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kschop
10-12-2006, 04:30 PM
My Dad sent me this e-mail.

A guy who lives at Lake Conroe (50 miles north of Houston) saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange in the lake and went to investigate.

It turned out to be a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a basketball which became stuck in its mouth!!

The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive, but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface. The guy tried numerous times to get the ball out, but was unsuccessful. He finally had his wife cut the ball in order to deflate it and release the hungry catfish.

You probably wouldn't have believed this,

if you hadn't seen the following pictures...


http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i180/kschop/ATT00022.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i180/kschop/ATT00025.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i180/kschop/ATT00028.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i180/kschop/ATT00034.jpg


"Be kinder than necessary. Cause everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

Cheers,


Kirk
wonder91178
10-12-2006, 04:35 PM
Aw, I hate seeing animals in distress, glad they were able to help it get free. :mrgreen:
el_chupo_
10-12-2006, 05:05 PM
thats pretty big, even for Texas, eh?

Glad its down at the bottom again.


Matt
SV650rider
10-12-2006, 05:34 PM
Thats odd......big fish though.
1TallTXn
10-12-2006, 05:36 PM
I just have to laugh.
Jack Giesecke
10-12-2006, 05:43 PM
What's odd is he didn't filet that fish! Man, that there is dinner! Not much better eatin'. He'd have wound up in my ice chest for sure.

Now, then, basket balls for bait? I've never thought of that, but it just might work...:mrgreen:
punk_emo_tx
10-12-2006, 06:10 PM
There's not much sport in catching an exhausted fish with a ball stuck in its mouth. On the other hand I feel like eating fish now.:eat:
Jack Giesecke
10-12-2006, 06:22 PM
Sport? Well, not much sport in runnin' trot lines, either, but they taste just as good as if you used a rod and reel. :lol2:
dbdolan
10-12-2006, 06:51 PM
Good stuff, it is amazing what a catfish will eat. I need to buy some small red key chain size basketballs and use them for lures.:lol2:
punk_emo_tx
10-12-2006, 06:59 PM
Hungry :eat:
Hemibee
10-12-2006, 07:11 PM
The smaller ones usually taste better but then again.......... :eat:
Brotha J
10-13-2006, 03:36 AM
So tell me again,
why do folks spend all kinds of money on fancy lures and stuff? :doh:
P-Ratt
10-13-2006, 07:42 AM
Yes, these photographs are real, taken at Sandalwood Lake in Kansas on 28 May 2004.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp
kschop
10-13-2006, 08:13 AM
hmmm.... that says the fish is in kansas, but mine says the fish in conroe. :shrug: oh well, the photos are the best part.

kirk