how old is a 50 lb catfish?
90222
Depends what it eats and where its from.
378971
I have found reliable citations at Fishbase of 29 years, and others cite 17-15 years (for the species Chimaera monstrosa). This is not unexpected, given that these fishes, like all chondrichthyans, grow relatively slowly and take several years to become sexually mature. These are very long-lived animals.\n\nhttp://www.fishbase.org/PopDyn/PopCharList.php?ID=2503&GenusName=Chimaera&SpeciesName=monstrosa&fc=25
542019
The only two catfish that will grow that large in the United States are the Flathead and Blue catfish.  For one to reach 45lb it would take between 20 to 25 years.  That catfish has been in there a good while and is probably the offspring of one left from the days it was a pay lake.  There may be some of the original catfish in there too that will go up to about 60+lbs.  It's important to turn them old catfish lose if your fishing in larger lakes and rivers so they can replenish the stock.  On a small pay lake like that then a flathead would taste pretty good no matter how big or small it is.  Bluecat would be a little too tough that size.  Just cut the red meat out of it so it don't taste muddy.  You might wanna turn them back lose anyhow for somebody else to catch at a later date when it gets a little bigger.  Real nice catfish ya caught there.  :)
494607
he is 50 something...
451977
You probably don't have the fish anymore. It has been 6 days. But in case you ever catch another one here is a whole page of tasty catfish recipes, that you can use the spoonbill in.\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=recipe+catfish&y=Search+the+Web&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&x=wrt
593977
Go sit in a bar and talk to a group of 50 year old guys.\n\nThey'll give you all the answers you need
426366
He's aged 52 (i guess)
280103
6lb 24 inch Largemouth. What fun that was!! Still hanging on my wall!!
486049
In the pre-spawning time of year (early spring), the females have fatter bellies than males. Any bass over 5 lbs. is more than likely a female. Being an aquarium hobbyist, the only definative way to tell the difference is to "vent" the fish with intails a knife and the vent/exit of the fish.
90091
kinda old but kinda young and very fat
77891
Pretending to be Grown  40-50
353804
Usually approximately 50 dollars.
786293
Catfish will eat anything they can catch. While fishing on Norris Lake in Tennessee, I personally saw a large cat roll up and take a goose down. The goose never surfaced. While diving on a wreck in the Martins Fork Lake in Kentucky with the rescue squad I saw several cats big enough to drown a man.
112751
Usually 55 years old.
705844
60 years. Chris Yates' record carp of 51lbs was over 40 years old. Modern commercial fishery freshwater carp are lucky to last a season as they are caught everyday.
549548
between 25 and 45 pounds
555796
5 ft 4 inches---he's a shrimp