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Me | Mon Sep-23-02 01:30 PM |
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#5848, "Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam"
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I must have heard this story about a million times from different fishermen about gigantic catfish in Hoover Dam. I was told that divers used to go down there to clean up the bottom of the dam (why they were doin' that I wouldn't know) and they would see catfish equivalent to their body lengths!! Many of the divers quit after that since they didn't want to be fish-food. :-)
Has you ever else heard of these similiar stories? Are they simply urban-legends?
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RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam,
Phil,
Sep 23rd 2002, #1
RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam,
Moose,
Sep 23rd 2002, #2
RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam,
mceehops,
Sep 23rd 2002, #3
RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam,
blaksun,
Sep 23rd 2002, #4
Okie Noodling,
Mike F,
Sep 24th 2002, #5
RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam,
Notch,
Sep 24th 2002, #6
RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam,
Mud Muskie,
Sep 27th 2002, #7
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Moose | Mon Sep-23-02 03:03 PM |
Member since Dec 23rd 2001
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#5850, "RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam"
In response to Reply # 1
Mon Sep-23-02 03:03 PM
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If you talk to enough people you'll hear that story about almost every lake around. I've heard it about San Vicente,Otay,and Hodges down here.
Keith Fish Blaster Baits Pro Staff www.fishblasterbaits.com
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mceehops | Mon Sep-23-02 03:55 PM |
Member since Jul 01st 2002
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#5851, "RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam"
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Cats do get big..........buuuuuuuuut Have you guys heard about that southern style of catfishing (I am not sure of the name, maybe grubbing??) where they feel around the shallows and in undercut banks and grab the catfish by the mouth and simply wrestle them up? I heard "tales" about guys losing or injurying hands and arms...I prefer a simple pole and hook thank you very much...
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Notch | Tue Sep-24-02 05:54 AM |
Member since Oct 22nd 2002
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#5854, "RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam"
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I heard a story like that about lake Chabot. When they were letting water out of the spill way during the El Nino year, catfish started to take over San Leandro creek which runs out of Chabot. There was one cat documented at over 80 lbs., and some old lady reported that a "monster" took her little dog under water when she was walking along the creek, im guessing it was a catfish.
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Mud Muskie | Fri Sep-27-02 05:57 AM |
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#5855, "RE: Giant Catfish -- Hoover Dam"
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Sounds like theres a few of you that have been on the water a little too long.
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