Record-Breaking Catfish: Weight, Size & Locations

* Weight: 123 pounds, 4 ounces (55.9 kilograms)

* Length: 58 inches (147 centimeters)

* Girth: 43 inches (109 centimeters)

* Date caught: June 24, 1998

* Location: Elk City Reservoir, Kansas

* Angler: Bob George

Largest Blue Catfish

* Weight: 143 pounds (65 kilograms)

* Length: 6 feet, 1 inch (185.4 centimeters)

* Girth: 42 inches (107 centimeters)

* Date caught: July 16, 1990

* Location: Lake Texoma, Texas/Oklahoma

* Angler: Greg Bernal

Largest Channel Catfish

* Weight: 58 pounds, 13 ounces (26.6 kilograms)

* Length: 48.5 inches (123.2 centimeters)

* Girth: 35.5 inches (89.9 centimeters)

* Date caught: August 16, 1964

* Location: Tennessee River, Alabama

* Angler: Virgil B. Griswell