PB on the boone River in Iowa from last year. 49 lbs. : r/catfishing
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Heavily-shared story about 700-pound catfish was written as an April Fools' joke
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Teen Catches 101-Pound State Record Catfish - Wired2Fish
Iowa Department of Natural Resources - If you thought yesterday's catfish was unique, check out this state record-worthy flathead still lurking in the Missouri River! We found this 82-pound, 53.5-inch flathead catfish
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FAMILY ASSOCIATION - VawterFamily.org
Massive, near-record catfish 'still out there' for Iowa anglers - Yahoo Sports
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Message Happy Fall y'all!
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Trio of blue catfish caught in the past week or so. 30+ pounds each : r /Fishing
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15-year-old angler goes viral after catching rare catfish in Tennessee River
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Epic Iowa Catfishing! (70+ pound flathead!)
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Epic Iowa Catfishing! (70+ pound flathead!)
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wildlife rehabilitation – Mary Ann Steggles
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Flooded flatheads: evidence of increased growth in Mississippi River Pylodictis olivaris (Pisces: Ictaluridae) following the Great Midwest Flood of 1993
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This absolute unit of a 112 pound catfish caught in the Mississippi River : r/AbsoluteUnits
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Despite freezing, angler lands 222-pound catfish after a half-mile tow