I went fishing today and caught a catfish so big that..............

texanwitch

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Thu Dec-31-09 10:55 PM
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I went fishing today and caught a catfish so big that..............

It wouldn't fit in the boat so I had to let it go.

That is OK because I caught lots of pan size catfish.

This is a true story.

I love fried catfish.

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Jamastiene

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Thu Dec-31-09 10:55 PM
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1. That reminds me of some of the Blewitt Falls catfish.

Edited on Thu Dec-31-09 10:56 PM by Jamastiene

Those are some of the biggest fish I have ever seen in freshwater. :wow:

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texanwitch

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Thu Dec-31-09 11:02 PM
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3. I almost landed a catfish that looked like it was about 20 lbs or so.

I didn't have the hook set really tight.

Now I could take you fishing in Houston to a certain bayou that has really large catfish.

Catfish really like bayous.

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Jamastiene

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Fri Jan-01-10 12:26 AM
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7. You mean about this size?

I looked online for one about the size of the one I saw 3 summers ago. The one in that picture is actually a bit smaller than the one I saw.

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texanwitch

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Fri Jan-01-10 12:42 AM
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9. Lots of those in the bayou.

I have seen a lot bigger.

I don't think they would taste very good.

Catfish can get really large.

The largest catfish I have seen caught is about 100 lbs.

The only thing in the bayou big enough to eat the big catfishes are the gators.

I am talking about in the shadows of downtown Houston.

My neighbor said people survived the 30's catching catfish from the bayous.

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GoCubsGo

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Fri Jan-01-10 10:18 AM
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11. That looks like a flathead catfish.

Those suckers can reach 120 lbs.

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OffWithTheirHeads

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Thu Dec-31-09 10:56 PM
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2. Yeah right. Jack or Stoli?

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texanwitch

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Thu Dec-31-09 11:04 PM
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4. Reall Dr. Pepper.

I don't fish and drink beer at the same time.

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Generic Brad

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Thu Dec-31-09 11:13 PM
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5. Looks like you're going to need a bigger pan!

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texanwitch

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Thu Dec-31-09 11:22 PM
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6. This fish would have to be caught into many small pieces.

It could have fed the Lounge.

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Catshrink

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Fri Jan-01-10 12:33 AM
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8. I just finished watching Grumpy Old Men

one of the insults tossed back and forth is about fish "caught" and "released". Your post made me think of that.

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texanwitch

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Fri Jan-01-10 12:45 AM
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10. Going fishing means telling stories.

I did catch 23 pan size catfish.

I use liver for bait, catfish will come for miles.

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greenbriar

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Fri Jan-01-10 05:38 PM
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12. me too Texan Witch

hubby fixes the BEST fired catfish and I do fried potatoes with it. YUM

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