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By briantologist | July 22, 2004
Holy Mary mother of god.
I’m gonna go on record as saying I one hundred percent believe this photo is real. And that catfish are fucking scary.
For the record, this is now apparently the largest catfish ever caught in the state of Texas (in lake Texoma, where I baked with Unitarian youths for several summers). It weighs a hundred and forty pounds. The message I got with this claimed the fish could be nearly a hundred years old.
Remember that bit about catfish being fucking scary as shit? Refer any further questions to that. Nobody noodled this motherfucker.
UPDATE: Seems it’s not actually from Texas. It’s not actually an American fish at all. The fish in the picture is, though, an actual fish, and one that weighs 187 pounds, not a measly 140. Which is a bit of a relief to me, in a way, since I caught myself thinking, “That thing looks way bigger than 140 pounds.”
Thanks, Charlie, for the link.
Topics: Baffled Mutterings | 11 Comments »
July 22nd, 2004 at 10:58 am
That’s actually a Wels Cat, a european catfish not found here in the United States.
July 22nd, 2004 at 10:59 am
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_2004_catfish.htm
July 22nd, 2004 at 5:01 pm
So, I’ve heard that fish that big and old taste something like river sludge, and have a not so good texture.
July 22nd, 2004 at 6:13 pm
Have you seen that thing on OETA called “Noodlin” where redneck men dive into the river and catch catfish with their bare hands? My dad and I were watching it, mouths agape, while waiting for my mom and brother to come down to dinner, and my brother walked in and glanced at the TV and was like, “Oh, I’ve done that.” OF COURSE HE HAS.
July 22nd, 2004 at 9:07 pm
You’d need a big fucking fireplace mantle to mount that baby over!
July 22nd, 2004 at 10:46 pm
You’d need to knock out a wall for the proper mantle extensions.
Fucking Stephen Brown has noodled? For real? Is he shitting you? Holy fuck! That guy.
July 23rd, 2004 at 3:41 pm
I will never swim in a lake again.
July 23rd, 2004 at 6:37 pm
Seriously, the more I know my brother, the more amazed I am, only now it’s in good ways.
July 23rd, 2004 at 8:12 pm
The problem with the original e-mail claim is that it said the fish was caught in January — in which case two fisherman wearing shorts and t-shirts knee-deep in Lake Texoma would have been fucking DEAD, or at least not grinning from ear to ear.
It’s better that the fish is an Italian catfish anyway. Those Italians make some damn fine pizza.
July 27th, 2004 at 10:44 am
You cheered me up with this story. I’ve been trying to lose weight and knowing that catfish weighed more than me makes me feel good…
July 28th, 2004 at 12:08 pm
I hate lakes for this reason; big or small catfish suck. Brantingham lake was really nice…clear and clean.