Man Catches124-pound blue catfish

[Holmes_Fans]

In a photo from Tim Pruitt and provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Tim Pruitt, of Alton, Ill., holds a 124-pound blue catfish early Sunday morning, May 22, 2005, that he hooked late Saturday on the Mississippi River near Alton. The fish is 58 inches long and 44 inches around. It took Pruitt more than a half-hour to drag the fish into his boat. It is the largest of its kind in state history, and is expected to be certified a world record by the International Game Fish Association. The fish has been kept alive and will be on display in a tank at the Cabela's Outfitter store in Kansas City, Kan., according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. (AP Photo/Handout photo provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources)[IMG]In a photo from Tim Pruitt and provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Tim Pruitt, of Alton, Ill., holds a 124-pound blue catfish early Sunday morning, May 22, 2005, that he hooked late Saturday on the Mississippi River near Alton. The fish is 58 inches long and 44 inches around. It took Pruitt more than a half-hour to drag the fish into his boat. It is the largest of its kind in state history, and is expected to be certified a world record by the International Game Fish Association. The fish has been kept alive and will be on display in a tank at the Cabela's Outfitter store in Kansas City, Kan., according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. (AP Photo/Handout photo provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources)


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[AggieJohn]

that's the fabled "old blue"

[sicem74]

come on its fake!!

[Holmes_Fans]

Originally posted by sicem74
come on its fake!!

Originally posted by Holmes_Fans

In a photo from Tim Pruitt and provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

[spiveyrat]

Not a fake. They do get that big. You can go visit one of comparable size caught last year in Athens, Texas.

[neck_06]

well, that just killed my dream of catching the worlds biggest catfish!!1

[Ranger Mom]

I'm just glad they are keeping it alive. I wonder if there are fish vets that can look at his teeth and tell you how old he is?

[kaorder1999]

holy crap....

[sicem74]

they should kill it and feed it to ppl they can get alot of money that way????

[RBARKER]

Fry that baby up and get me some fries

[sicem74]

lol ya thats wha tim talkin bout

[BHKrystal06]

omg that's a scary lookin fish

[spiveyrat]

I can't imagine that fish would taste all that good.

Sad to see "Splash" (the fish in Athens that was taken from Texoma last year) replaced by a new world record outside Texas.

[c-town_balla]

Charles can you make a smart comment every now and then?

[GOFOR2]

Originally posted by sicem74
come on its fake!!

get some brains in that musclehead of yours and you will realize it is not a fake.
he must of been working out too!