I also usually catch and release, but would not presume to tell another fisherman what to do with his catch.
Besides, in the video the fisherguy said that the big blue- boy swam straight for his boat, put up very little fight and the hardest part was horsing him into the boat.
There’s a reason they are called `blue’ catfish. These fish are very melancholy in nature by the time they reach this size. Their livers begin to fail (liverusquiveritis) and they look for ways to end it all.
Being unable to leap in to the boat like the Asian carp, I suppose he just chomped down on the hook and committed fishicide.
OK, I really must admit that I know very little about catfish. What is liverusquiveritis?
As for suicide, I guess you mean the when they get that big they have a living will. But do the states that the Missouri River meanders through allow for euthanasia?
I only ask because if not, then anyone helping could be in trouble.....LOL