[Ghengis]

The unrestricted division gives weights of the record blue at 118,flathead at 106 and alligator gar is 182.

The Oklahoma record 118 pound bluecat was caught in Lake Texoma,the same lake that gave Texas it's record 121 pound blue caught on R&R.The best catfish lake I know of for both numbers and size.

I thought my numbers were probably on the conservative side. Point being, there's some big ol' cat down deep. Who knows how big they may get. I'm sure some are embellished and some are true.

[Free Trapper]

It's not too uncommon to see catfish between 70 and 80 pounds where I live.Some folk don't even weigh them unless they're bigger but this area is really good for cats and many people fish for them almost 24/7.

I've done commercial diving in a number of States and catch catfish with about any legal method,according to where I am.Don't think there's a catfish out there that could scare me out of the water.

Plenty of guys I know are the same way and you couldn't keep us "out" of the water if we could believe some of the stories.