Check out this photo of a sizeable catfish:

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1236.jpg

A friend e-mailed that shot to me, but he's not a fisherman, so he had no idea where the fish was caught.

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IFISH say's,

YIKES !!! That thing is the size of a friggin' Buick! Heck, a Cadillac even ! :o :o :o

IFISH

Oh my fish god! It looks like it could eat a skinny guy like you Andy! ;-)

Geez, would love to know where when and how big!

Todd

Not skinny, Todd. Lean. Rangey. Hungry. Ready for victory this Saturday with Fred "The Enforcer" Church.

The e-mail said the photos were of catfish from Oklahoma. That is a monster, that's for sure.

Here are 3 more shots: (I guess they catch these suckers *by hand* -- a technique they call "noodling." I think they were all caught in Oklahoma).


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1237.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1238.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1239.jpg

- jeff

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Monster!
Swimming in those waters could mean your part of the food chain?

That’s A Big VW Bus Jaw Crushing Catfish
Looks like it could take a fin, foot, leg, Tuber! :7 ?

IFISH say's,

I hear they were catchin' them catfish on Fish JC plugs ! :+ }( I'd feel kinda weird knowing there's a catfish underneath me that big. I wouldn't wanna put my feet in the water.

IFISH

Check out this site:

http://www.okienoodling.com/

I caught this movie, "Okie Noodling" on public television last year and bought the DVD as a gift for my father. I highly recommend the flick. Its a documentary about Oklahoma, their culture, and fishing.

It makes a great gift because you can enjoy it as well.

Mike F

Actually, all these pics are of the European Wels catfish. The current WR is 202lbs.
Here's some more pics.

Edit: here's a link to a lot more pics.
http://xvella.free.fr/photos-eng.php?size=0&sub=22&rank=1

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1242.jpg

Kinda scary looking
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1243.jpg


a BIG limit
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1246.jpg


one of my favorites
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1247.jpg


And the best for last
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/1248.jpg

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Ya, we have big catfish but you all have the big bass. :( Noodling is fun, in it's own way. Always get skinned ripped off and never know if you are going to find snakes, turtles or catfish. It's extreme redneck fishing, besides dynomite of course. hahaha

Hey, Thorbolter, have you ever heard of any float tube clubs in OK? A few years ago, BASSMASTER printed a letter from a guy who was complaining about how dangerous float tubes were (he said you could flip over & drown, etc.). Anyhow, he mentioned there were some float tube clubs in I think the Tulsa area that held tournaments. Have you ever heard of anything like that? If they're out there, we'd like to get in touch with them & set up links to their websites if available.