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EE

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Big Fish
« on: January 20, 2004, 03:08:12 pm »


SHERMAN, Texas -- It's a whale of a tale, and an angler produced a 121-pound catfish to back it up.

Mullennix, 27, of Howe, was fishing from a bank on the Texas side of Lake Texoma Friday when his rod and reel went down, the Herald Democrat (Sherman-Denison) reported in Monday editions.  

After a 20-minute struggle, he was able to land the 60-inch long blue catfish. He needed help from longtime angling buddy Jason Holbrook to weigh the fish.

"I was out there by myself and we didn't have any scales beside a 50-pound set," Mullennix said. "Jason brought a 100-pound set of scales. This fish bottomed those scales before we ever even got the fish off the ground.''

Officials say it's one of the largest caught in Texas.

After getting an accurate weight of the fish, the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens transported the fish back to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facility to be put on display.

 
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Khalee

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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2004, 03:15:13 pm »
Display!?!?! Id be cutin it up for eaten myself, I love catfish.
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Ravok

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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2004, 03:18:34 pm »
 Boy i guess theay doo grow them big in Texas!!!!!! I would love to catch a catfish half that size!!!!  
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Dogmatix!

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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2004, 04:25:14 pm »
That's a big fish...


 
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Sethan

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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2004, 04:32:23 pm »
You can tell they were educated in Texas schools.  They could have gotten a pretty accurate weight on the fish themselves by hanging the fish from both scales at once.
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JMM

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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2004, 05:14:27 pm »
Gotta love those Texas schools!    
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SL-Punisher

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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2004, 06:52:58 pm »
Jezz how in the hell did he catch that thing? Drop a couple of depth charges? I woulda hate to have been the guy that had to smack that think on the head with a bat after they got it in the boat  
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msnevil

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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2004, 11:51:39 pm »
That monster would capsize my 14 foot BassBoat.

Heck I would properly need to use a "sheep" as Bait. 100lb line, a Harpoon. and Great Lake Trolley. To land that monster.
 
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TB613

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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2004, 03:38:36 am »
What I am trying to figure out is how they landed it in only twenty minutes, his reel must have been made by Warren. Back in the early 1970's after the charter had canceled out because of the bad weather (early June, rain, very windy and 45 degrees) the charter crew decided to take the boat out onto Lake Superior anyway. Well they hooked into what became the worlds record Brown Trout which weighed over 54 pounds and it took them over 40 minutes to land that monster.  
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EE

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Big Fish
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2004, 03:08:12 pm »


SHERMAN, Texas -- It's a whale of a tale, and an angler produced a 121-pound catfish to back it up.

Mullennix, 27, of Howe, was fishing from a bank on the Texas side of Lake Texoma Friday when his rod and reel went down, the Herald Democrat (Sherman-Denison) reported in Monday editions.  

After a 20-minute struggle, he was able to land the 60-inch long blue catfish. He needed help from longtime angling buddy Jason Holbrook to weigh the fish.

"I was out there by myself and we didn't have any scales beside a 50-pound set," Mullennix said. "Jason brought a 100-pound set of scales. This fish bottomed those scales before we ever even got the fish off the ground.''

Officials say it's one of the largest caught in Texas.

After getting an accurate weight of the fish, the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens transported the fish back to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facility to be put on display.

 
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Khalee

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2004, 03:15:13 pm »
Display!?!?! Id be cutin it up for eaten myself, I love catfish.
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Ravok

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2004, 03:18:34 pm »
 Boy i guess theay doo grow them big in Texas!!!!!! I would love to catch a catfish half that size!!!!  
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Dogmatix!

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2004, 04:25:14 pm »
That's a big fish...


 
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Sethan

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2004, 04:32:23 pm »
You can tell they were educated in Texas schools.  They could have gotten a pretty accurate weight on the fish themselves by hanging the fish from both scales at once.
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JMM

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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2004, 05:14:27 pm »
Gotta love those Texas schools!    
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SL-Punisher

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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2004, 06:52:58 pm »
Jezz how in the hell did he catch that thing? Drop a couple of depth charges? I woulda hate to have been the guy that had to smack that think on the head with a bat after they got it in the boat  
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msnevil

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2004, 11:51:39 pm »
That monster would capsize my 14 foot BassBoat.

Heck I would properly need to use a "sheep" as Bait. 100lb line, a Harpoon. and Great Lake Trolley. To land that monster.
 
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TB613

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2004, 03:38:36 am »
What I am trying to figure out is how they landed it in only twenty minutes, his reel must have been made by Warren. Back in the early 1970's after the charter had canceled out because of the bad weather (early June, rain, very windy and 45 degrees) the charter crew decided to take the boat out onto Lake Superior anyway. Well they hooked into what became the worlds record Brown Trout which weighed over 54 pounds and it took them over 40 minutes to land that monster.  
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EE

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Big Fish
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2004, 03:08:12 pm »


SHERMAN, Texas -- It's a whale of a tale, and an angler produced a 121-pound catfish to back it up.

Mullennix, 27, of Howe, was fishing from a bank on the Texas side of Lake Texoma Friday when his rod and reel went down, the Herald Democrat (Sherman-Denison) reported in Monday editions.  

After a 20-minute struggle, he was able to land the 60-inch long blue catfish. He needed help from longtime angling buddy Jason Holbrook to weigh the fish.

"I was out there by myself and we didn't have any scales beside a 50-pound set," Mullennix said. "Jason brought a 100-pound set of scales. This fish bottomed those scales before we ever even got the fish off the ground.''

Officials say it's one of the largest caught in Texas.

After getting an accurate weight of the fish, the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens transported the fish back to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facility to be put on display.

 
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Khalee

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2004, 03:15:13 pm »
Display!?!?! Id be cutin it up for eaten myself, I love catfish.
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Ravok

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2004, 03:18:34 pm »
 Boy i guess theay doo grow them big in Texas!!!!!! I would love to catch a catfish half that size!!!!  
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Dogmatix!

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2004, 04:25:14 pm »
That's a big fish...


 
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Sethan

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2004, 04:32:23 pm »
You can tell they were educated in Texas schools.  They could have gotten a pretty accurate weight on the fish themselves by hanging the fish from both scales at once.
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JMM

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2004, 05:14:27 pm »
Gotta love those Texas schools!    
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SL-Punisher

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2004, 06:52:58 pm »
Jezz how in the hell did he catch that thing? Drop a couple of depth charges? I woulda hate to have been the guy that had to smack that think on the head with a bat after they got it in the boat  
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msnevil

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2004, 11:51:39 pm »
That monster would capsize my 14 foot BassBoat.

Heck I would properly need to use a "sheep" as Bait. 100lb line, a Harpoon. and Great Lake Trolley. To land that monster.
 
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TB613

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Re: Big Fish
« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2004, 03:38:36 am »
What I am trying to figure out is how they landed it in only twenty minutes, his reel must have been made by Warren. Back in the early 1970's after the charter had canceled out because of the bad weather (early June, rain, very windy and 45 degrees) the charter crew decided to take the boat out onto Lake Superior anyway. Well they hooked into what became the worlds record Brown Trout which weighed over 54 pounds and it took them over 40 minutes to land that monster.  
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