. Im very familiar with the small pond that it was reportedly pulled out of. Ive seen large channels pulled out of there, but suspect that whoever documented the record from the game & fish dept had no idea what the exact species was. Someone probably mentioned it looked like a blue so was documented as such. Anyone heard of these type of record mistakes in their state?

 

[TXBlueHunter]

In Texas we have a few different classes for Records they are all listed below.

Rod & Reel State Records

Flathead - 98.5 caught in 1998 on minnow and crappie hook
Blue - 121.5 caught in 2004 on shad
Channel - 36.5 caught in 1965
Redtail - 1.48 caught in 2002
Suckermouth - 1.11 caught in 2000

Fly Fishing State Records

Flathead - 49.5 caught in 2004
Blue - 7.72 caught in 1999
Channel - 16.12 caught in 2004

Bow Fishing State Records

Armored - 4 caught in 2004

Unrestricted Fishing State Records (Castnet, trotline, etc)

Flathead - 114lbs caught in 1976 on trotline
Blue - 116lbs caught in 1985 on trotline
Channel - 37.07 caught in 2003 on trotline

Private Waters State Records

Flathead - 72.5lbs caught in 1998
Blue - 49lbs caught in 2002
Channel - 47.22 caught in 2003

 

[Netmanjack]

Currently these are the state record cats for Ohio. I will let you know when I break one.lol
Oh yeh, there was one for a Bullhead,but I don't think this is the place for record bait.lol



[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Catfish, Channel [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]37.65 [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]41 1/2" [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LaDue Reservoir[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gus J. Gronowski, Parma[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 15, 1992 [/font]

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Catfish Shovel/Flathead [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]76.5 [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]58 5/8" [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Clendening Lake [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Richard Affolter, New Philadelphia [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]July 28, 1979 [/font]

 

[brian sax]

kansas records

blue 94lb
flathead 123lb
channel 36lb

 

[Catfight]

Hi Guys, here's whats happening in NC:

Blue Cat - 85 lbs.
Flathead - 69 lbs.
White Cat - 13 lbs.
Bullhead - 3 lbs. 12 oz.
Channel - No Record (wide open)

I love a good Catfight.

 

[nuthinlikeacat]

I think the water gets too cold for the Blue to survive here in MN. I have seen many cats caught on the river, and never a blue....but I do believe there has to be one in MN...somewhere in the Mighty Mississippi.

Many state records that are more than 30+ years old could possibly be misleading...as for the DNR here in MN, they are really thorough now on state record fish, especially after a few people have tried to claim of catching Blues in MN.

 

[nuthinlikeacat]

Wow...those are some pretty impressive numbers...anyone ever come close to a record?

 

[SwiftWater]

Channel Catfish 31 lbs 8 oz Rappahannock R. 10-02-1992

Blue Catfish 92 lbs 4 oz Buggs Island Lake 06-29-2004

Flathead Catfish 66 lbs 4 oz Occoquan Reservoir 05-06-1994

White Catfish 7 lbs 6 oz Western Br. Res 03-24-1992


i'm going to break the flathead record by 4 lbs by next fall
ok, i'm going to sleep now and dream of that record setting catch

 

[Matthew Cook]

Arizona:

Flathead: 71 pounds

Blue: 31.0 pounds

Channel: 32.4 pounds

Bullhead: 4 pounds

 

[elphaba7]

No record listed for Blues, but I know we have them here.

Allow me to clarify this statement. (Thanks, DH :0a31: ) We do have Blues in WV, but more recently stocked in the Ohio river. I believe he said 6"? Which would explain why there is no state record for them...yet. I will be sure to let you all know when my name get's added to the list for the state record blue... :grin-big: :craf-big:

BWAHAHAHAHA

 

[paleocaver]

Channel - 40 lbs - Inland Lake
Blue - 111 - lbs - Wheeler Reservoir (Tennessee River) - Former World Record
Flathead - 80 lbs - Alabama River

 

[bigpapa15206]

Catfish, Flathead Seymore Albramovitz
Pittsburgh, PA 43 lb. 9 oz. Allegheny River
Allegheny Co. 1985

Catfish, Channel Austin E. Roth III
Bowmanstown, PA 35 lb. 2.5 oz. Lehigh Canal
Northampton Co. 1991


Notice the falthead record and my signiture. I will break the record because i am willing to drive wherever to get it authenticated. the record has been broken several times but never authenticated.

 

[nuthinlikeacat]

to all you southerners out there... When is the best time of year to fish and catch those monsters down there. By the looks of things, I may be taking a trip down south next year to try and catch one of those monsters.