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2004-08-30 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Giant catfish claims latest victim
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Posted by Steve 2004-08-30 9:43:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:11:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:15:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:19:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:28:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:39:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:40:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]  2004-08-30 10:58:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2004-08-30 10:58:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 11:00:13 AM|| Front Page Top

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

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

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

#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|| [http://www.mwgames.com]  2004-08-30 11:48:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 

Queue JAWS music. . .

Posted by BigEd 2004-08-30 12:10:52 PM||   2004-08-30 12:10:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 1:13:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 1:15:48 PM|| Front Page Top

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

#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||   2004-08-30 6:24:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 6:31:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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

Posted by .com 2004-08-30 6:33:37 PM||   2004-08-30 6:33:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 9:00:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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

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

#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||   2004-08-30 10:32:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:40:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:48:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:50:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#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||   2004-08-30 10:53:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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