Don't Slap Me With This Trout

flere-imsaho · 05-25-2005, 02:17 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/25/big.fish.ap/index.html

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ALTON, Ilinois (AP) -- Tim Pruitt went fishing and pulled up a whopper of a beast.

No, seriously: It was roughly the size of a sixth-grader.

Pruitt, casting his line in the Mississippi River on Sunday, hauled up a 58-inch long, 44-inch around blue catfish that weighed a whopping 124-pounds.

To get a sense of just how big that is, the state record holder was a mere 85 pounds and the world record holder tipped the scales at 121 pounds, eight ounces.

"My adrenaline was really pumping, so it wasn't that bad," said Pruitt. "Later on, when I was lifting him out of the livewell and into another tank I really felt the weight."

Now, Pruitt, whose fish has already been weighed in the presence of a conservation police officer and measured by a biologist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is expected to submit documentation to the International Game Fish Association so that it can be certified a world record holder.

Once that's done, the catch should be approved as the world's largest blue catfish, replacing the current champion that was caught January 16, 2004, in Lake Texoma, Texas, said Becky Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the association.

WSUCougar · 05-25-2005, 02:27 PM

Saw it on the local news (Alton is just north and east of St. Louis). That is one helluva fish.

Mr. Wednesday · 05-25-2005, 02:36 PM

It was on ESPN's top plays.

JeeberD · 05-25-2005, 02:39 PM

At least now my brother-in-law can stop bitching about how the world record catfish was caught where he always fishes yet it wasn't him who caught it...

Airhog · 05-25-2005, 04:36 PM

Now he will just bitch about how the previous world record holder was caught at the lake he fishes and not by him...

gstelmack · 05-25-2005, 05:28 PM

Flere, confusing a catfish and a trout is seriously reducing your prestige on this board

DeToxRox · 05-25-2005, 05:30 PM

That thing was more fish then my ex-gir.. eh, won't even bother.

flere-imsaho · 05-26-2005, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gstelmack

Flere, confusing a catfish and a trout is seriously reducing your prestige on this board

I had prestige?

mhass · 05-26-2005, 08:38 AM

The fish died.

JeeberD · 05-26-2005, 09:38 AM

Meh, who cares. It's not like it was a giant lobster or anything...

05-25-2005, 02:27 PM	#2
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Saw it on the local news (Alton is just north and east of St. Louis). That is one helluva fish. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

05-25-2005, 02:36 PM	#3
Mr. Wednesday Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Bend, IN	It was on ESPN's top plays. __________________ Hattrick - Brays Bayou FC (70854) / USA III.4 Hockey Arena - Houston Aeros / USA II.1 Thanks to my FOFC Hattrick supporters - Blackout, Brillig, kingfc22, RPI-fan, Rich1033, antbacker, One_to7, ur_land, KevinNU7, and TonyR (PM me if you support me and I've missed you)

05-25-2005, 02:39 PM	#4
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	At least now my brother-in-law can stop bitching about how the world record catfish was caught where he always fishes yet it wasn't him who caught it... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 05-25-2005 at 02:39 PM.

05-25-2005, 04:36 PM	#5
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Now he will just bitch about how the previous world record holder was caught at the lake he fishes and not by him... __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

05-25-2005, 05:28 PM	#6
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Flere, confusing a catfish and a trout is seriously reducing your prestige on this board __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

05-25-2005, 05:30 PM	#7
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	That thing was more fish then my ex-gir.. eh, won't even bother.

05-26-2005, 08:38 AM	#9
mhass High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Here	The fish died. __________________ Now while I wasn't able to cut everyone I wanted to, I have cut a lot of you. - H.J.S.

05-26-2005, 09:38 AM	#10
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Meh, who cares. It's not like it was a giant lobster or anything... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

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