That's a big catfish!

 

http://www.kcra.com/article/vacaville-man-catches-possible-record-breaking-catfish/10304054

That's a beast for sure!!  I've caught a lot of big ones while bass fishing but that's definitely a giant!!

Fish isn't even close to the state channel cat record. It came in at 29#. State record for a channel cat is 58# out of the delta back in 2008. Stupid social media 

It's all in the details.  This is an IGFA length record not a weight record.  Lots of species don't have a length record on file.

89 cm = 35 inches
 

100 % C&R record, they sure abused the shit out of it before they released it.  Even looked like it was getting a little on the dry side. 

It's all in the details.  This is an IGFA length record not a weight record.  Lots of species don't have a length record on file.

The state channel cat record has a length of 46.5" and a 36" girth.

100 % C&R record, they sure abused the shit out of it before they released it.  Even looked like it was getting a little on the dry side.

They need a C&R&D (catch and release and dead) category for this one.

It's all in the details.  This is an IGFA length record not a weight record.  Lots of species don't have a length record on file.

The state channel cat record has a length of 46.5" and a 36" girth.

They were saying in the video that it's the state IGFA LAKE record. I guess they get pretty specific on records. I figured a state record was for any type of water.