BTW, don't try to lip a 44 lb catfish into the boat. Use a gaff. They don't really have teeth, but they do have some nasty little multi-row needle things they use in place of teeth.
Sleep well.
/johnny
They also have very pointed and sharp fin spikes with which they can stab you and infect you with whatever bacteria are in the mud they wallow. Some catfish use those fins to walk from pond to pond don’tchaknow.
Joking aside, I think your yellow catfish is a cousin to our appaloosa catfish here in Louisiana. It’s a great tasting fish, as they are predators - not scavengers.