103 lb catfish caught in GA

[chefrific]

This is a pic of a flathead catfish caught in the middle Georgia area this week.
Here is the write up from a local news station and the pic:
Talk about a big ol' fish.

A Warner Robins man caught a 103-pound catfish in the Ocmulgee River this week.
According to a state Department of Natural Resources news release, 76-year-old Tom Head caught the flathead catfish near Warner Robins.The fish's dimensions:

• Length: more than 57 inches;
• Girth: 41 inches;
• Head: 16 inches wide.

Although it's more than 20 pounds heavier than the state's record, it's not eligible for the record because Head caught it by jug fishing rather than sport fishing gear.
The state Department of Natural Resources says flathead catfish have a flattened head, yellowish mottled with brown and green coloring, small eyes, a lower jaw that extends beyond the upper jaw and an unforked tail.
Melissa Cummings of the DNR says they estimate the catfish is about 20 years old. The department's naturalists will try to determine its age Friday by cutting open its pectoral fins and counting the spines, like the rings of a tree.

 

[ShadowStryder]

Should have released it. Not gonna taste worth a damn anyways. Have eaten 50 and
60 pounders on many ocassions. Nasty tasting. The smaller are much better tasting.
Just removed a prolific reproductive source from the wild. More than likely female as
the males are usually smaller in size.

 

[mkman]

big but has more to grow to catch up to some of the South American, Asian, and European giant cats

 

[knucklesangel1]

sad to kill such an animal who made it 20 years.. why do so many on this board keep them as pets but have no problem killing, eating or discarding?

 

[chefrific]

sad to kill such an animal who made it 20 years.. why do so many on this board keep them as pets but have no problem killing, eating or discarding?

Uh... I did not catch/kill this fish. I just passed along a news story involving this fish that I came across.