How big was the world record channel catfish?

The current World Record Channel Catfish, as recognized by the International Game Fish Association, is a 58 Lb. specimen caught on Lake Marion, SC by W.B. Whaley, in 1964. I do not personally recognize this record, because if you look at the photo, IT IS NOT A CHANNEL CATFISH. You may need to read this again to get the full impact. Channel catfish have a deeply forked tail, no matter how large they are. This fish has a flat tail. like a bullhead and flathead. From the shape of the head, to me it looks like a very large bullhead. Also, I have seen the location of the catch listed variously as Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Santee-Cooper Reservoir, and Moultrie Lake. They can’t even agree on where it was caught? I concede that technology has progressed considerably since 1964, but fish identification is still the same. There has been no attempt to correct, or explain this mystery. This fish certainly would not have qualified by todays standards. I can find no information on the next largest catfish, but if anyone catches one over 50 lbs., they’d be smart to save the photo and all the information on it, because someday, the IGFA will re-examine this old record and correct it. Yours could be the real record. The problem is that over 20 lbs., it almost requires a biologist to tell the difference between a channel catfish, and a blue catfish. Most really large channel catfish are invariably identified as blues. ‘m hedging my bets that soon, a new and genuine world record channel catfish will be caught. Happy fishing!