Now this is a Catfish

[Kristi]

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

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.

[RandomGuy]

now thats a big fish

[trythefly]

^thats an enormous catfish, but its not a blue cat.

[Spyder]

gross.

[speedracer41]

There is a lake in - I think - Winder that has some huge cats in it, twin lakes is the name. I caught a 30lb cat once, and there are some bigger ones in there too.

[Jimmy B]

there is some 80-90 lbs in lake lanier.. but they dont bite .. they are to deep down.. they feed on the people that drown.. lol j/k

[trythefly]

there is some 80-90 lbs in lake lanier.. but they dont bite .. they are to deep down.. they feed on the people that drown.. lol j/k

I was swimming there last w/e. Scary thought.. There are some monsters in that lake.....

[HEATON]

Ive caught some 50-60 Noodling (barehanded), crazy fun shit!!!

[trythefly]

ahh your a noodler eh?

[Dragonfly5338]

that makes me want to vomit. catfish are gross

[trythefly]

mmmm catfish.... I wouldnt eat something that size though.

[Cliff]

mmmmmmmmm catfish nuggests mmmm fish and grits

[NEONRACER]

My partner caught one that would of gone 30+ last month during a tournament in Guntersville. Needless to say I thought we had won the tournament with this one fish. I never had my stomach fall so far when we saw it was a catfish.

On a side note I had fresh Walleye from Lanier last night, best tasting fish there is. Good shit.

[bigb996]

there is some 80-90 lbs in lake lanier.. but they dont bite .. they are to deep down.. they feed on the people that drown.. lol j/k

LMFAO thats awsome hahaha..................there are some big f'n fish in lake lanier i mean look at the alligator gar. I bet lanier has a 100 some odd pounder in it.

[RandomGuy]

LMFAO thats awsome hahaha..................there are some big f'n fish in lake lanier i mean look at the alligator gar. I bet lanier has a 100 some odd pounder in it.

wtf alligator gar? are you kidding , i coulda sworn those were only in florida... those things look scary as shit. The small ones eat other fish... Does that mean the big ones eat.... um........ . . . .. ???

[NEONRACER]

Lanier doesn't have aligator gar in it. It does have spotted gar and they do not get anywhere near 100 lbs.

[HEATON]

ahh your a noodler eh?

Hell yea, its real popular out West. The guy that does all the big tournaments on ESPN is actually friends with my uncle that got me started in doin it. But yea eating it isnt that good, very few good parts, alot of nasty meat.

[NEONRACER]

Never eat a catfish much bigger than 5-7 pounds. Once they get to that size the meat has a muddy flavor.