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Those red x’s can sure be nasty. My best friend got killed by one of those.
As are those blue squares with the litte question mark.
Spoooky.
Fiddlesticks. It is a photo of a 124 pound catfish. Check it out:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1778&e=1&u=/050524/483/cx10405242112
In Millerton Lake just north of Fresno, CA, rumor has it that there are catfish the size of Volkswagons down near the bottom. Always spooks me, even if it false.
I once (I think it was last year) read that in the Mississippi (still had to use the i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i) they found a catfish that was almost as big as a barge, just growing and growing as it feed on the bottom.
Chris
This is the one that stopped me from doing a 1:58 at Saint George Tri earlier this month. It grabbed me by the ankle…
Oh my god…that is repulsive! ewwwwwww!!
I’d heard something similar about a lake an hour or so from where I live. (First off this is some of the worst water in the state, as far as large lakes go.) Supposedly some diver was down diving in it, and had a catfish swim over him that “could have swallowed him alive.”
Not sure if it’s true, but it makes a great story to tell competitors right before the swim starts.
That fish was the talk of baseball practice today (sionce it happened in our state).
My dad graduated Chiropractic college in Davenport, IA (Palmer) and one of his buddies worked for the state as a water surveyer (sp?). He would scuba dive in the Miss River and take water samples at different depths for various tests, etc. He said there are catfish in the "Might Mississip’ that are “double your size”. They sit on the bottom of the river and eat, that’s all they do.
Now, as one of my pitchers told me, the bigger the catsish, the worse the taste. Seems the bigger they are the “mushier” the meat is. 1.5 pounds is ideal … or so he says.
Another fishing vet explained that catching a world record fish usually leads to a million dollars once boat shows, talk shows, endorsements, etc kick in. Hey, it’s like winning a Nobel Prize … only different. =)
100+lb catfish don’t bother me, 100+lb snappers don’t bother me … water moccassins bother me.
Maybe you can hire one of these guys to protect you from these catfish:
Chris.
Do you live in Fresno? I’m a little south of there. I’d be more concerned about the swimming rattlesnakes right now.
Tom, wipe stink bait all over you, go for a swim and see if you can get it to bite you.
maybe a new idea for a “Tri-Survivor” series… then irate motorist along the bicycle course, and pitbulls on the run…
Do they even have teeth? I am not an expert icthyologist, but I thought they just had, like, sucker things and little miniature teeth.
I’m more worried about one day coming across a dead body while I’m swimming in our lake which is way too clear.
I’ve already got the darkest googles you can buy,but I still get all freaked out by the possibility.
I 'll take that fat bastard of a fish any day.
That thing looks like it ate a poodle, or two.
If you’re a good swimmer, can we call you Kittycatfish?
saw a show on PBS about catfish noodling they call it. Guys will wade / swim and wrestle them to catch them with their bare hands. It is a big deal in some places I guess??? really strange http://www.cabelas.com/information/cabelas-field-guides/Catfish-Techniques/Noodling-for-Catfish-The-Ultimate-Thrill-in-Fishing.html
Catfish… BFD! I saw this one at the Disney Half, strage how there were no complaints about drafting during the swim.
This gator looks to be trolling for triathletes.
I’m more worried about one day coming across a dead body while I’m swimming in our lake which is way too clear.
I’ve already got the darkest googles you can buy,but I still get all freaked out by the possibility.
LOL!!! And I thought I was the only one who had such fears!
Two questions:
1) Where can I get a six foot fry pan???
2) How many hushpuppies would you get with that???
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