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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Giant catfish claims latest victim
2004-08-30
A giant catfish is suspected of having eaten a dog in a German lake near the Polish border. The estimated 1.5 metre catfish has been making waves in the small lake near Gueldendorf for several years, the Berliner Kurier newspaper reported.
1.5 meters, they call that giant? Hell, we use ones that small for bait down here in Texas!
Catfish are generally scavengers that feed on plants and animals on the beds of lakes and rivers. They can on rare occasions grow up to 4.5 metres and weigh up to 300 kilos. But the giant fish has developed other tastes and is emptying the lake of all the other fish. Now a small dachshund dog is believed to have been pulled under and eaten, said the report.
"Fritzy, he ate Fritzy!"
Lutz Affedlt, head of the Gueldendorfer Fisherman's Club, says the fish was probably planted in the lake by someone. Several club members say they have had the phantom fish on their lines but that it has always broken off.
Yeah, that's what they all say. Need to use heavier line, wire leader and a surface plug shaped like a puppy.
Attempts to net the giant catfish and to use electroshocks to stun it have so far failed.
A advertisement in a fishing magazine would help the local tourist trade, and solve your problem.
Posted by:Steve

#28  This is actually my favorite fish pic...



Just think how big that putty-cat is!
Posted by: .com   2004-08-30 10:53:23 PM  

#27  Well, I could post the marlin and grouper pix, but those are salt water fish - I thought we were sticking to the little fresh water guppy stuff!

BTW, you don't eat those 500 lb river sturgeon, so they don't count, lol!
Posted by: .com   2004-08-30 10:50:25 PM  

#26  Why are you showing all that fish bait?
Don't you have REAL fishes?
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-08-30 10:48:23 PM  

#25  Lol! TGA - you should get yourself assigned to Texas for the election! You can trade tall stories with them - should give you a decent challenge!

BTW, these are just little ol' lake fish.

Posted by: .com   2004-08-30 10:40:58 PM  

#24  Yeah that's the kind of fish we toss overboard so that it can grow up :-)
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-08-30 10:32:29 PM  

#23  The perfect would have two cans, right?
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-08-30 10:30:51 PM  

#22  Perfect Woman? Heh, pretty damned close!
Posted by: .com   2004-08-30 10:27:22 PM  

#21  .com----That 'un is getting toward the size of the General Sherman that Homer Simpson caught in Lake Catfish....
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-08-30 9:00:04 PM  

#20  Some fish stories are true... like mebbe 1-2 %, heh.

Posted by: .com   2004-08-30 6:33:37 PM  

#19  I caught a catfish once from a rental boat,and when it got to the surface,one eye was on the left side of the bow,and the other was on the right side.I cut the line.Seared,mind you,seared !!!
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-08-30 6:31:05 PM  

#18   The Blues were planted in city lakes in San Diego in the late 60's.Many are caught between 40-60 lbs.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-08-30 6:24:14 PM  

#17  Catfish are good. Please push them into the sea.
Posted by: Shamu   2004-08-30 3:18:18 PM  

#16  Largest freshwater fish caught in Calif history was a 101 pound blue catfish at San Vicente res. in Lakeside Ca.

A Blue Catfish in California???? I thought those fish were mainly dwellers of the Mississippi River and its tributaries?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-08-30 1:15:48 PM  

#15  I think the big Mississippi river Cats around southern Missouri used to regularly hit 6' and 200+ lbs in the ol' days. But I don't believe they get that big anymore since the Army Corps of Engineers channelled the river to control flooding.
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2004-08-30 1:13:31 PM  

#14  

Queue JAWS music. . .

Posted by: BigEd   2004-08-30 12:10:52 PM  

#13  They can on rare occasions grow up to 4.5 metres and weigh up to 300 kilos.

So ... the caught world record from Texas is 120-ish pounds, but the German ones get up to 600 pounds? Hmmmm ...

Makes me think that the US Subway shops might need to start a "Why are German catfish so fat?" campaign ... ;-D
Posted by: ExtremeModerate   2004-08-30 11:48:01 AM  

#12  Catfish--Why do they hate us?
Posted by: Dar   2004-08-30 11:44:26 AM  

#11  cripes! That thing's a monster!
Posted by: Frank G   2004-08-30 11:06:06 AM  

#10  Angie- You win !!!! Ha Ha Ha.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-08-30 11:04:38 AM  

#9  Frank-My sons used to sneak into Barret years ago.I fish San V. mostly,but it is tough now.My biggest bass 8.7Lbs San V. 1987. (12 inch mister twister)
That Texas Catfish is a world record,I think.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-08-30 11:00:13 AM  

#8  Just send some experts in hoggin' on over. Airfare and a case of beer ought to cover it.
Posted by: eLarson   2004-08-30 10:58:51 AM  

#7  I remember when I was on the Mekong Delta between Vietnam and Cambodia. I caught a catfish the size of a pony using discarded shell casings for bait. We ate that fish seared -- seared! -- with hush puppies and coleslaw. -- John F. Kerry
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2004-08-30 10:58:42 AM  

#6  CH - when I was a kid growing up older in Chula Vista, we used to ride bikes out to Upper Otay at night and poach fish even tho' it was closed - HUGE fish in there
Posted by: Frank G   2004-08-30 10:40:22 AM  

#5  "Splash," the 121.5-pound blue catfish, swims in the Dive Theater Aquarium

Somebody caught that thing, and it's still swimming? How P C!
Posted by: BigEd   2004-08-30 10:39:17 AM  

#4  June 2003 Jed Dickerson of Carlsbad caught a 21 lb. 11.2 Oz. hawg. Dixon has proven to be an incubator for big bass.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-08-30 10:28:33 AM  

#3  121.5 pounds, picture here:
Inland Fisheries Director Phil Durocher presents a state record award to Cody Mullenix while "Splash," the 121.5-pound blue catfish, swims in the Dive Theater Aquarium at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. Mullennix caught the giant blue from Lake Texoma January 16 and donated it to TFFC.
Posted by: Steve   2004-08-30 10:19:17 AM  

#2  the Florida largemouth bass was also caught in nearby Poway Lake, I believe, by Dave Zimmerlee - 20lbs (+/-) IIRC
Posted by: Frank G   2004-08-30 10:15:10 AM  

#1  Largest freshwater fish caught in Calif history was a 101 pound blue catfish at San Vicente res. in Lakeside Ca. What is the Texas record ?
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-08-30 10:11:34 AM  

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