how old would a 45 pound catfish be. how  old can they get?
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.  :)
282486
You want to exchange fish stories?You want to hear about the giant crappies that i caught?I have pictures of only their lips tho because i left them in water on a stringer to go make a drink.But they were HUGE.LOL . What is your biggest catch?
36578
14, I believe.  But you could probably get them to pierce it at anything from 16 to 10 gauge.
770111
since you'll be 21 be shitfaced. That way when a fish bites off your weener you'll be so drunk you'll laugh about it.
716776
No, and why such the concern would you want her weighing 70 lbs...I would be concerned if she was 340 and unhealthy..please don't be giving her a complex and I hope you have never suggested that she was.
1083491
You can use just about anything for catfish... and yes... I have used anchovies as bait before... with limited success... but I also caught a stripped bass that night too.
818461
45 (if you count today)
457960
It used to be at age 17 you need to start purchasing licenses for both hunt and fishing. I"m not sure if those regs, have changed but it may have.
353746
The dog was 10\nSister was 40\n\nNow dog is 15\nsister is 45
1107018
10lb 14OZ. Caught at "Hannah Park" , Jax. FLA.\n Caught her on a "C.C. Shad" crank-bait, 8lb mono, 15 years ago. \n\nCaught 6 in the 8lb realm. And numerous 5-6lb-ers. (ahhh the good ole days!!!!! lol)
1152592
The kind they love to bite....lol...   Okay, I'm sorry. But that was funny wasn't it...lol...\n\nNow seriously, most catfish love an easy meal and thier olfactory nerve is better than most fish.  This isn't to say that it's all they use... but most spieces of catfish like some smell, eud de fish funk!!  Chicken livers and blood baits are common, but shad give off a great oil that channel and blue cats both love.  Personally, I use brim that are about hand sized and I back hook them.... right ahead of the dorsal fin... and chicken quarters.... both on 0000 stainless steel hooks.... Granted I am going after big.... no I mean really big cats on the Cape Fear River.... 45 plus pounds.\n I have found that most are the most active at night.... usually between midnight and sunrise... we catch more and larger fish in the wee hours that we do at any other time.\n\nHappy Cattin'!!
946848
It's noodling and its fun as hell. I was at first scared to do it but when i caught my first catfish  [15 falthead] i was hooked. Since then my bigggest was a 57lb blue cat and i only weigh 105lbs
930686
I bottle-fed a male silver-phase red fox and raised it in my home. It is now about 9 years old. I held it in my arms 2 days ago while it licked my face. He is big- about 25 pounds. I found him to be quite the handful all by himself, and do not think I could have held more than one!
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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
446375
catfish grow over 150 pounds
849499
I recomend trying several wieght ratios and see what is comrotable for the 11 year old. If you have a compound this should be easy by just adjusting the draw weight. The minimum is 40 lbs in Illinois as well. The youngster may also have to atend a hunter safety course.
627254
depends on the catfish some like liver some like power bait shrimp is a good choice we just take a mixture of things