Bob, if we hooked something like that we would have to have a bigger boat. That is one big catfish though. The Mekong and Wels cats get very large. Most of us on the catfish website are catch and release fisherpersons except for the smaller ones that we decide to eat.
Miriam, I like the flathead catfish best for taste. You are right the crappie are moving into shollow water now but you can catch catfish and crappie all year long.